Tony-award winning US playwright Terrence McNally dead at 81 from Covid-19

The subject matter throughout playwright McNally's career often surrounded issues such as love, homophobia and AIDS. Photo: Reuters

Terrence McNally, a revered American playwright, librettist and screenwriter whose long career earned him four Tony awards and an Emmy, died on March 24 following coronavirus complications. He was 81 years old.

McNally's publicist said in a statement that the esteemed artist was a lung cancer survivor who lived with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He died while hospitalised in Florida.