Douglas McGrath, the Oscar and Tony-nominated writer, actor and director, died Thursday in New York City. He was 64.
McGrath died of a heart attack, according to a report from the New York Times.
McGrath was born and raised in Texas before moving to New Jersery to attend Princeton.
He began his career at “Saturday Night Live,” which he joined in 1980, working alongside actors including Chevy Chase, Laurie Metcalf and Al Franken.
McGrath garnered credits on shows including “L.A. Law” and “The Steven Banks Show” before turning to feature films. His first feature screenplay credit was for “Born Yesterday,” starring Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson and his second, co-written with Woody Allen, was “Bullets Over Broadway,” which featured John Cusack, Dianne Wiest and Jennifer Tilly. The film earned McGrath and Allen an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay.
His next project was “Emma,” an adaptation of Jane Austen’s...
McGrath died of a heart attack, according to a report from the New York Times.
McGrath was born and raised in Texas before moving to New Jersery to attend Princeton.
He began his career at “Saturday Night Live,” which he joined in 1980, working alongside actors including Chevy Chase, Laurie Metcalf and Al Franken.
McGrath garnered credits on shows including “L.A. Law” and “The Steven Banks Show” before turning to feature films. His first feature screenplay credit was for “Born Yesterday,” starring Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson and his second, co-written with Woody Allen, was “Bullets Over Broadway,” which featured John Cusack, Dianne Wiest and Jennifer Tilly. The film earned McGrath and Allen an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay.
His next project was “Emma,” an adaptation of Jane Austen’s...
- 11/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Douglas McGrath, the Oscar and Tony-nominated director, writer and actor best known for the films “Emma” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” died Thursday in New York City. He was 64.
At the time of his death, McGrath was starring in a one-man Off-Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” which was scheduled to run at the Daryl Roth Theatre until January 22, 2023. McGrath wrote the autobiographical play about his experiences growing up in rural Texas, while John Lithgow directed and produced with Daryl Roth and Tom Werner. The show played its final performance on Wednesday. The news was confirmed by a statement posted on the production’s official Twitter account.
“We are devastated by the sudden death of Douglas McGrath,” the statement reads. “The company of ‘Everything’s Fine’ was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. We send our warmest condolences to Jane and his family. May his memory be a blessing.”
Raised in Midland,...
At the time of his death, McGrath was starring in a one-man Off-Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” which was scheduled to run at the Daryl Roth Theatre until January 22, 2023. McGrath wrote the autobiographical play about his experiences growing up in rural Texas, while John Lithgow directed and produced with Daryl Roth and Tom Werner. The show played its final performance on Wednesday. The news was confirmed by a statement posted on the production’s official Twitter account.
“We are devastated by the sudden death of Douglas McGrath,” the statement reads. “The company of ‘Everything’s Fine’ was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. We send our warmest condolences to Jane and his family. May his memory be a blessing.”
Raised in Midland,...
- 11/4/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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Douglas McGrath, a Tony and Academy Award-nominated writer, director and performer, has died. He was 64.
McGrath died suddenly on Thursday, the company of his autobiographical play Everything is Fine announced Friday.
At the time of his death, McGrath was in New York City, where he was in the midst of performing in Everything is Fine at Off-Broadway’s DR2 Theatre. The show will not continue, after playing its last performance on Wednesday.
“The company of Everything’s Fine was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. Everyone who worked with him over the last three months of production was struck by his grace, charm, and droll sense of humor, and sends deepest condolences to his family,” producers Daryl Roth, Tom Werner and director John Lithgow said in a statement.
McGrath had a career that spanned the theater world and Hollywood, garnering a...
Douglas McGrath, a Tony and Academy Award-nominated writer, director and performer, has died. He was 64.
McGrath died suddenly on Thursday, the company of his autobiographical play Everything is Fine announced Friday.
At the time of his death, McGrath was in New York City, where he was in the midst of performing in Everything is Fine at Off-Broadway’s DR2 Theatre. The show will not continue, after playing its last performance on Wednesday.
“The company of Everything’s Fine was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. Everyone who worked with him over the last three months of production was struck by his grace, charm, and droll sense of humor, and sends deepest condolences to his family,” producers Daryl Roth, Tom Werner and director John Lithgow said in a statement.
McGrath had a career that spanned the theater world and Hollywood, garnering a...
- 11/4/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Douglas McGrath, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of “Bullets Over Broadway,” died on Thursday in New York City. He was 64.
His Wednesday performance of his one-man play “Everything’s Fine,” was Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the DR2 Theatre in New York City, Broadway World reported. The play was billed as “a 90-minute high-wire act of an alternately funny, touching, and shocking memoir for the stage.”
“We are devastated by the sudden death of Douglas McGrath. The company of ‘Everything’s Fine’ was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. We send our warmest condolences to Jane and his family. May his memory be a blessing.” the company, which includes director John Lithgow, tweeted on Friday.
We are devastated by the sudden death of Douglas McGrath. The company of Everything’s Fine was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. We send our warmest condolences to Jane and his family. May his memory be a blessing.
His Wednesday performance of his one-man play “Everything’s Fine,” was Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the DR2 Theatre in New York City, Broadway World reported. The play was billed as “a 90-minute high-wire act of an alternately funny, touching, and shocking memoir for the stage.”
“We are devastated by the sudden death of Douglas McGrath. The company of ‘Everything’s Fine’ was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. We send our warmest condolences to Jane and his family. May his memory be a blessing.” the company, which includes director John Lithgow, tweeted on Friday.
We are devastated by the sudden death of Douglas McGrath. The company of Everything’s Fine was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show. We send our warmest condolences to Jane and his family. May his memory be a blessing.
- 11/4/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Douglas McGrath, the director and writer whose work spanned film, stage and television and earned him a Tony nomination for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and an Oscar nomination for the Bullets Over Broadway screenplay he co-authored with Woody Allen, died suddenly yesterday in New York City. He was 64.
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At the time of his death, McGrath was starring in the Off Broadway solo show he’d written, Everything’s Fine, an autobiographical play directed by John Lithgow at the Daryl Roth Theatre. With McGrath’s death, the show played its final performance on Wednesday, November 2. The show was to have played at least through Jan. 22, 2023.
Details on a cause of death were not immediately available.
His death was announced by the Everything’s Fine producers Daryl Roth, Tom Werner and John Lithgow.
“The company of Everything’s Fine was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show,...
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022 Photo Gallery
At the time of his death, McGrath was starring in the Off Broadway solo show he’d written, Everything’s Fine, an autobiographical play directed by John Lithgow at the Daryl Roth Theatre. With McGrath’s death, the show played its final performance on Wednesday, November 2. The show was to have played at least through Jan. 22, 2023.
Details on a cause of death were not immediately available.
His death was announced by the Everything’s Fine producers Daryl Roth, Tom Werner and John Lithgow.
“The company of Everything’s Fine was honored to have presented his solo autobiographical show,...
- 11/4/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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