James Magruder
James Magruder | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Education | Cornell University (BA) Yale University (MFA, DFA) |
| Notable works | Triumph of Love, Head Over Heels |
James Magruder (born 1960)[1] is an American playwright, author, and translator. Magruder received his doctorate in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism at the Yale School of Drama. He is best known for his work on Broadway where he wrote the book for the musical Triumph of Love[2] and adapted Jeff Whitty's original book for the Broadway mounting of the musical Head over Heels.[3]
His translation, Three French Comedies (Yale University Press, 1996) was named an "Outstanding Literary Translation of the Year" by the American Literary Translators Association.[2]
He has also published a short story collection, Let Me See It (2014), and two novels, Sugarless (2009) and Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall (2017). Sugarless was a Lambda Literary Award finalist and was shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelists Award and the 2010 William Saroyan International Writing Prize.[4]
He is a six-time recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award and a five-time fellow of the MacDowell Colony.[4] He has taught at the Yale School of Drama and Swarthmore College.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]Magruder, James (1996). Three French Comedies. Yale University Press.
Magruder, James (2009). Sugarless. University of Wisconsin Press.
Magruder, James (2014). Let Me See It. Triquarterly Books/Northwestern University Press.
Magruder, James (2017). Love Slaves of Helen Hadley Hall. Chelsea Station Editions.
Magruder, James (2021). Vamp Until Ready. Rattling Good Yarns Press.
References
[edit]- ^ "Magruder, James, 1960–". id.loc.gov. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ a b ”For writer, bust proves a real blessing”, The Baltimore Sun, January 11, 2004.
- ^ Q & A with James Magruder, Baltimore Fishbowl, July 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c James Magruder, Macdowell Colony
External links
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- 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century American novelists
- Writers from Baltimore
- David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
- Cornell University alumni
- Living people
- 1960 births
- 20th-century American translators
- French–English translators
- David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University faculty
- Swarthmore College faculty