Grace McKeaney

Grace McKeaney is an American television writer, playwright and educator.

She attended Northwestern University and starred as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. She obtained an MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama.

In Baltimore, she was a teacher to elementary and junior high classes. She also taught a course in playwriting at Northwestern University.[1]

Even though she has written television episodes of Roseanne,[2] St. Elsewhere,[1][2] The Client, The Hoop Life and The Education of Max Bickford, she considers herself primarily a playwright.[1]

She married actor John Getz in 1987. They divorced in 1996. They have one child together, Hannah Getz, a cinematographer.[3]

References
  1. Klein, Alvin (1988-02-28). "THEATER; Teaching Explored in 2 Plays". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. Brownfield, Paul. "101 Best Written TV Series 71 ROSEANNE - TIE". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. Biles, Jan (2013-08-17). "Filming wraps up for movie about Bender family". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-13.


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