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Robert W. Corrigan

1927 – 1993

American academic and the founding editor of the Carleton Drama Review

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Lived 1927 – 1993 (aged 65–66). Robert W. Corrigan was an editor, university teacher, theatrologist and philologist.

Robert Willoughby Corrigan (September 23, 1927 – September 1, 1993) was an American academic and the founding editor of the Carleton Drama Review, which later became TDR: The Drama Review.

Robert Willoughby Corrigan was born in Portage, Wisconsin, on 23 September 1927. His father was an Episcopal bishop. Corrigan was the inaugural dean of the New York University School of the Arts, established in 1965. In 1970, he was named the president of the California Institute of the Arts, three years after he began teaching there. Corrigan resigned from CalArts in May 1972, and later taught at the University of Michigan, as well as the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he served as dean of the School of Fine Arts. Corrigan assumed the deanship at the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas in 1984, where he remained until his August 1992 resignation. He died in Dallas on 1 September 1993, of Shy–Drager syndrome.

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Important facts

Born
1927, Portage
Birth century
Died
1993, Dallas
Education
University of Minnesota, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University
Positions held
Dean
Employers
Carnegie Mellon University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, California Institute of the Arts
Also known as
Robert Willoughby Corrigan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert W. Corrigan?

American academic and the founding editor of the Carleton Drama Review

When was Robert W. Corrigan born?

Robert W. Corrigan was born in 1927 in Portage.

When did Robert W. Corrigan die?

Robert W. Corrigan died in 1993 in Dallas.

What was Robert W. Corrigan's occupation?

Robert W. Corrigan was an editor, university teacher, theatrologist and philologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert W. Corrigan

· Wikidata: Q61965394

· DBpedia: Robert W. Corrigan

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