Thomas P. Cullinan

Thomas P. Cullinan (November 4, 1919 – June 11, 1995) was an American novelist and playwright, as well as a writer for television. He is perhaps best known for his 1966 novel The Beguiled, which was made into two films of the same name, in 1971 and again in 2017.

Early life Cullinan was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, in an Irish Catholic family. He graduated from Cathedral Latin High School in 1938, and later attended Case Western Reserve University.

Death Cullinan died of a heart attack on June 11, 1995, at a local theater in Cleveland Heights where he was judging a high school playwrighting festival. Cullinan's papers are kept at the Kent State University archive, which include an unpublished play based on the Marilyn Sheppard murder case.

Notable works Books 1966: The Beguiled 1970: The Besieged 1974: The Roots of Social Injustice 1975: If the Eye Be Sound 1975: Paths Are Made by Those Who Walk on Them 1977: The Eighth Sacrament 1978: The Bedeviled 1988: Inherited Illusions: Integrating the Sacred & the Secular

Produced Plays 1969: Mrs. Lincoln 1970: The Attic 1996: The Rose of Tralee 2000: The Wayward Angel