John Ford Noonan

John Ford Noonan
Born
John Ford Noonan Jr.

(1941-10-07)October 7, 1941
Connecticut
DiedDecember 16, 2018(2018-12-16) (aged 77)
Englewood, New Jersey
Education
Notable workA Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking
Children4
RelativesTom Noonan (brother)[1]
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

John Ford Noonan Jr. (October 7, 1941 – December 16, 2018) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known for his Off-Broadway hit two-hander comedy A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking. Noonan's first major production was the 1969 play The Year Boston Won the Pennant;[2] he continued writing throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, completing more than 30 plays in total.[3]

Noonan wrote occasionally for television in the 1980s. He shared the 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series with Tom Fontana and John Masius for an episode of the show St. Elsewhere;[4] he received a second Emmy nomination in 1985 for his TV adaptation of his play Men Need Help.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Tom Noonan Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Bryer, Jackson R.; Hartig, Mary C. (2010). The Facts on File Companion to American Drama. Infobase Publishing. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-4381-2966-2.
  3. ^ "John Ford Noonan". Nordiska - international performing rights agency. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  4. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (December 19, 2018). "John Ford Noonan, 'Coupla White Chicks' Playwright, Dies at 77". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Noonan, John Ford (1995). Music from Down the Hill: A Comic Drama in Two Acts. New York City: Samuel French, Inc.
  6. ^ Young, Glenn (2001). The Best American Short Plays 1998-1999. Winona, Minnesota: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-55783-425-6.