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John Ford Noonan

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''; he continued writing throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, completing more than 30 plays in total.

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''; he received a second Emmy nomination in 1985 for his TV adaptation of his play ''Men Need Help''. Provided by Wikipedia Read More