Robert Willoughby Corrigan (23 September 1927 – 1 September 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
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison, Wiscon ...
, on 23 September 1927.
His father was Episcopal bishop Daniel Corrigan.
The younger Corrigan earned a bachelor's degree at
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
in 1950, followed by a master's degree from
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...
two years later.
In 1955, Corrigan completed a doctorate in comparative literature from the
University of Minnesota
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.
He founded the ''Carleton Drama Review'' later that year shortly after joining the faculty of
Carleton College
Carleton College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. Founded in 1866, it had 2,105 undergraduate students and 269 faculty members in fall 2016. The 200-acre main campus is between Northfield and the 800-acre Cowling ...
.
When Corrigan began teaching at
Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...
in 1957, the academic journal went with him and was renamed the ''Tulane Drama Review''.
Richard Schechner
Richard Schechner is University Professor Emeritus at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and editor of ''TDR: The Drama Review''.
Biography
Richard Schechner received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1956, a ...
became chief editor of the journal when Corrigan took a position at
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
in 1962.
Corrigan was the inaugural dean of the
New York University School of the Arts
The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University.
Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...
, established in 1965. In 1970, he was named the president of the
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both ...
, three years after he began teaching there.
Corrigan resigned from CalArts in May 1972,
and later taught at the
University of Michigan
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,
as well as the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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, 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
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD or UT Dallas) is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It wa ...
in 1984, where he remained until his August 1992 resignation. He died in
Dallas
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on 1 September 1993, of
Shy–Drager syndrome
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by autonomic dysfunction, tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity, and postural instability (collectively known as parkinsonism) and ataxia. This is caused by prog ...
.
References
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1927 births
1993 deaths
Tisch School of the Arts faculty
California Institute of the Arts faculty
Cornell University alumni
Johns Hopkins University alumni
University of Michigan faculty
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni
Carleton College faculty
People from Portage, Wisconsin
American theatre people
Academic journal editors
American university and college faculty deans
Carnegie Mellon University faculty
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty
University of Texas at Dallas faculty
Tulane University faculty
Deaths from multiple system atrophy
Neurological disease deaths in Texas