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Frank Galati, Acclaimed Theater Artist, Dies at 79
Frank Galati, a gay man who was a titan of Chicago and Broadway theater, has died at age 79.A writer, director, and actor, Galati died Monday night, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. He won Tony Awards in 1990 for Best Play and Best Director for adapting John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath and directing it on Broadway; the production originated at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre.