Editing Larry Shue (section)

{{short description|American dramatist}}

{{Infobox writer  <!--For more information, see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]].-->
| name = Larry Shue
| image = Larry_Shue.jpg
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| birth_date =   July 23, 1946
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| death_date =   {{Death date and age|1985|09|23|1946|07|23}}
| death_place = [[Grottoes, Virginia]]
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| occupation = Playwright, actor
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| nationality = American
| notableworks =  ''[[The Nerd (play)|The Nerd]]'', ''[[The Foreigner (play)|The Foreigner]]''
| years_active = 1972–1985
}}
'''Larry Howard Shue''' (July 23, 1946 – September 23, 1985) was an [[Americans|American]] [[playwright]] and actor, best known for writing two oft-performed [[farce]]s, ''[[The Nerd (play)|The Nerd]]'' and ''[[The Foreigner (play)|The Foreigner]]''.

An [[Alley Theatre]] essayist wrote in a 2024 retrospective, "Playwrights and actors alike continue to draw inspiration from his comedic style."<ref name="Alley">{{cite web |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Exploring the Comedy Genius of Larry Shue |work=Alley Theatre 2023-24 Season |publisher=[[Alley Theatre]] |url=https://www.alleytheatre.org/exploring-the-comedy-genius-of-larry-shue/ |access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> The ''[[BroadwayWorld]]'' website says similarly that Shue "made a significant impact on the theater world before his untimely death in a plane crash in 1985."<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Shue |work=[[BroadwayWorld]] |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Larry-Shue/ |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>