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==Early life and education == Larry Shue and his older sister, Jackie, were born in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] to Percy H. Shue and (Marguerite) Dolores Dye Shue, and grew up in [[Kansas]] and [[Glen Ellyn, Illinois]].<ref name="Levy"/> His father Percy, a native of [[Virginia]], received a Bachelor of Arts from [[Berea College]] in Kentucky, and his Master of Arts from [[Tulane University]], New Orleans, where he became a professor on the Dept. of English faculty for four years.<ref name="Percy">{{cite news |date=September 14, 1973 |title=Golden Anniversary Event is Scheduled by Kiwanians here; Percy H. Shue, University Women will meet Monday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/12693364/ |work=[[Emporia Gazette]] |location=[[Emporia, Kansas]] |access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> Mr. Shue joined the [[87th Infantry Division (United States)|87th Infantry Division]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=1999 |title=The Big Five-O: Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, September 26 to October 3, 1999 ... 50th Annual Reunion |url=https://87thinfantry.org/GANArc/19901999/uploads/1999-3-1.pdf |journal=Golden Acorn News |volume=41 |issue= |publisher=[[87th Infantry Division (United States)]] |page=59 |access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> After the war, he did graduate study at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]].<ref name="Percy" /> Accepting a job in [[Eureka, Kansas]], he worked as Director of the Midwest Institute of Business Administration and [[Kiwanis]] Governor for the Kansas District in 1958 (later Director of Program Development for Kiwanis International).<ref>{{cite news |date=September 19, 1973 |title=Kiwanis Club Anniversary Dinner Is Attended by 150 Here Tuesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/12694401/ |work=Emporia Gazette |location=Emporia, Kansas |access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> In her youth, Larry's mother Dolores was a professional [[Ballroom dance|ballroom dancer]] and an avid [[Tap dance|tap dancer]] for most of her life; she taught Spanish at [[Glenbard West High School]] in Glen Ellyn for 25 years, retiring in 1986.<ref name="Glen">{{cite web |title=Obituaries |date=November 18, 1998 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168935426/ |access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> Dolores was also a member of the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]]. The Alley Theatre comedy critic wrote, "Larry Shue was raised in a household that valued humor and creativity. He developed a keen sense of observation and a love for making people laugh. Little did he know that these early experiences would shape his future as a renowned playwright."<ref name="Alley" /> His parents' lives did influence his works; the characters he invented include soldiers, veterans, professors, students, and performing artists. Larry Shue graduated cum laude from [[Illinois Wesleyan University]], where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He served in the United States Army at [[Fort Lee (Virginia)|Fort Lee, Virginia]] from 1968 to 1972.<ref name=bryer>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Cosdon|first=Mark|title=Larry Shue|encyclopedia=The Facts on File Companion to American Drama|edition=2nd|editor1-last=Bryer|editor1-first=Jackson R.|editor2-last=Hartig|editor2-first=Mary C.|year=2010|publisher=Facts on File|location=New York City|isbn=978-0-8160-7748-9|pages=490β491|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A4grSoWwXSwC&pg=PA490|access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> He worked in [[repertory]] theater and on the [[New York, New York|New York]] stage, and starred in early performances of ''The Nerd'' and ''The Foreigner''.<ref name=ctft>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television|title=Larry Shue|editor-last=O'Donnell|editor-first=Monica M.|year=1986|publisher=Gale Research Company|location=Detroit, Michigan|volume=3|pages=339β340|isbn=0-8103-2066-5}}</ref> Shue married Linda Faye Wilson in 1968; they were divorced in 1977.<ref name="Levy">{{cite news |first=Alan |last=Levy |url=http://www.praguepost.com/archivescontent/35279-larry-shue-waiting-in-the-wings.html |title=Larry Shue: Waiting in the wings |newspaper=[[The Prague Post]] |publisher=The Prague Post s.r.o. |location=Prague, Czech Republic |date=May 22, 2002}}</ref> His friend Amlin Gray, also a playwright, told an interviewer, "What was really remarkable about Larry is people who know his plays really know him."<ref name="Utah" /> After Shue's death, Gray married Shue's sister Jackie.
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