Robert E. McEnroe

Robert E. McEnroe (July 1, 1916 - February 6, 1998) was an American playwright.

Biography

McEnroe was born in Connecticut. His father was a real estate agent who shared his son's passion for writing.^[1] He was raised in Miami Beach and attended the University of Miami. In 1947, while working in the research department at United Aircraft in Hartford, he sold two of a dozen plays he had written. Both were sold on the same day, each to separate Broadway producers. He later became a real estate agent.

He was married to Barbara C. McEnroe is the father of radio personality and columnist Colin McEnroe.^[2]

Death

He died on February 6, 1998, at the Hughes Convalescent Home in West Hartford, Connecticut after a long illness.^[3]

Works

• Donnybrook!^[4]
• The Silver Whistle