![]() Malone was an unabashed fan of Charles Dickens. VINCENT STORME CHICAGO ARCHIVEThe Libraries celebrated the acquisition of his archive as well as the publication of his ninth novel, The Four Corners of the Sky, with a reading and book signing in April 2009. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 2008. That appreciation led Michael to give his papers to the David M. They often expressed their gratitude for the extensive collections and the expertise of individual librarians and archivists. Being in his company was always joyful.įrom the moment of their arrival on campus, Michael and Maureen were enthusiastic fans of the Duke Libraries. It was impossible not to fall under Michael’s spell, to be won over by his irrepressible creativity and curiosity about people and their lives. We met not long after Maureen came to Duke from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 to chair the Department of English, and Michael joined Theater Studies. Florence Brinkley Distinguished Professor Emerita, and count them as friends. I was fortunate to know Michael and his wife Maureen Quilligan, the R. He also won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and the O’Henry Award for his short fiction. He gained success and renown as the head writer for the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, winning an Emmy in 1994. Malone was the author of fourteen works of fiction, including Handling Sin, Uncivil Seasons, and Dingley Falls, and wrote short stories and nonfiction as well as plays and musicals. You feel like you’re losing more than one person.” As his close friend writer Allan Gurganus noted, Michael “was so many people and… had so many gifts. Novelist, television writer, crafter of mysteries, gifted teacher, award winner-he was all that, as well as the producer of local plays and musicals, host of cabarets and soirees, a true community builder with a generous heart and a wicked wit. Michael Malone, former Duke professor of Theater Studies and English and Durham native who died on August 19, 2022, was truly many things to many people. Guest post by Deborah Jakubs, Ph.D., University Librarian Emerita Left to right: Michael Malone, Allan Gurganus, Will Hansen (former Rubenstein Library Assistant Curator of Collections) and Deborah Jakubs (University Librarian Emerita) at a 2009 Duke University Libraries event celebrating the acquisition of Malone’s papers. ![]()
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