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'''Margaret C. McEntee SR. SC., ''' also known by her confirmation name '''Marita James''', (born July 10, 1935)<ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KKZJ-X7Q Margaret McEntee public record] Retrieved May 11, 2016</ref> is an American [[Catholic nun|Catholic]] [[Religious sisters|religious sister]] and [[educator]] who is known as being the inspiration for the character of Sister James in the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama|Pulitzer Prize]] and [[Tony Award for Best Play|Tony Award]]-winning play ''[[Doubt: A Parable]]'' by [[John Patrick Shanley]]. The [[Doubt (2008 film)|2008 film]] adaptation is dedicated to her.<ref name="auto">[http://www.riverdalepress.com/stories/No-doubt-about-it-nun-inspired-playwright,39848 No Doubt About It, Nun Inspired Story] Retrieved May 10, 2016</ref><ref>[http://bronx.news12.com/news/bronx-nun-inspires-oscar-nominated-film-doubt-1.8203152 Bronx Nun Inspires Film] Retrieved May 11, 2016</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 14:56, 3 February 2020
Sister Margaret McEntee | |
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Margaret C. McEntee SR. SC., also known by her confirmation name Marita James, (born July 10, 1935)[1] is an American Catholic religious sister and educator who is known as being the inspiration for the character of Sister James in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley. The 2008 film adaptation is dedicated to her.[2][3]
Biography
Sister James was born and raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, in New York City and is of Irish Catholic ancestry, the daughter of Margaret (née Ware) and James McEntee. She attended St. Margaret of Cortona School in Riverdale.[4] She took the name of Marita James for her confirmation name. Later in her career it became acceptable for nuns to use their baptismal name, so she reverted to using the name Sister Margaret. She first taught school at St. Anthony's School in the Bronx.[5]
She felt compelled to join the sisterhood at a young age, and after 12th grade she joined the Sisters of Charity of New York at age 18 in 1953. She became an educator at age 21. One of her students was the playwright John Patrick Shanley, who has stated in interviews that Sister James was a major influence in his life.
She has taught at many religious institutions in the Bronx, including principal at St. Barnabas High School, where she was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame in 2013. She has taught religion at the Notre Dame School, St. Raymond Academy, and the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
Through her work with the Sisters of Charity, she has been involved with many community service projects for the Bronx community. Outside of the Bronx, she served as the Assistant Principal at St. Augustine's College in Nassau, Bahamas, and also taught in Pennsylvania.[6][7][8]
Portrayal in media
When Doubt was preparing to open on the Broadway stage, she coached actress Heather Goldenhersh on how to play the role of a nun based on herself. Goldenhersh was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal.[9]
McEntee was hired to serve as technical advisor for the 2008 film version of Doubt. She coached the production team as well as actress Amy Adams, who was portraying her, in how things worked within the Sisters of Charity, in particular at the time the story is set in the 1960s. Adams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal.[10]
While the character Sister James is based on McEntee, the characters Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius, along with the story of abuse within the school where she taught, are entirely fictional and created by Shanley for dramatic purposes.[2] McEntee has attended regional productions of Doubt as a special guest and mentor for the production.[11][12]
References
- ^ Margaret McEntee public record Retrieved May 11, 2016
- ^ a b No Doubt About It, Nun Inspired Story Retrieved May 10, 2016
- ^ Bronx Nun Inspires Film Retrieved May 11, 2016
- ^ "St. Margaret of Cortona". St. Margaret of Cortona.
- ^ "A Teacher Sees Herself Younger, and on Broadway". The New York Times. March 30, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Margaret McEntee biography ; retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Unsung Hero: Margaret McEntee; retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ Hall of Fame ; retrieved May 11, 2016
- ^ Beyond The Shadow of a Doubt Retrieved May 11, 2016
- ^ McEntee a Role Model. Sisters of Charity 2008 Newsletter Retrieved May 10, 2016
- ^ A Tale of Two Sisters Retrieved May 11, 2016
- ^ Doubt cut from nun's cloth Retrieved May 11, 2016
External links
- 1935 births
- Daughters and Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
- American Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
- Living people
- People from the Bronx
- American schoolteachers
- Irish Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
- People from Riverdale, Bronx
- 20th-century Christian nuns
- 21st-century Christian nuns
- Catholics from New York (state)
- Educators from New York City