Lee Devin, professor emeritus of theater, actor, author, and dramaturge, has died at 85

A former colleague said his contributions over 32 years at the college helped the Department of Theater “become an essential part of Swarthmore’s humanities curriculum.”Lee Devin, 85, formerly of Swarthmore, professor emeritus of theater at Swarthmore College, actor, playwright, author, and longtime dramaturge at People’s Light theater, died Tuesday, March 19, of heart failure at the Quadrangle in Haverford.

Professor Devin also traveled to study and work at Columbia, Ball State, and Bucknell Universities, and other colleges and arts organizations. He retired as director of the Department of Theater at Swarthmore in 2000 and from teaching in 2002. He taught earlier at Vassar College in New York, the University of Virginia, and Indiana University.

He was active with the drama program in high school and earned a bachelor’s degree in theater at San Jose State College, now San Jose State University, in 1958, and a master’s degree and doctorate in theater at Indiana University.

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