Tom Murrin

Tom Murrin (February 8, 1939 – March 12, 2012), also known as Jack Bump, Tom Trash, and The Alien Comic, was an American performance artist and playwright in the downtown avant-garde art scene in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5] In the 1980s and 1990s, Murrin curated a variety night called The Full Moon Show at Performance Space 122 and later at La Mama and Dixon Place. In 2013, Dixon Place introduced a performance award, "The Tommy," to honor Murrin's life and work.[6]

Tom Murrin
BornFebruary 8, 1939
DiedMarch 12, 2012 (aged 73)
NationalityAmerican
Known forPerformance art

References
  1. Webber, Bruce (14 March 2012). "Tom Murrin, Alien Comic Performance Artist, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "Tom Murrin: Artist, Playwright And 'The Alien Comic' Passes Away From Cancer". Huffington Post. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. Simonson, Robert (13 March 2012). "Tom Murrin, Drama Critic and Playwright, Is Dead". Playbill. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. Roselee Goldberg Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present, p. 194, Thames & Hudson, 2001 ISBN 978-0500203392
  5. Dunning, Jennifer (18 July 1991). "Reviews/Dance; Travel Hints to Doomsday Courtesy of Dancenoise". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  6. BWW News Desk. "Andrew Schneider to Receive 2014 Tom Murrin Performance Award". BroadwayWorld.com.


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