Frank Galati, the Tony-winning director, Oscar-nominated writer, actor and icon of Chicago theater, died at the age of 79 on January 2 in Florida. Known for helming Broadway's Ragtime and The Grapes of Wrath, he helped to transform Chicago's vibrant theater scene. "Frank had a profound impact on Steppenwolf, and all of us, over the years," said Steppenwolf Theatre Co-Artistic Directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Fran…