Literary Library

Grace Andreacchi

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1954 -American novelist, poet and playwrightAuthor of "Give My Heart Ease", "Little Poems for Children" and "Berlin Elegies"
Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Botho Strauss

by Angela Beck
  December 2, 1944 - German novelist, playwright and essayistAuthor of the books "Couples, Passersby", "The Young Man" and "Mikado"Author of the p...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays German Germany Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Boris A. Novak

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1953 - Slovene poet, dramatist and editorAuthor of "Vertigo: Poems", "Master of Insomnia" and "Zarenje" #literarycalendar#birthdays#au...
Drama Dramatist Editor Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Serbia Slovakia Theater Theatre Yugoslavia

Alfred Uhry

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1936 - American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Driving Miss Daisy" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1988 and a...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Movie Movies Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award

Adolph Green

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002American lyricist and playwrightAuthor of plays and musicals including "Wonderful Town" (for which he won the Ne...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Grammy Grammy Award Lyricist Lyrics Movie Movies Music Musical Musician NY Drama Critics Circle Award Oscar Play Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Tony Award

Mihaly Vorosmarty

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1800 - November 19, 1855Hungarian poet and dramatistKnown for his play "Csonger and Tunde" and "Blood Wedding"Also published several v...
Drama Dramatist Hungarian Hungary Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry

George Stirling

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1869 - November 17, 1926American poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems", "A Wine of Wizardry and Othe...
Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

David Lindsay-Abaire

by Angela Beck
November 14, 1969 - American playwright, lyricist and screenwriterAuthor of "Rabbit Hole" (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 a...
Lyricist Lyrics Music Play Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Script Writer Tony Award

Paul Fleishman

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1952 - American playwright and author of children's books Author of "Graven Images" (for which he won a Newbery Honor in 1983), "Joyfu...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author National Book Award Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal Play Plays Playwright