Literary Library

Zora Neale Hurston

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1903 - January 28, 1960African-American novelist, anthropologist, filmmaker, short story writer, essayist and playwrightAuthor of "Barr...
African American Alabama Writers Hall of Fame American Library Association Anthropologist Anthropology Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Film Filmmaker Films Harlem Renaissance Movie Movies National Women's Hall of Fame New York Writers Hall of Fame Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Charles Klein

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1867 - May 7, 1915English playwright and actorAuthor of "El Capitan", "The Charlatan" and "The Music Master"
Act Acting Actor British Drama Dramatist England English Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

E. L. Doctorow

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1931 - July 21, 2015American novelist, editor, professor, short story writer and dramatistAuthor of "Ragtime" (for which he won the Nat...
College Drama Dramatist Editor Educate Education Educator Library of Congress Library of Congress Prize National Book Critics Circle Award Novel Novelist PEN/Faulkner Award Play Plays Playwright Professor School Short Stories Short Story Teach Teacher Teaching Theater Theatre University William Dean Howells Medal

Friedrich Durrenmatt

by Angela Beck
January 5, 1921 - December 14, 1990Swiss author, dramatist and artistAuthor of the plays "The Visit", "Romulus the Great" and "The Physician"Autho...
Art Artist Arts Author Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Swiss Switzerland Theater Theatre

Gao Xingjian

by Angela Beck
January 4, 1940 - Chinese emigre novelist, playwright, critic, painter, photographer, film director and translatorAuthor of "Absolute Signal", "Th...
Art Artist China Chinese Critic Director Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Language Languages Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Paint Painter Painting Photo Photographer Photography Photos Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Translate Translator

James Bridie

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1888 - January 29, 1951Scottish playwright, screenwriter and surgeonAuthor of "The Anatonomist", Jonah and the Whale" and "A Small Stir...
Doctor Drama Dramatist Film Filmmaker Films Medical Medicine Physician Play Plays Playwright Scotland Scottish Screenwriter Surgeon Surgery Theater Theatre

Douglas William Jerrold

by Angela Beck
January 3, 1803 - June 8, 1857English dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalistAuthor of "Black-Eyed Susan", "Men of Character" and "...
British Drama Dramatist England English Great Britain Journalism Journalist News Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Christopher Durang

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1949 - April 2, 2024American playwrightAuthor of "Sister Ignatius Explains It All for You", "Beyond Therapy" and "Vanya and Sonia and Ma...
Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Abdulhak Hamid Tarhan

by Angela Beck
January 2, 1852 - April 12, 1937Turkish playwright and poetAuthor of "The Grave", "The Desert" and "A Voice From Bala"
Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre Turkey Turkish

Rolf Hochhuth

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1931 - May 13, 2020German playwrightAuthor of "The Deputy" (originally called 'The Deputy, A Christian Tragedy'), "Soldiers: An Obituary ...
Drama Dramatist German Germany Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Milan Kundera

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1929 - Czech-French novelist, short story writer, poet, dramatist and essayistAuthor of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", "The Art of ...
Austrian State Prize Czech Czech State Literature Prize Czechoslavakia Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays France French Jerusalem Prize Ovid Prize Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Jan Wahl

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1931 - January 29, 2019American children's book author, playwright, film historian and authorAuthor of over 100 works including "Seven Ol...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Film Film Historian Films Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Young Critic's Award