Literary Library

Peter Weiss

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1916 - May 10, 1982German-born Swedish novelist, playwright, painter, graphic artist and filmmakerAuthor of "Marat/Sade", "The Investi...
Art Artist Arts Film Filmmaker German Germany Graphic Artist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Swedan Swedish Visual Artist

Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1750 - December 5, 1819German poet, lawyer, translator and dramatistAuthor of "Timoleon", "Alfred the Great" and "Kurze Abfertigung de...
Drama Dramatist German Germany Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Theater Theatre Translator

Albert Camus

by Angela Beck
November 7, 1913 - January 4, 1960French-Algerian philosopher, novelist, playwright, essayist and journalistAuthor of "The Myth of Sisyphus", "The...
Algeria Algerian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays France French Journalist News Newspapers Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Thomas Kyd

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1558 - August 15, 1594English playwrightAuthor of "The Spanish Tragedy", "Arden of Faversham" and "Edward III"
Drama Dramatist England English Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1833 - July 5, 1908Norwegian novelist, poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Pilot and His Wife", "Livsslaven" and Weird Tales from the No...
Drama Dramatist Norway Norwegian Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poet Laureate Theater Theatre

Colley Cibber

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1671 - December 11, 1757English actor, playwright and Poet LaureateAuthor of "Love Makes a Man, Or The Fop's Fortune", "The Careless H...
Actor Drama Dramatist England English Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Theater Theatre

James Elroy Flecker

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1884 - January 3, 1915English novelist and playwrightAuthor of "The Bridge of Fire", "Hassan" and "The King of Alsander"
Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Charles MacArthur

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1895 - April 21, 1956American playwright and screenwriterAuthor of "Rasputin and the Empress" (for which he was nominated for an Academ...
Academy Award Drama Dramatist Oscar Plays Playwright Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Sam Shepard

by Angela Beck
November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter and directorAuthor of "Buried Child" (for which he won the Pulitz...
Actor Director Essayist Essays Film Film Director Filmmaker Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Short Story

Edin Phillpotts

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1862 - December 29, 1960English author, poet and dramatistAuthor of "Children of the Night", "The Grey Room" and "The Red Redmaynes"
Drama Dramatist England English Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Alfred Henschke

by Angela Beck
November 4, 1890 - August 14, 1928German novelist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of "Marietta", "Peter the Great" and "The Chalk Circle"...
German Germany Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Short Story

Terrence McNally

by Angela Beck
November 3, 1938 - March 24, 2020American playwright, librettist and screenwriterAuthor of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune", "Kiss of the...
Drama Dramatist Librettist Libretto Musical Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award