Literary Library

Vaclav Havel

by Angela Beck
October 5, 1936 - December 18, 2011Czech playwright, poet, political dissident and politicianAuthor of "Quivers I & II", "The Garden Party" an...
Activist Community Activist Czech Czechoslavakia Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Political Political Activist Political Dissident Politician President President of Czech Republic President of Czechoslovakia Society Theater Theatre

Thomas Wolfe

by Angela Beck
October 3, 1900 - September 15, 1938American novelist, short story writer and dramatistAuthor of "Look Homeward, Angel", "You Can't Go Home Again"...
American Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Shel Silverstein

by Angela Beck
September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999American writer, cartoonist, songwriter and playwrightAuthor of "The Giving Tree", "The Missing Piece" and "A Lig...
American Cartoonist Cartoons Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Plays Playwright Songs Songwriter Theater Theatre Writer

Laurence Binyon

by Angela Beck
August 10, 1869 - March 10, 1943English poet and dramatistAuthor of "London Visions", "Painting in the Far East" and "For the Fallen"
British Drama Dramatist England English English Poetry Great Britain London Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

John Dryden

by Angela Beck
August 9, 1631 - May 12, 1700English poet, playwright and literary criticAuthor of "All For Love", "Essay of Dramatick Poesie" and "Absalom and Ac...
British British History Critic Drama Dramatist England English English Poetry Great Britain Literary Critic Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Theater Theatre

Ernest Pascal

by Angela Beck
January 11, 1896 - November 4, 1966English-born American screenwriter, author, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Dark Swan", "Virgin Flame" and "Th...
Author British Cannes Film Festival Drama Dramatist England English English-American Film Filmmaker Films Great Britain Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenwriter Theater Theatre

Robinson Jeffers

by Angela Beck
January 10, 1887 - January 20, 1962U. S. poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Wild God of the World" and "Stones of the Sur"Click Here to See Books 
Drama Dramatist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

James Lapine

by Angela Beck
January 10, 1949 - American stage director, playwright, screenwriter and librettistAuthor of "Sunday in the Park with George" (for which he was no...
Drama Drama Desk Award Dramatist Film Filmmaker Films Librettist Libretto Music Music Writer Musical NY Drama Critics Circle Award Play Plays Playwright Pulitzer Pulitzer Prize Screenwriter Theater Theater Director Theatre Theatre Director Tony Tony Award

Thorvald Steen

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1954 - Norwegian novelist, playwright, poet, short story writer, essayist, children's book author and government scholarAuthor of "The ...
Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Government Government Scholar Norway Norwegian Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Political Politics Scholar Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

Brian Friel

by Angela Beck
January 9, 1929 - October 2, 2015Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre CompanyAuthor of "Aristocrats" (for whic...
American Theater Hall of Fame Drama Dramatist Field Day Theatre Company Ireland Irish New York Drama Critics Circle Award NY Drama Critics Circle Award Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre Theatre Company Tony Award

Wilkie Collins

by Angela Beck
January 8, 1824 - September 23, 1889English novelist, playwright and short story writerAuthor of "The Woman in White", "The Moonstone" (which was ...
British Crime Detective Drama Dramatist England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Stories Short Story Theater Theatre

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