Literary Library

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

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

Owen Dodson

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1914 - June 21, 1983African-American poet, novelist, playwright and professorAuthor of "Boy at the Window", "The Confession Stone: Son...
African American Drama Novel Novelist Playwright Poet Poetry Professor Theater Theatre Yale

Emma Walton Hamilton

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1962 - English-American children's book author, theatrical director and actressAuthor of "Simeon's Gift", "The Very Fairy Princess: He...
Actor Actress Children's Book Children's Book Author England English Julie Andrews Theater Theatre Director

Moises Kaufman

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1963 - Venezuelan-born Jewish-American theatre director, filmmaker and playwrightAuthor of the plays "The Laramie Project", "33 Variat...
Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Filmmaker Jewish Jews National Medal of Arts Plays Playwright Theater Theatre Theatre Director Venezuela Venezuelan Venezuelan-American

Don Delillo

by Angela Beck
November 20, 1936 - American novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayistAuthor of "White Noise" (for which he won the National Book Awar...
American Book Award Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays National Book Award Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Short Story Theater Theatre

Joost van den Vondel

by Angela Beck
November 17, 1587 - February 5, 1679Dutch poet and playwrightAuthor of "Jerusalem Destroyed", "Lucifer" and "David in Exile"
Drama Dramatist Dutch Holland Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry The Netherlands Theater Theatre

Michael Arlen

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1895 - June 23, 1956Armenian-British essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright and scriptwriterAuthor of "The Romantic Lady"...
Armenia Armenian British Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

George Kaufman

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist and drama criticAuthor of "Of Thee I Sing" (for which...
Critic Director Drama Drama Critic Dramatist Humor Humorist Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Theater Theatre Theatre Director

Bonnie Greer

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1948 - African-American British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcasterAuthor of "Hanging By Her Teeth", "Langston Hughes: The V...
African American British Broadcaster Critic Drama Dramatist Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Wallace Shawn

by Angela Beck
November 12, 1943 - American actor, comedian, playwright and essayistAuthor of "Aunt Dan and Lemon", "The Designated Mourner" and "My Dinner with ...
Actor Andre Gregory Comedian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Humor Humorist Plays Playwright Theater Theatre