Literary Library

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

Edgar Wallace

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1875 - February 10, 1932British crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, playwright and poetAuthor of "The Fo...
British Correspondent Crime England English Foreign Correspondent Great Britain Journalism Journalist Movie Movies News Correspondent Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenwriter Theater Theatre War

Carl Steinheim

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1878 - November 3, 1942German playwright and short story writerAuthor of "From the Heroic Life of the Bourgeois (A Play Cycle)", "A Mask o...
German German Expressionism Germany Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

Paul Claudel

by Angela Beck
August 6, 1868 - February 23, 1955French poet, dramatist and diplomatAuthor of "Five Great Odes", "The Tidings Brought to Mary" and "The Satin Sli...
Drama Dramatist France French Play Plays Playwright Poem Poet Poetry Theater Theatre

Assia Djebar

by Angela Beck
August 4, 1936 - February 6, 2015Algerian novelist, poet, playwright and short-story writerAuthor of "Women of Algiers in Their Apartment", "Alger...
Algeria Algerian Dramatist Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Short Story Theater Theatre

James Baldwin

by Angela Beck
August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987African-American novelist, playwright, poet and social criticAuthor of "Go Tell It on the Mountain", "Notes of a ...
African American African American History Critic Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Social Critic Theater Theatre