This is a list of notable playwrights.
See also Literature; Drama;
List of playwrights by nationality and date of birth;
Lists of authors
The following are lists of writers:
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Nicholas Udall
Nicholas Udall (or Uvedale Udal, Woodall, or other variations) (1504 – 23 December 1556) was an English playwright, cleric, schoolmaster, the author of ''Ralph Roister Doister'', generally regarded as the first comedy written in the English ...
(1504–1556, England)
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Alfred Uhry
Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has received an Academy Award, two Tony Awards and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing for ''Driving Miss Daisy''. He is a member of the Fellowship ...
(born 1936, United States)
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Rodolfo Usigli
Rodolfo Usigli (November 17, 1905 – June 18, 1979) was a Mexican playwright, essayist and diplomat. He has been called "the father of Mexican theater" and "playwright of the Mexican Revolution." In recognition of his work to articulate a natio ...
(1905–1979, Mexico)
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See also
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List of Bosnian playwrights
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List of British playwrights since 1950
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List of Canadian playwrights
Playwrights from Canada include:
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* Marianne Ackerman
* Kawa Ada
* Evan Adams
* Carmen Aguirre
* André Alexis
* Hrant Alianak
* Martha Allan
* Anne-Marie Alonzo
* Karim Alrawi
* Janet Amos
* Debra Anderson
* Hugh Abercrombie Anderson
* Joh ...
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List of French playwrights
This is an incomplete list of playwrights from France in chronological order, according to date of birth.
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French dramatists and playwrights,
Lists of French people by occupation, Playwrights
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List of German playwrights
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List of Irish dramatists
This is a list of playwrights either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship. Playwrights whose work is in Irish are included.
A brief outline of the history of Irish theatre is also available.
A – J
K – Z
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List of Jewish American playwrights
This is a list of notable Jewish American playwrights. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
*David Adjmi
*Lynn Ahrens
*Sholom Aleichem
*Woody Allen (born 1935), film director, writer, actor, and comedian
*Jacob M. Appel
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List of Slovenian playwrights
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List of playwrights from the United States
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List of early-modern British women playwrights
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