* 1895 – Playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of " committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons " and sentenced to serve two years in prison.

* Don Hannah, Playwright ; novelist

* Urien Wiliam, Welsh language novelist and Playwright

Playwright and novelist Han Ong ( born 1968 ) is both a high-school dropout and one of the youngest recipients of a MacArthur Foundation " genius " grant.

The term playwright appears to have been coined by Ben Jonson in his Epigram 49, To Playwright, as an insult, to suggest a mere tradesman fashioning works for the theatre.

" Playwright Arthur Miller commented that Muni " was pursued by a fear of failure.

Playwright Shaun Duggan's stage drama William, Alex Broun's one-man show Half a Person: My Life as Told by The Smiths, Douglas Coupland's 1998 novel Girlfriend in a Coma, Andrew Collins ' autobiography Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Mark Spitz's novel How Soon is Never ?, the pop band Shakespear's Sister, the defunct art-punk group Pretty Girls Make Graves, and the Polish filmmaker Przemyslaw Wojcieszek's short fictional film about two Polish fans of The Smiths, Louder Than Bombs, are all inspired by or named after songs or albums by The Smiths.

In 2007, he produced the play, Shakespeare's Will by Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen.

Playwright Hugh Leonard said: " I am not a member by choice.

Playwright A. Stein who in his Last Parade play used several of Vysotsky ’ s songs, was chastised by a Ministry of Culture official for " providing a tribune for this anti-Soviet scum ".

*" Films by Harold Pinter: Accident 1966 " – At HaroldPinter. org: The Official Website of the International Playwright Harold Pinter.

In 1705, Chikamatsu became a " Staff Playwright " as announced by early editions of The Mirror of Craftsmen of the Emperor Yōmei.

Martin and Tichenor's second book, " Reduced Shakespeare: The Attention Impaired Reader's Guide to the World's Best Playwright ( abridged )" was published by Hyperion in 2006.

Odets was the subject of a critically acclaimed biography by psychoanalyst Margaret Brenman-Gibson, wife of playwright William Gibson: Clifford Odets – American Playwright – The Years from 1906 – 1940.

American Playwright Ken Ludwig wrote a play inspired by the details of Twelfth Night ; called Leading Ladies.

National Public Radio called Mee the " Public-Domain Playwright " in 2000 and credited him with touching " a raw cultural nerve " by making his work freely available.

*" Films by Harold Pinter: The Servant 1963 " at HaroldPinter. org – The Official Website of the International Playwright Harold Pinter

Playwright Alan Bennett was particularly repulsed by Witchfinder.

Playwright Terrence McNally, a gay man, received death threats when it was played in the U. S. Its production in New York City was canceled then reinstated, finally opening on 13 October 1998, directed by Joe Mantello.

* Palestinian-Born Playwright Offers Insight and Hope for the Peace in the Middle East ( September 9, 2003 )-Article on Saleem by Michael Austin.

* Playwright Larry Shue's 1983 comedy The Foreigner revolves around Charlie, a shy Englishman, and his accidental discovery of a plot by local Klansmen to appropriate a young woman's inheritance money to fund their endeavors.

Playwright John Sable chose Women on Top ( another book by Nancy Friday ) as the play's title largely due to its more provocative connotation.

The theatre company strives to be integral part of the cultural life of the city, and has sought to develop new writing through its biennial Corcadorca Playwright Award, and by commissioning new work from more established writers (" Disco Pigs ", Enda Walsh, and " Bruen's Twist ", Eamonn Sweeney ).

Playwright Matthew Hancock is the author of several stage adaptations, including Window, based on the short story by Haruki Murakami, and The Body Artist, taken from the novella by Don DeLillo.

Playwright Tom Stoppard used this phrase as the title of a 1981 farce, On the Razzle, which he adapted from an earlier play by Johann Nestroy.

Playwright and actor, Charles Dibdin, recorded that George, discovering his brother's absence would often inquire " Did David want me?

Playwright George Bernard Shaw was impressed with his acting, casting him in the first production of Man and Superman, and subsequently in five more of his plays.

George Bernard Shaw praised the play saying " Mr. Wilde is to me our only thorough Playwright.

* Playwright George Middleton ( Class of 1902 ), president of the Dramatists Guild of America ;

He became known as " The Playboy Playwright " and specialized in comedies and farces, some of them with material considered risqué at the time.

Sloane tied for first in the Variety Critics ' Poll for " Best New Play " and Orton came second for " Most Promising Playwright.

* 1593 – Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.

Playwright Tennessee Williams said of its actors: " They act from the inside out.

Playwright Alfred Uhry collaborated with Martha Clarke on " Angel Reapers " and used Shaker texts as source material.

* American Playwright Tennessee Williams's older sister Rose received a lobotomy which left her incapacitated for life ; the episode is said to have inspired characters and motifs in certain of his works.

* Arthur C. Sidman Playwright and vaudevillian.

Playwright Charles MacArthur, co-author of the play The Front Page was a former City Press reporter ; several of the characters in the play were based on City Press personalities, notably the skittish managing editor Larry Mulay.

* Playwright Erik Jackson acquired King's consent to stage a non-musical spoof, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2006 with female impersonator Keith Levy ( also known as Sherry Vine ) in the lead role.

* Stanley Weintraub ( ed. l ), The Playwright and the Pirate, Bernard Shaw and Frank Harris: A Correspondence.

In 2010 The Playwright, a collaboration with Daren White, was published.

" Playwright August Wilson used the term " ghetto " in Ma Rainey ’ s Black Bottom ( 1984 ) and Fences ( 1987 ), both of which draw upon the author ’ s experience growing up in the Hill district of Pittsburgh, a black ghetto.

Playwright Martin McDonagh and his brother, writer / director John Michael McDonagh, live in Camberwell.

* Playwright Alan Bennett has lived in Gloucester Crescent for the last forty years.

" Playwright Terrence McNally, a gay man, received death threats when it was played in the United States.

Actress / Playwright / lyricist Gretchen Kiger-Cryer, mother of actor Jon Cryer, was born and raised in Dunreith.

* Anthony E. Gallo – Playwright.