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John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and entrepreneur, who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-war theatre. [1] [2] [3] Born in London, he briefly worked as a journalist [4] before starting out in theatre as a stage manager and actor. [5]
John Gregory Strand is a contemporary American playwright. [1] At times he has published under the name "J.G. Strand". Among his plays are Lincolnesque , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Three Nights in Tehran , [ 5 ] The Diaries , [ 6 ] Otabenga , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and The Originalist .
The term, always imprecise, began to have less meaning over the years as the writers to whom it was originally applied became more divergent, and many of them dismissed the label as useless. Literary critic Terry Eagleton noted that the group "weren't exactly a clique since they scarcely knew each other, and apart from being young they shared ...
John Arden (26 October 1930 – 28 March 2012) was an English playwright who at his death was lauded as "one of the most significant British playwrights of the late 1950s and early 60s". [ 1 ] Career
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V, formerly Eve Ensler (/ ˈ ɛ n s l ər /; born May 25, 1953), is an American playwright, author, performer, feminist, and activist. V is best known for her play The Vagina Monologues . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2006 Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called The Vagina Monologues "probably the most important piece of political theater of the ...
John William Van Druten (1 June 1901 – 19 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. [1] He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society.
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