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Dramaturges

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Adelardo López de Ayala y HerreraAuthor · BooksAdelardo López de Ayala y Herrera (1 May 1828 – 30 December 1879) was a Spanish writer and politician.
Agustín Lazo AdalidArtist · PaintingsAgustín Lazo Adalid (1896 – January 28, 1971) was a Mexican artist and playwright who is credited with introducing surrealism to Mexico.
Ahmed MuradbegovićAuthor · BooksAhmed Muradbegović (3 March 1898 – 15 March 1972) was a Bosnian writer, dramatist and novelist.
Albert BoadellaPerson · Film memorabiliaAlbert Boadella Oncins (born 30 July 1943, in Barcelona) is a Spanish actor and playwright.
Aleksei ArbuzovPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Aleksei Arbuzov
Alexander AfinogenovAuthor · BooksAlexander Nikolayevich Afinogenov (4 April 1904, – 29 October 1941) was a Russian and Soviet playwright.
Alexander StefanovichPhotographer · PhotographyAlexander Borisovich Stefanovich (13 December 1944 – 13 July 2021) was a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Cavalier of Order of Friendship.
Alexandre Dumas filsAuthor · BooksAlexandre Dumas fr (lang; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias, usually…
Alfréd RadokPerson · Film memorabiliaAlfréd Radok (17 December 1914 in – 22 April 1976) was a distinguished Czech stage director and film director. Radok's work belongs with the top Czech stage direction of the 20th century.
Alojz RebulaAuthor · BooksAlojz Rebula (June 21, 1924 – October 23, 2018) was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, and translator, and a prominent member of the Slovene minority in Italy.
Alonso Jerónimo de Salas BarbadilloAuthor · BooksAlonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo (c. 158010 July 1635) was a Spanish novelist and playwright, born in Madrid, and educated in Alcalá de Henares and Valladolid.
Anna ŚwirszczyńskaAuthor · BooksAnna Świrszczyńska (ˈanna ɕvirʂˈt͡ʂɨj̃ska; also known as Anna Swir) (1909–1984) was a Polish poet whose works deal with themes including her experiences during World War II, motherhood, the…
Anthony van DyckArtist · PaintingsSir Anthony van Dyck (Antoon van Dijck; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641)[2][3] was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish…
Antón ArrufatAuthor · BooksAntón Arrufat Mrad (14 August 1935 – 21 May 2023) was a Cuban dramatist, novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.
Asteris KoutoulasPerson · Film memorabiliaAsteris Koutoulas (also known as Asteris Kutulas) (born 1960 4 5) is a Greek-Romanian event and music producer, publicist, translator, filmmaker and author.
August Wilhelm IfflandAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm Iffland (19 April 1759 – 22 September 1814) was a German actor and dramatic author.
Auguste VacqueriePhotographer · PhotographyAuguste Vacquerie (19 November 1819–19 February 1895) was a French journalist and man of letters.
Berthold ViertelAuthor · BooksBerthold Viertel (28 June 1885 – 24 September 1953) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director, known for his work in Germany, the UK and the US.
Bogusław SchaefferPerson · Music memorabiliaBogusław Julian Schaeffer (also Schäffer) (6 June 1929 – 1 July 2019) was a Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist, a member of the avant-garde "Cracow Group" of Polish composers…
Botho StraussAuthor · BooksBotho Strauss (written as Botho Strauß) (born 2 December 1944) is a German playwright, novelist, and essayist.
Brendan BehanAuthor · BooksBrendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) (Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish…
Brian YorkeyPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian Yorkey is an American playwright and lyricist. His works often explore dark and controversial subject matter such as mental illness, grief, the underbelly of suburbia, and ethics in…
Bruno ApitzPerson · Film memorabiliaBruno Apitz (28 April 1900 – 7 April 1979) was a German writer and a survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Bruno FrankAuthor · BooksBruno Frank (June 13, 1887 – June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and humanist.
Budimir MetalnikovPerson · Film memorabiliaBudimir Alekseyevich Metalnikov (27 September 1925 – 1 September 2001) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter.
Caecilius StatiusAuthor · BooksStatius Caecilius, also known as Caecilius Statius (c. 220 BC – c.
Carl MayerAuthor · BooksCarl Mayer (20 November 1894 – 1 July 1944) was an Austrian screenwriter. Mayer wrote or co-wrote the screenplays to The Cabinet of Dr.
Carl SternheimAuthor · BooksCarl Sternheim (born William Adolph Carl Francke; 1 April 1878 – 3 November 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer.
Carole FréchettePerson · Film memorabiliaCarole Fréchette (born 1949) is a Canadian playwright. She won the Siminovitch Prize in 2002.
Cesare ZavattiniArtist · Comics and comic artCesare Zavattini (20 September 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema.
Charles LewinskyAuthor · BooksCharles Lewinsky is a Swiss screenwriter and playwright, as well as a writer of novels and non-fiction, born and living in Zürich. He is known for his TV script Fascht e Familie.
David Henry HwangAuthor · Books
David WilliamsonPerson · Film memorabilia
Didier Van CauwelaertAuthor · BooksIllustration — 2013
Dimitri VerhulstPerson · Film memorabiliaDimitri Verhulst (born 2 October 1972) is a Belgian writer and poet. He is best known for his novels Problemski Hotel and The Misfortunates.
Drago JančarAuthor · BooksDrago Jančar (pron; born 13 April 1948) is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the best-known contemporary Slovene writers.
Dževad KarahasanAuthor · BooksDževad Karahasan (25 January 1953 – 19 May 2023) was a Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher. Karahasan was awarded the Herder Prize and Goethe Medal for his writings.
Edgardo CozarinskyPerson · Film memorabiliaEdgardo Cozarinsky (eðˈɣaɾðo kosaˈɾinski; 13 January 1939 – 2 June 2024) was an Argentine writer and filmmaker. He was best known for his Spanish-language novel Vudú urbano.
Edward TopolAuthor · BooksEduard Vladimirovich Topol, real name Topelberg (born 8 October 1938), is a Russian writer, film producer and screenwriter.
Émile AugierAuthor · BooksGuillaume Victor Émile Augier (French pronunciation: [ɡijom viktɔʁ emil oʒje]; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Emma DantePerson · Film memorabiliaEmma Dante (born 6 April 1967) is an Italian playwright, theatre director and stage actress. She wrote, directed and starred in the 2013 film A Street in Palermo.
Ennio FlaianoAuthor · BooksEnnio Flaiano (5 March 1910 – 20 November 1972) was an Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist, and drama critic.
Enrique GasparAuthor · BooksIllustration — Enrique Gaspar
Ernst GlaeserAuthor · BooksErnst Glaeser (29 July 1902 – 8 February 1963) was a German writer, known for his best-selling pacifist novel Jahrgang 1902 ("Born in 1902").
Fabre d'ÉglantinePerson · Film memorabiliaPhilippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (filip fʁɑ̃swa nazɛːʁ fabʁ deɡlɑ̃tin; 28 July 1750 – 5 April 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and…
Falk HarnackPerson · Film memorabiliaFalk Harnack (2 March 1913 – 3 September 1991) was a German director and screenwriter.
Felicitas HoppeAuthor · BooksFelicitas Hoppe (born 22 December 1960) is a German writer. She received the Georg Büchner Prize in 2012.
Ferdinand von SaarAuthor · BooksFerdinand Ludwig Adam von Saar (30 September 1833 in Vienna, Austria – 24 July 1906 in Döbling) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet.
Florencio SánchezAuthor · BooksFlorencio Sánchez (January 17, 1875 – November 7, 1910) was a Uruguayan playwright, journalist and political figure.
Francisco de Rojas ZorrillaAuthor · BooksFrancisco de Rojas Zorrilla (4 October 1607 – 23 January 1648) was a Spanish dramatist.
François Tristan l'HermiteAuthor · BooksFrançois l'Hermite (c. 16017 September 1655) was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite.
Frantz Funck-BrentanoAuthor · BooksFrantz Funck-Brentano (15 June 1862 – 13 June 1947) was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died in Montfermeil.
Franz Theodor CsokorAuthor · BooksFranz Theodor Csokor (6 September 1885 – 5 January 1969) was an Austrian author and dramatist, particularly well known for his expressionist dramas.
Fritz HochwälderAuthor · BooksFritz Hochwälder (28 May 1911 – 21 October 1986) also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright.
Georges Ribemont-DessaignesArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes photographed by Henri Manuel
Goran MarkovićAuthor · BooksGoran Marković (Горан Марковић, pron) (born 24 August 1946) is a Serbian film and theatre director, screenwriter, writer, and playwright.
Götz FriedrichPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Friedrich in 1975
Guðmundur KambanPerson · Film memorabiliaGuðmundur Kamban (8 June 1888 – 5 May 1945) was an Icelandic playwright and novelist.
Gunnar StaalesenAuthor · BooksGunnar Staalesen (born 19 October 1947) is a Norwegian writer. He is a major figure in the Nordic noir crime fiction genre through his 20 novels featuring Varg Veum, a private detective in…
György FehérPerson · Film memorabiliaGyörgy Fehér (12 February 1939 – 15 July 2002) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
Hanns KrälyAuthor · BooksHanns Kräly (June 16, 1884 – November 10, 1950), credited in the United States as Hans Kraly, was a German actor and screenwriter.
Hanns ZischlerPerson · Film memorabiliaHanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor known for his cooperation with Wim Wenders's early films especially Kings of the Road (1976).
Hans Jakob WeidemannPhotographer · PhotographyHans Weidemann (1904–1975) was a German artist, photographer and film director.
Hanus BurgerPerson · Film memorabiliaHans Herbert Burger (June 4, 1909 Prague – November 13, 1990, Munich), also known as Hanuš Burger, Hans Burger, and Jan Burger, as well as under the pseudonyms Hans Herbert and Petr Hradec,…
Heinrich Leopold WagnerAuthor · BooksHeinrich Leopold Wagner (19 February 1747 – 4 March 1779) was a German dramatist of the Sturm und Drang movement.
Heinz G. KonsalikAuthor · BooksHeinz G. Konsalik (lang; born Heinz Günther; 28 May 19212 October 1999) was a German novelist. Konsalik was his mother's maiden name.
Hellmuth KarasekPerson · Film memorabiliaHellmuth Karasek (4 January 1934 – 29 September 2015) was a German journalist, literary critic, novelist, and the author of many books on literature and film.
Herbert MaischPerson · Film memorabiliaHerbert Maisch (born 10 December 1890in Nürtingen, Württemberg, died 10 October 1974 in Köln) was a German film director.
Herbert MeierAuthor · BooksHerbert Meier (29 August 1928 – 21 September 2018) was a Swiss writer and translator.
Hossein NuriArtist · PaintingsHossein Nuri (also spelled Hosein Noori or Hussein Nouri) (born 1 July 1954) is an Iranian painter, playwright and film director.
István CsurkaAuthor · Books
Ivan KotliarevskyiAuthor · BooksIvan Petrovych Kotliarevsky (iˈʋan petˈrɔwɪt͡ʃ kotlʲɐˈrɛu̯sʲkɪi̯; –) was a Ukrainian writer, poet, playwright, and social activist, regarded as the pioneer of modern Ukrainian literature.
Ivan KrylovAuthor · BooksIvan Andreyevich Krylov (13 February 1769 – 21 November 1844) is Russia's best-known fabulist and probably the most epigrammatic of all Russian authors.
Jackie CurtisAuthor · BooksJackie Curtis (born John Curtis Holder Jr.; February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985) was an American underground actor, singer, and playwright best known as a Warhol superstar.
Jan NerudaAuthor · BooksJan Nepomuk Neruda (Czech: [[Help:IPA for Czech|[ˈjan ˈnɛpomuk ˈnɛruda]]]; 10 July 1834 – 22 August 1891) was a Czech journalist, writer, poet and art critic;
Jan OtčenášekAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jan Otčenášek in 1964
Jaroslav RudišPerson · Music memorabiliaJaroslav Rudiš (born 8 June 1972 in Turnov) is a Czech writer, journalist and musician.
Javier de BurgosAuthor · BooksFrancisco Javier de Burgos y del Olmo (22 October 1778—22 January 1848) was a Spanish jurist, politician, journalist, and translator.
Jean-François de La HarpeAuthor · BooksJean-François de La Harpe (20 November 1739 – 11 February 1803) was a French playwright, writer and literary critic.
Jean-François DucisAuthor · BooksJean-François Ducis (22 August 173331 March 1816) was a French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare.
Jens Christian HostrupAuthor · BooksJens Christian Hostrup (20 May 1818 in Copenhagen – 21 November 1892 in Frederiksberg) was a Danish poet, dramatist and priest.
Joaquim José da França JúniorArtist · PaintingsJoaquim José da França Júnior (March 18, 1838 – November 27, 1890) was a Brazilian playwright, journalist and, initially, a painter.
John KachoyanPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Kachoyan is an Armenian-Australian director, writer, and dramaturg. He is a co-founder of Iron Bark, a theatre company in London, specialising in new Australian plays, and the former…
Josef LauffAuthor · BooksIllustration — Josef Lauff, c.
Josef WenzigAuthor · BooksIllustration — Josef Wenzig, drawing by Jan Vilímek
Joseph BrodskyAuthor · BooksIosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996), anglicized as Joseph, was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
Juan MargalloPerson · Film memorabiliaJuan Francisco Margallo Rivera (24 September 1940 – 2 March 2025) was a Spanish actor, theatre director and dramaturge.
Julius MosenAuthor · BooksJulius Mosen (8 July 1803 – 10 October 1867) was a German poet and author of Jewish descent, associated with the Young Germany movement, and now remembered principally for his patriotic…
Julius ZeyerAuthor · BooksJulius Zeyer (26 April 1841 – 29 January 1901) was a Czech prose writer, poet and playwright.
Juliusz SłowackiAuthor · BooksJuliusz Słowacki (Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet.
Karel KovařovicPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait by Jan Vilímek
Karl Egon EbertAuthor · BooksKarl Egon Ebert (5 June 1801 – 24 October 1882) was an ethnic German poet in the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary.
Kazys BinkisAuthor · BooksKazys Binkis (16 November 1893 – 27 April 1942) was a Lithuanian poet, journalist, and playwright.
Kenneth TynanPerson · Film memorabiliaKenneth Peacock Tynan (2 April 1927 – 26 July 1980) was an English theatre critic and writer.
Koulsy LamkoPerson · Film memorabiliaKoulsy Lamko was born in Dadouar, Lamko left his country for Burkina Faso in 1979 due to the beginning of the civil war. There, he became acqu
László DarvasiAuthor · BooksLászló Darvasi (born 17 October 1962) is a Hungarian poet, playwright and columnist. He also writes under the pseudonym Ernő Szív.
Lesya UkrainkaAuthor · BooksLesya Ukrainka (born Larysa Petrivna Kosach; –) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays.
Lillian HellmanAuthor · BooksLillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway as well as her communist…
Lola AriasPerson · Music memorabiliaLola Arias (born 3 December 1976) is an Argentine writer, theatre, and film director known for her diverse creative pursuits spanning multiple artistic media.
Lourenço MutarelliArtist · Comics and comic artLourenço Mutarelli (born April 18, 1964) is a Brazilian comic book artist, writer and actor who became well regarded in the Brazilian underground comics scene in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Lucjan RydelAuthor · BooksLucjan Rydel, also known as Lucjan Antoni Feliks Rydel (17 May 1870 in Kraków – 8 April 1918 in Bronowice Małe), was a Polish playwright and poet from the Young Poland movement.
Ludvík AškenazyAuthor · BooksLudvík Aškenazy (24 February 1921 – 18 March 1986) was a Czech-Jewish writer and journalist.
Luigi De FilippoAuthor · BooksLuigi De Filippo (10 August 1930 – 31 March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright.
Lukas BärfussAuthor · BooksLukas Bärfuss (born 30 December 1971) is a Swiss writer and playwright who writes in German. He won the Georg Büchner Prize in 2019.
Lyudmila UlitskayaAuthor · BooksLyudmila Evgenyevna Ulitskaya (born February 21, 1943) is an internationally acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer who, in 2014, was awarded the prestigious Austrian…
Magaly AlabauAuthor · BooksMagaly Alabau was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, she has lived in New York since 1966. She co-founded the Spanish-English ensemble Teatro Dúo/Duo Theatre with Man
Maja HaderlapAuthor · BooksMaja Haderlap (born 8 March 1961 in Eisenkappel-Vellach (Železna Kapla-Bela, Carinthia)) is a bilingual Slovenian-German Austrian writer, best known for her multiple-award-winning novel,…
Marc MonnierAuthor · BooksMarc Monnier (December 7, 1829 – April 18, 1885) was a Swiss writer.
Marie LabergeAuthor · BooksMarie Laberge (born November 29, 1950) is a Quebec actress, educator and writer.
Mario Vargas LlosaAuthor · BooksJorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician.
Marius von MayenburgAuthor · BooksMarius von Mayenburg (born 21 February 1972 in Munich) is a German playwright and dramaturg.
Marko KropyvnytskyiPerson · Music memorabiliaMarko Lukych Kropyvnytskyi (–) was a Ukrainian writer, playwright, composer, theatre actor and director.
Max FärberböckPerson · Film memorabiliaMax Färberböck (born 22 September 1950) is a German film director and writer. He began his career at theaters in Buenos Aires and in Italy.
Maxim GorkyAuthor · BooksAlexei Maximovich Peshkov (– 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (Максим Горький), was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, and proponent of socialism.
Michael McClurePerson · Music memorabiliaMichael McClure (October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist.
Michèle LalondeAuthor · BooksMichèle Lalonde (July 28, 1937 – July 22, 2021) was a Canadian dramatist, essayist, playwright and poet for print and radio.
Miguel HernándezAuthor · BooksMiguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36…
Mikhail ZoshchenkoAuthor · BooksMikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko (10 August 1894 – 22 July 1958) was a Soviet and Russian writer and satirist.
Miklós VámosAuthor · Books
Milan BegovićAuthor · BooksMilan Begović (January 19, 1876 – May 13, 1948) was a Croatian novelist, playwright, translator, and lyricist.

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