SettingsEnglish dramatists and playwrights
Aaron Hill (writer)
Aaron Hill (10 February 1685 – 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Aaron Hill (10 February 1685 – 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Adam Smethurst
Adam Smethurst is an English actor and writer.
Adam Smethurst is an English actor and writer.
Adam Thorpe
Adam Thorpe (born 5 December 1956, Paris, France) is a British poet, novelist and playwright whose works also include short stories and radio dramas.
Adam Thorpe (born 5 December 1956, Paris, France) is a British poet, novelist and playwright whose works also include short stories and radio dramas.
Adrian Ross
Arthur Reed Ropes (23 December 1859 – 11 September 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British...
Arthur Reed Ropes (23 December 1859 – 11 September 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British...
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays.
Agustus Montrose
Agustus Horatio Montrose was an English novelist and playwright operating in the northeast of London in the mid to late 19th century.
Agustus Horatio Montrose was an English novelist and playwright operating in the northeast of London in the mid to late 19th century.
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale is an English television dramatist, best known for writing several social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people.The Bleasdales live in prescot,liverpool,wale...
Alan Bleasdale is an English television dramatist, best known for writing several social realist drama serials based on the lives of ordinary people.The Bleasdales live in prescot,liverpool,wale...
Alan Plater
Alan Frederick Plater CBE FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010) was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Alan Frederick Plater CBE FRSL (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010) was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Albert O'Donnell Bartholeyns
Albert O'Donnell Bartholeyns (ca. 1851 – 20 May 1922), sometimes known as A. O'Donnell Bartholeyns, was an English journalist, hospital administrator, and translator of plays.
Albert O'Donnell Bartholeyns (ca. 1851 – 20 May 1922), sometimes known as A. O'Donnell Bartholeyns, was an English journalist, hospital administrator, and translator of plays.
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician,...
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician,...
Alex Atkinson
Alex Atkinson (1916 – 1962) was an English journalist, novelist and playwright who is best remembered for his collaborative works with the illustrator Ronald Searle.
Alex Atkinson (1916 – 1962) was an English journalist, novelist and playwright who is best remembered for his collaborative works with the illustrator Ronald Searle.
Alfred Bate Richards
Alfred Bate Richards (1820–1876) was an English journalist and author.
Alfred Bate Richards (1820–1876) was an English journalist and author.
Alistair Taylor (playwright)
Alistair "Ali" Taylor is a London-based playwright.
Alistair "Ali" Taylor is a London-based playwright.
Allan Monkhouse
Allan Noble Monkhouse (7 May 1858 – 10 January 1936) was an English playwright, critic, essayist and novelist.
Allan Noble Monkhouse (7 May 1858 – 10 January 1936) was an English playwright, critic, essayist and novelist.
Allister Bain
Allister Bain (born 1935) is a Grenadian television and film actor and theatre playwright and screenwriter best known for playing the role of Winston Katusi in part 1 of the Doctor Who C...
Allister Bain (born 1935) is a Grenadian television and film actor and theatre playwright and screenwriter best known for playing the role of Winston Katusi in part 1 of the Doctor Who C...
Amy Rosenthal
Amy Rosenthal is a British playwright from Muswell Hill, London.
Amy Rosenthal is a British playwright from Muswell Hill, London.
Andrew Sheridan (actor and playwright)
Andrew Sheridan is a British actor first known for his role as the autistic teenage factory worker KT in the BAFTA award winning television series Clocking Off.
Andrew Sheridan is a British actor first known for his role as the autistic teenage factory worker KT in the BAFTA award winning television series Clocking Off.
Ann Jellicoe
Ann Jellicoe (born 15 July 1927) is a British actor, theatre director and playwright.
Ann Jellicoe (born 15 July 1927) is a British actor, theatre director and playwright.
Anne Plumptre
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator.
Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator.
Anthony Armstrong (writer)
George Anthony Armstrong Willis was an Anglo-Canadian writer, dramatist and essayist.
George Anthony Armstrong Willis was an Anglo-Canadian writer, dramatist and essayist.
Anthony Creighton
Anthony Creighton (1922, Swanage – 22 March 2005), a British actor and writer, is best known as the co-author of the play Epitaph for George Dillon with John Osborne.
Anthony Creighton (1922, Swanage – 22 March 2005), a British actor and writer, is best known as the co-author of the play Epitaph for George Dillon with John Osborne.
Anthony Munday
Anthony Munday was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Anthony Munday was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Anthony Shaffer
Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) was an English barrister, advertising executive, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) was an English barrister, advertising executive, novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
Anthony Shaffer (writer)
Anthony Joshua Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive.
Anthony Joshua Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive.
Antony Brewer
Antony Brewer, was a dramatic writer.
Antony Brewer, was a dramatic writer.
Anya Reiss
Anya Reiss (born 1991 in London) is an award-winning British playwright who has also voiced ambitions to become an actress.
Anya Reiss (born 1991 in London) is an award-winning British playwright who has also voiced ambitions to become an actress.
Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn (baptised 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers.
Aphra Behn (baptised 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers.
April De Angelis
April De Angelis is a British dramatist who trained at East 15 Acting School.
April De Angelis is a British dramatist who trained at East 15 Acting School.
Arnold Wesker
Sir Arnold Wesker is a prolific British dramatist known for his contributions to kitchen sink drama.
Sir Arnold Wesker is a prolific British dramatist known for his contributions to kitchen sink drama.
Arthur Anderson (dramatist)
Arthur Anderson (died 1942) was an English dramatist and lyricist, who is best known for his libretti for Edwardian musical comedies.
Arthur Anderson (died 1942) was an English dramatist and lyricist, who is best known for his libretti for Edwardian musical comedies.
Arthur Berry
Arthur Berry was an English playwright, poet, teacher and artist, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent on 7 February 1925.
Arthur Berry was an English playwright, poet, teacher and artist, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent on 7 February 1925.
Arthur Helps
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL, English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
Sir Arthur Helps, KCB, DCL, English writer and dean of the Privy Council, youngest son of Thomas Helps, a London merchant, was born in Streatham in South London.
Arthur Law
William Arthur Law (22 March 1844 – 2 April 1913), better known as Arthur Law, was an English playwright, actor and scenic designer.
William Arthur Law (22 March 1844 – 2 April 1913), better known as Arthur Law, was an English playwright, actor and scenic designer.
Arthur Swinson
Arthur Horace Swinson (c.1915–1970) was a British Army officer, writer, playwright, and historian.
Arthur Horace Swinson (c.1915–1970) was a British Army officer, writer, playwright, and historian.
Arthur Williams (actor)
Arthur Williams (9 December 1844 – 15 September 1915) was an English actor, singer and playwright best remembered for his roles in comic operas, musical burlesques and Edwardian musical comedies.
Arthur Williams (9 December 1844 – 15 September 1915) was an English actor, singer and playwright best remembered for his roles in comic operas, musical burlesques and Edwardian musical comedies.
Arthur Wilson (17th century)
Arthur Wilson (1595–1652) was a seventeenth-century English writer.
Arthur Wilson (1595–1652) was a seventeenth-century English writer.
Arthur Wilson (writer)
Arthur Wilson was a seventeenth-century English playwright, historian, and poet.
Arthur Wilson was a seventeenth-century English playwright, historian, and poet.
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Harold Wimperis was an English illustrator, playwright, lyricist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.
Arthur Harold Wimperis was an English illustrator, playwright, lyricist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.
Arthur Wing Pinero
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director.
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero was an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director.
Ashley Dukes
Ashley Dukes (29 May 1885 – 4 May 1959) was an English playwright, critic, and theatre manager.
Ashley Dukes (29 May 1885 – 4 May 1959) was an English playwright, critic, and theatre manager.
Aston Cockayne
Sir Aston Cockayne, Baronet of Ashbourne (1608–1684) was, in his day, a well-known Cavalier and a minor literary figure, now best remembered as a friend of Philip Massinger, John Fletcher, Micha...
Sir Aston Cockayne, Baronet of Ashbourne (1608–1684) was, in his day, a well-known Cavalier and a minor literary figure, now best remembered as a friend of Philip Massinger, John Fletcher, Micha...
Aurelian Townshend
Aurelian Townshend (sometimes Townsend) (c.
Aurelian Townshend (sometimes Townsend) (c.
Ayub Khan-Din
Ayub Khan-Din is a British Pakistani actor and playwright.
Ayub Khan-Din is a British Pakistani actor and playwright.
B. C. Stephenson
Benjamin Charles Stephenson or B. C. Stephenson (1839 – 22 January 1906) was an English dramatist, lyricist and librettist.
Benjamin Charles Stephenson or B. C. Stephenson (1839 – 22 January 1906) was an English dramatist, lyricist and librettist.
Barbarina Brand
Brand (née Ogle), Barbarina, Lady Dacre (1768–1854) was an English poet, playwright, and translator.
Brand (née Ogle), Barbarina, Lady Dacre (1768–1854) was an English poet, playwright, and translator.
Barrie Keeffe
Barrie Colin Keeffe (born 31 October 1945) is an English dramatist and screenwriter, best-known for his screenplay for the 1981 film The Long Good Friday.
Barrie Colin Keeffe (born 31 October 1945) is an English dramatist and screenwriter, best-known for his screenplay for the 1981 film The Long Good Friday.
Barry England
Barry England was an English novelist and playwright.
Barry England was an English novelist and playwright.
Barré Lyndon
Barré Lyndon (pseudonym of Alfred Edgar) (12 August 1896 – 23 October 1972) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Barré Lyndon (pseudonym of Alfred Edgar) (12 August 1896 – 23 October 1972) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Barten Holyday
Barten Holyday or Holiday (1593–1661) was a clergyman, author and poet.
Barten Holyday or Holiday (1593–1661) was a clergyman, author and poet.
Basil Hood
Basil Willett Charles Hood (5 April 1864 – 7 August 1917) was a British librettist and lyricist, perhaps best known for writing the libretti of half a dozen Savoy Operas and for his Englis...
Basil Willett Charles Hood (5 April 1864 – 7 August 1917) was a British librettist and lyricist, perhaps best known for writing the libretti of half a dozen Savoy Operas and for his Englis...
Beaumont and Fletcher
Beaumont and Fletcher were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I.
Beaumont and Fletcher were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I.
Beaumont and Fletcher folios
The Beaumont and Fletcher folios were two large folio collections of the stage plays of John Fletcher and his collaborators.
The Beaumont and Fletcher folios were two large folio collections of the stage plays of John Fletcher and his collaborators.
Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton is an English-Australian comedian, author, playwright and director.
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton is an English-Australian comedian, author, playwright and director.
Ben Jonson folios
The folio collections of Ben Jonson's works published in the seventeenth century were crucial developments in the publication of English literature and English Renaissance drama.
The folio collections of Ben Jonson's works published in the seventeenth century were crucial developments in the publication of English literature and English Renaissance drama.
Ben Travers
Ben Travers AFC CBE (12 November 1886, London – 18 December 1980) in London) was a British playwright best remembered for his farces.
Ben Travers AFC CBE (12 November 1886, London – 18 December 1980) in London) was a British playwright best remembered for his farces.
Benjamin Nottingham Webster
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (3 September 1797 - 3 July 1882) was an English actor-manager and dramatist.
Benjamin Nottingham Webster (3 September 1797 - 3 July 1882) was an English actor-manager and dramatist.
Benjamin Victor (theatre manager)
Benjamin Victor (died 1778) was an English theatrical manager and writer.
Benjamin Victor (died 1778) was an English theatrical manager and writer.
Benjamin Yeoh
Benjamin Yeoh aka Ben Yeoh is one of the first British Chinese playwrights to have his plays performed and recognised in the UK.
Benjamin Yeoh aka Ben Yeoh is one of the first British Chinese playwrights to have his plays performed and recognised in the UK.
Bernadette Strachan
Bernadette Strachan (née Gaughan, born 27 December 1962) is an English author of popular women's fiction and among the more popular writers of "chick lit."
Bernadette Strachan (née Gaughan, born 27 December 1962) is an English author of popular women's fiction and among the more popular writers of "chick lit."
Bertie Greatheed
Bertie Greatheed was an English dramatist.
Bertie Greatheed was an English dramatist.
Beverley Cross
Beverley Cross was an English playwright, librettist and screenwriter.
Beverley Cross was an English playwright, librettist and screenwriter.
Bill Naughton
William John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton (Ballyhaunis, 12 June 1910 - Ballasalla, 9 January 1992) was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie.
William John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton (Ballyhaunis, 12 June 1910 - Ballasalla, 9 January 1992) was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie.
Bola Agbaje
Bola Agbaje (born c. 1981) is an award-winning British playwright of Nigerian origin.
Bola Agbaje (born c. 1981) is an award-winning British playwright of Nigerian origin.
Boothby Graffoe (comedian)
Boothby Graffoe, is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright.
Boothby Graffoe, is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright.
Bramwell Fletcher
Bramwell Fletcher (February 20, 1904, Bradford, Yorkshire, England - June 22, 1988, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States) was a British stage, film, and television actor.
Bramwell Fletcher (February 20, 1904, Bradford, Yorkshire, England - June 22, 1988, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States) was a British stage, film, and television actor.
Brandon Thomas
Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and song writer, best known as the author of the farce Charley's Aunt.
Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and song writer, best known as the author of the farce Charley's Aunt.
Brian Clark (writer)
Brian Clark (2 June 1932–) is a British playwright and television writer, best known for his play ‘’Whose Life Is It Anyway? which he later adapted into a screenplay.
Brian Clark (2 June 1932–) is a British playwright and television writer, best known for his play ‘’Whose Life Is It Anyway? which he later adapted into a screenplay.
Brigid Brophy
Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey was an English writer.
Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey was an English writer.
Broken Gopher Ink
Broken Gopher Ink are a team of playwrights whose quirky and vicious "comedies" have been produced in theatres throughout the US and the UK. Starting in the 1980s, Broken Gopher Ink began a seri...
Broken Gopher Ink are a team of playwrights whose quirky and vicious "comedies" have been produced in theatres throughout the US and the UK. Starting in the 1980s, Broken Gopher Ink began a seri...
Bryony Lavery
Bryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen.
Bryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen.
C. J. Carter-Stephenson
Christian James Carter-Stephenson is an English writer of fiction, poetry and drama.
Christian James Carter-Stephenson is an English writer of fiction, poetry and drama.
Carla Lane
Carla Lane, OBE is an English television writer responsible for many sitcoms, including The Liver Birds, Butterflies, and Bread.
Carla Lane, OBE is an English television writer responsible for many sitcoms, including The Liver Birds, Butterflies, and Bread.
Carole Hayman
Carole Hayman is an English writer, broadcaster and journalist was born in Kent, and attended Leeds University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Carole Hayman is an English writer, broadcaster and journalist was born in Kent, and attended Leeds University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Caryl Churchill
Caryl Churchill (born 3 September 1938) is an English dramatist known for her use of non-naturalistic techniques and feminist themes, the abuses of power, and sexual politics.
Caryl Churchill (born 3 September 1938) is an English dramatist known for her use of non-naturalistic techniques and feminist themes, the abuses of power, and sexual politics.
Cate Sweeney
Cate Sweeney is an English author and playwright, whose plays have been produced around the country.
Cate Sweeney is an English author and playwright, whose plays have been produced around the country.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott (August 1865 – 4 November 1934) was an English writer, playwright and poet.
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott (August 1865 – 4 November 1934) was an English writer, playwright and poet.
Catherine Gore
Catherine Grace Frances Gore was a British novelist and dramatist, daughter of a wine merchant at Retford, where she was born.
Catherine Grace Frances Gore was a British novelist and dramatist, daughter of a wine merchant at Retford, where she was born.
Catherine Trotter Cockburn
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn (16 August 1679 – 11 May 1749) was a novelist, dramatist, and philosopher.
Cecil Raleigh
Cecil Raleigh (January 27, 1856 – November 10, 1914, London, England) was an English actor and playwright.
Cecil Raleigh (January 27, 1856 – November 10, 1914, London, England) was an English actor and playwright.
Charles Bucke
Charles Bucke was an English writer who, despite being poor most of his life, still managed to produce roughly eleven different works, each varying in number of volumes and topics.
Charles Bucke was an English writer who, despite being poor most of his life, still managed to produce roughly eleven different works, each varying in number of volumes and topics.
Charles Chilton
Charles Chilton MBE (born 1917) is a BBC radio presenter, a writer and a producer.
Charles Chilton MBE (born 1917) is a BBC radio presenter, a writer and a producer.
Charles Dance (playwright)
Charles Dance (1794 – 1863) was an English playwright active in the early 19th century.
Charles Dance (1794 – 1863) was an English playwright active in the early 19th century.
Charles Farley
Charles Farley, was an English actor and dramatist.
Charles Farley, was an English actor and dramatist.
Charles Hamilton Aide
Charles Hamilton Aide (sometimes written as Aidé or Aïdé; born in Paris, France, 1826 - died in London, England, 13 December 1906) was "for many years a conspicuous figure in London ...
Charles Hamilton Aide (sometimes written as Aidé or Aïdé; born in Paris, France, 1826 - died in London, England, 13 December 1906) was "for many years a conspicuous figure in London ...
Charles Johnson (writer)
Charles Johnson (1679 – March 11, 1748) was an English playwright, tavern keeper, and enemy of Alexander Pope's.
Charles Johnson (1679 – March 11, 1748) was an English playwright, tavern keeper, and enemy of Alexander Pope's.
Charles Lamb Kenney
Charles Lamb Kenney (29 April 1821 - 25 August 1881) was a journalist, dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Charles Lamb Kenney (29 April 1821 - 25 August 1881) was a journalist, dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Charles Langbridge Morgan
Charles Langbridge Morgan, was an English-born playwright and novelist of English and Welsh parentage.
Charles Langbridge Morgan, was an English-born playwright and novelist of English and Welsh parentage.
Charles Molloy
Charles Molloy was a British, probably Irish, journalist and political activist on the jacobite side, as well as a minor playwright.
Charles Molloy was a British, probably Irish, journalist and political activist on the jacobite side, as well as a minor playwright.
Charles Rann Kennedy (playwright)
Charles Rann Kennedy was an Anglo-American dramatist.
Charles Rann Kennedy was an Anglo-American dramatist.
Charles Reade
Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth.
Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth.
Charles Shadwell
Charles Shadwell was an English playwright of the 18th century, date of birth unknown, dead in 1726.
Charles Shadwell was an English playwright of the 18th century, date of birth unknown, dead in 1726.
Charles Wood (playwright)
Charles Wood (born 6 August 1932, St. Peter Port, Guernsey) is a playwright and scriptwriter for radio, television, and film.
Charles Wood (born 6 August 1932, St. Peter Port, Guernsey) is a playwright and scriptwriter for radio, television, and film.
Charlotte Charke
Charlotte Charke (née Cibber, also Charlotte Secheverell, aka Charles Brown) (13 January 1713 – 6 April 1760) was an English actress, playwright, novelist, autobiographer, and ...
Charlotte Charke (née Cibber, also Charlotte Secheverell, aka Charles Brown) (13 January 1713 – 6 April 1760) was an English actress, playwright, novelist, autobiographer, and ...
Charlotte Jones (writer)
Charlotte Jones is a British actress and playwright.
Charlotte Jones is a British actress and playwright.
Charlotte Keatley
Charlotte Keatley (born January 5, 1960, London) is an English playwright.
Charlotte Keatley (born January 5, 1960, London) is an English playwright.
Charlotte Lennox
Charlotte Lennox (c. 1730 – January 4, 1804) was an English author and poet.
Charlotte Lennox (c. 1730 – January 4, 1804) was an English author and poet.
Chloe Moss
Chloë Moss (born 1976 in Liverpool) is an English playwright.
Chloë Moss (born 1976 in Liverpool) is an English playwright.
Chris Ballance
Chris Ballance is a playwright and Scottish Green Party politician, a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region.
Chris Ballance is a playwright and Scottish Green Party politician, a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region.
Christabel Marshall
Christabel Gertrude Marshall (aka Christopher Marie St John) (24 October 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a British campaigner for women's suffrage, a playwright and author.
Christabel Gertrude Marshall (aka Christopher Marie St John) (24 October 1871 – 20 October 1960) was a British campaigner for women's suffrage, a playwright and author.
Christopher Casson
Christopher Casson was an English-born actor who became a citizen of Ireland in 1946.
Christopher Casson was an English-born actor who became a citizen of Ireland in 1946.
Christopher Fry
Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English playwright.
Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English playwright.
Christopher Hassall
Christopher Vernon Hassall was an English actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist and poet, who found his greatest fame in a memorable musical partnership with the actor and composer Ivor Novello...
Christopher Vernon Hassall was an English actor, dramatist, librettist, lyricist and poet, who found his greatest fame in a memorable musical partnership with the actor and composer Ivor Novello...
Christopher Smart
Christopher Smart, also known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack Smart", was an English poet.
Christopher Smart, also known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack Smart", was an English poet.
Christopher Webber
Christopher Webber (born 27 May 1953) is an English actor, dramatist, theatre director, writer and music critic.
Christopher Webber (born 27 May 1953) is an English actor, dramatist, theatre director, writer and music critic.
Ché Walker
Ché Walker is an English actor, playwright, theatre director and teacher at the Identity Drama School.
Ché Walker is an English actor, playwright, theatre director and teacher at the Identity Drama School.
Cicely Hamilton
Cicely Mary Hamilton (15 June 1872 – 6 December 1952), born Hammill, was an English actress, writer, journalist, suffragist and feminist.
Cicely Mary Hamilton (15 June 1872 – 6 December 1952), born Hammill, was an English actress, writer, journalist, suffragist and feminist.
Claire Dowie
Claire Dowie (born 1957 Birmingham) is an English writer, director, practitioner and actress.
Claire Dowie (born 1957 Birmingham) is an English writer, director, practitioner and actress.
Clemence Dane
Clemence Dane was the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton, an English novelist and playwright.
Clemence Dane was the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton, an English novelist and playwright.
Clifford Bax
Clifford Bax was a versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, critic and editor, and a poet, lyricist and hymn writer.
Clifford Bax was a versatile English writer, known particularly as a playwright, a journalist, critic and editor, and a poet, lyricist and hymn writer.
Clive Exton
Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter, sometime playwright, and former actor.
Clive Exton (11 April 1930 – 16 August 2007) was a British television and film screenwriter, sometime playwright, and former actor.
Colin Brake
Colin Brake (born 1962) is an English television writer and script editor best known for his work for the BBC on programs such as Bugs and EastEnders.
Colin Brake (born 1962) is an English television writer and script editor best known for his work for the BBC on programs such as Bugs and EastEnders.
Colin Henry Hazlewood
Colin Henry Hazlewood (1823–1875) was an English playwright.
Colin Henry Hazlewood (1823–1875) was an English playwright.
Colley Cibber
Colley Cibber (; 6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757) was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate.
Colley Cibber (; 6 November 1671 – 11 December 1757) was an English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate.
Constance Holme
Edith Constance Holme (October 7, 1880 - June 17, 1955), married name Punchard, was an English writer and playwright.
Edith Constance Holme (October 7, 1880 - June 17, 1955), married name Punchard, was an English writer and playwright.
Craig Harrison (writer)
Craig Harrison (born 1942 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a retired lecturer, author, playwright, and scriptwriter probably best known for novel The Quiet Earth.
Craig Harrison (born 1942 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a retired lecturer, author, playwright, and scriptwriter probably best known for novel The Quiet Earth.
Craig Hinton
Craig Paul Alexander Hinton (7 May 1964 – 3 December 2006) was a British writer best known for his work on various spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who.
Craig Paul Alexander Hinton (7 May 1964 – 3 December 2006) was a British writer best known for his work on various spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who.
D. C. Moore
David Moore (born 1980) is a British playwright known professionally as DC Moore.
David Moore (born 1980) is a British playwright known professionally as DC Moore.
Dale Smith (writer)
Paul Dale Smith (born November 1976) is a writer and playwright from Leicester, England but currently living and working in Greater Manchester.
Paul Dale Smith (born November 1976) is a writer and playwright from Leicester, England but currently living and working in Greater Manchester.
Dan Rebellato
Dan Rebellato is an English dramatist and academic born in South London, England in 1968.
Dan Rebellato is an English dramatist and academic born in South London, England in 1968.
Daniel Abineri
Daniel Abineri (born 8 August 1958) is an English actor, songwriter and playwright, notorious for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial rock musical Bad Boy Johnny and the P...
Daniel Abineri (born 8 August 1958) is an English actor, songwriter and playwright, notorious for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial rock musical Bad Boy Johnny and the P...
Daniel Terry
Daniel Terry was an English actor and playwright, known also as a close associate of Sir Walter Scott.
Daniel Terry was an English actor and playwright, known also as a close associate of Sir Walter Scott.
Daubridgecourt Belchier
Daubridgecourt Belchier was an English dramatist.
Daubridgecourt Belchier was an English dramatist.
Dave Sheasby
David Sheasby, was an acclaimed playwright, director, dramatist and radio producer who was based in Sheffield, England.
David Sheasby, was an acclaimed playwright, director, dramatist and radio producer who was based in Sheffield, England.
Dave Windass
Dave Windass, born in west Hull in 1965, is an English playwright.
Dave Windass, born in west Hull in 1965, is an English playwright.
David Edgar (playwright)
David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and author who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making hi...
David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and author who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making hi...
David Eldridge (dramatist)
David Eldridge is an English Dramatist, born in Romford, Greater London, United Kingdom (UK) in 1973.
David Eldridge is an English Dramatist, born in Romford, Greater London, United Kingdom (UK) in 1973.
David Garrick
David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Dr...
David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Dr...
David Hare (playwright)
Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.
Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.
David Hart (UK political activist)
David Hart (4 February 1944 — 5 January 2011) was a British writer, businessman, and adviser to Margaret Thatcher.
David Hart (4 February 1944 — 5 January 2011) was a British writer, businessman, and adviser to Margaret Thatcher.
David Henry Wilson
David Henry Wilson is an English writer.
David Henry Wilson is an English writer.
David Mercer (playwright)
David Mercer (27 June 1928 – 8 August 1980) was an English dramatist.
David Mercer (27 June 1928 – 8 August 1980) was an English dramatist.
David Pirie
David Pirie born 4th December in Dundee Scotland is a screenwriter, film producer, film critic, and novelist.
David Pirie born 4th December in Dundee Scotland is a screenwriter, film producer, film critic, and novelist.
David Pownall
David Pownall FRSL (born 19 May 1938) is a British playwright and author of novels and short stories.
David Pownall FRSL (born 19 May 1938) is a British playwright and author of novels and short stories.
David Rudkin
James David Rudkin (born 29 June 1936, London) is an English playwright of Northern Irish descent.
James David Rudkin (born 29 June 1936, London) is an English playwright of Northern Irish descent.
David Storey
David Rhames Storey (born 31 Aug 1933) is an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player.
David Rhames Storey (born 31 Aug 1933) is an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player.
David Turner (dramatist)
David Turner (18 March 1927, Birmingham – 11 December 1990, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) was a British playwright.
David Turner (18 March 1927, Birmingham – 11 December 1990, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) was a British playwright.
David Wood (actor)
David Wood OBE (born 21 February 1944 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is an English-born actor and writer, called "the National Children's Dramatist" by The Times.
David Wood OBE (born 21 February 1944 in Sutton, Surrey, England) is an English-born actor and writer, called "the National Children's Dramatist" by The Times.
Delarivier Manley
Delarivier (sometimes spelt Delariviere, Delarivière or de la Rivière) Manley (1663 or c. 1670–1724) was an English novelist of amatory fiction, playwright, and political...
Delarivier (sometimes spelt Delariviere, Delarivière or de la Rivière) Manley (1663 or c. 1670–1724) was an English novelist of amatory fiction, playwright, and political...
Denis Cannan
Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011) was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer.
Denis Cannan (14 May 1919 – 25 September 2011) was a British dramatist, playwright and script writer.
Denise Deegan
Denise Deegan (born 1952) is an English novelist and playwright.
Denise Deegan (born 1952) is an English novelist and playwright.
Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly is a British writer for both the theatre and television.
Dennis Kelly is a British writer for both the theatre and television.
Dennis Potter
Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist.
Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist.
Derek Benfield
Derek Benfield was a British playwright and actor.
Derek Benfield was a British playwright and actor.
Desmond Chute
Father Desmond Macready Chute (1895–1962) was an English artist, who became a Catholic priest in 1927.
Father Desmond Macready Chute (1895–1962) was an English artist, who became a Catholic priest in 1927.
Dodie Smith
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright.
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright.
Don Taylor (director)
Donald Victor Taylor was an English writer, director and producer, active across theatre, radio and television for over forty years.
Donald Victor Taylor was an English writer, director and producer, active across theatre, radio and television for over forty years.
Donald Jack
Donald Lamont Jack was a Canadian novelist and playwright.
Donald Lamont Jack was a Canadian novelist and playwright.
Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing CH is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
Doris May Lessing CH is a Zimbabwean-British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer.
Dorothea Celesia
Dorothea Celesia (bap. 1738, died 1790) was a poet and playwright best known for Almida, her translation of Voltaire's Tancrède (1760).
Dorothea Celesia (bap. 1738, died 1790) was a poet and playwright best known for Almida, her translation of Voltaire's Tancrède (1760).
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (usually pronounced, although Sayers herself preferred and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this pronunciation; Oxford, 13 June 1893 – Witham, 17 Dece...
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (usually pronounced, although Sayers herself preferred and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this pronunciation; Oxford, 13 June 1893 – Witham, 17 Dece...
Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge (born 1960) is an English actor, director, and musician who trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Douglas Hodge (born 1960) is an English actor, director, and musician who trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Douglas Reed
Douglas Reed was a British journalist, playwright, novelist and author of a number of books of political analysis.
Douglas Reed was a British journalist, playwright, novelist and author of a number of books of political analysis.
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857) was an English dramatist and writer.
Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857) was an English dramatist and writer.
Duncan Greenwood
Duncan Greenwood (1919–1992) was an English playwright.
Duncan Greenwood (1919–1992) was an English playwright.
Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood
Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood have had eight plays professionally produced in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.
Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood have had eight plays professionally produced in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals.
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals.
Edith Carter (playwright)
Edith Carter was an English stage actor and playwright, who was active in the 1920s-30s.
Edith Carter was an English stage actor and playwright, who was active in the 1920s-30s.
Edmund John Eyre
Edmund John Eyre, was an English dramatist.
Edmund John Eyre, was an English dramatist.
Edmund Payne
Edmund Payne, was an actor, comedian, singer and dramatist best known for his comic appearances in Edwardian Musical Comedy.
Edmund Payne, was an actor, comedian, singer and dramatist best known for his comic appearances in Edwardian Musical Comedy.
Edward Bond
Edward Bond (born 18 July 1934) is an English playwright, theatre director, poet, theorist and screenwriter.
Edward Bond (born 18 July 1934) is an English playwright, theatre director, poet, theorist and screenwriter.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist.
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (12 April 155024 June 1604) was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era.
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (12 April 155024 June 1604) was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era.
Edward Filmer
Edward Filmer (fl. 1707), was an English dramatist.
Edward Filmer (fl. 1707), was an English dramatist.
Edward Fitzball
Edward Fitzball (1792 – 27 October 1873) was a popular English playwright, who specialised in melodrama.
Edward Fitzball (1792 – 27 October 1873) was a popular English playwright, who specialised in melodrama.
Edward Forsett
Edward Forset (or Forsett) (1553 – 1630) was an English writer, known for political works and as a playwright.
Edward Forset (or Forsett) (1553 – 1630) was an English writer, known for political works and as a playwright.
Edward Howard (playwright)
Edward Howard (1624 – c. 1700) was an English dramatist and author of the Restoration era.
Edward Howard (1624 – c. 1700) was an English dramatist and author of the Restoration era.
Edward Litt Laman Blanchard
Edward Litt Laman Blanchard, often referred to as E. L. Blanchard, (1820–1899) was a British writer who is best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime.
Edward Litt Laman Blanchard, often referred to as E. L. Blanchard, (1820–1899) was a British writer who is best known for his contributions to the Drury Lane pantomime.
Edward Moore (dramatist)
Edward Moore (March 22, 1712 – March 1, 1757), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, was born at Abingdon, Berkshire.
Edward Moore (March 22, 1712 – March 1, 1757), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, was born at Abingdon, Berkshire.
Edward Ravenscroft
Edward Ravenscroft (c.1654–1707), English dramatist, belonged to an ancient Flintshire family.
Edward Ravenscroft (c.1654–1707), English dramatist, belonged to an ancient Flintshire family.
Edward Rose
Edward Rose (August 7, 1849 - 31 December 1904) was an English dramatist and playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly The Prisoner of Zenda.
Edward Rose (August 7, 1849 - 31 December 1904) was an English dramatist and playwright, best known for his adaptations of novels for the stage, mainly The Prisoner of Zenda.
Edward Tullidge
Edward Wheelock Tullidge (September 30, 1829 – May 21, 1894) was a literary critic, newspaper editor, playwright, and historian of Utah Territory.
Edward Wheelock Tullidge (September 30, 1829 – May 21, 1894) was a literary critic, newspaper editor, playwright, and historian of Utah Territory.
Eliza Haywood
Eliza Haywood (1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.
Eliza Haywood (1693 – 25 February 1756), born Elizabeth Fowler, was an English writer, actress and publisher.
Elizabeth Baker
Elizabeth Baker (August 20, 1876 - March 1962) was an English playwright.
Elizabeth Baker (August 20, 1876 - March 1962) was an English playwright.
Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland
Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland (1585–1639), née Tanfield, was an English poet, translator, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland (1585–1639), née Tanfield, was an English poet, translator, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Craven
Elizabeth Craven, Princess Berkeley, previously "Lady Craven" of Hamstead Marshall, was an author, playwright, traveller, and socialite, perhaps best known for her travelogues.
Elizabeth Craven, Princess Berkeley, previously "Lady Craven" of Hamstead Marshall, was an author, playwright, traveller, and socialite, perhaps best known for her travelogues.
Elizabeth Egerton
Elizabeth Egerton, countess of Bridgewater, was an English writer.
Elizabeth Egerton, countess of Bridgewater, was an English writer.
Elizabeth Inchbald
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (1753–1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist.
Elizabeth Polack
Elizabeth Polack was an English playwright of the 1830s, notable for having been described by chroniclers of the period as England's first Jewish woman melodramatist.
Elizabeth Polack was an English playwright of the 1830s, notable for having been described by chroniclers of the period as England's first Jewish woman melodramatist.
Elizabeth Polwheele
Elizabeth Polewhele (ca. 1651–ca. 1691), playwright, was one of the first women to write for the professional stage in London.
Elizabeth Polewhele (ca. 1651–ca. 1691), playwright, was one of the first women to write for the professional stage in London.
Ella Hickson
Ella Hickson (born 1985) is a playwright and theatrical director who was brought up in Surrey near Guildford and educated at Guildford High School from 1996-2003.
Ella Hickson (born 1985) is a playwright and theatrical director who was brought up in Surrey near Guildford and educated at Guildford High School from 1996-2003.
Emilia Aylmer Blake
Emilia Aylmer Blake, also known as Emilia Aylmer Gowing, (1846–1905) was a British dramatist, novelist and poet.
Emilia Aylmer Blake, also known as Emilia Aylmer Gowing, (1846–1905) was a British dramatist, novelist and poet.
Enid Bagnold
Enid Algerine Bagnold, Lady Jones, CBE, known by her maiden name as Enid Bagnold, was a British author and playwright, best known for the 1935 story National Velvet which was filmed in...
Enid Algerine Bagnold, Lady Jones, CBE, known by her maiden name as Enid Bagnold, was a British author and playwright, best known for the 1935 story National Velvet which was filmed in...
Ernest Dudley
Ernest Dudley (23 July 1908 – 1 February 2006) was an English actor, dramatist, novelist, journalist and screenwriter.
Ernest Dudley (23 July 1908 – 1 February 2006) was an English actor, dramatist, novelist, journalist and screenwriter.
Esmé Wynne-Tyson
Esmé Wynne-Tyson (29 June 1898 – 17 January 1972) was an English actress and writer.
Esmé Wynne-Tyson (29 June 1898 – 17 January 1972) was an English actress and writer.
Esther McCracken
Esther McCracken (née Armstrong, 1902–1971) was a British actress and playwright.
Esther McCracken (née Armstrong, 1902–1971) was a British actress and playwright.
Evadne Price
Evadne Price, who wrote mostly under the pseudonym Helen Zenna Smith, was an English journalist, author, playwright, actress, astrologer and media personality.
Evadne Price, who wrote mostly under the pseudonym Helen Zenna Smith, was an English journalist, author, playwright, actress, astrologer and media personality.
Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer.
Ewan MacColl was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer.
Fanny Kemble
Frances Anne Kemble (27 November 1809 - 15 January 1893), was a notable British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-nineteenth century.
Frances Anne Kemble (27 November 1809 - 15 January 1893), was a notable British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-nineteenth century.
Fettiplace Bellers
Fettiplace Bellers (23 September 1687 - c. 1742) was an English dramatist and philosophical writer.
Fettiplace Bellers (23 September 1687 - c. 1742) was an English dramatist and philosophical writer.
Frances Boothby
Frances Boothby (fl. 1669–1670), playwright, was the first woman to have a play produced in London: her tragicomedy, Marcelia, or, The Treacherous Friend, was performed by the King's Company...
Frances Boothby (fl. 1669–1670), playwright, was the first woman to have a play produced in London: her tragicomedy, Marcelia, or, The Treacherous Friend, was performed by the King's Company...
Frances Burney
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Frances Burney (1776–1828)
Frances Burney (1776–1828) was a playwright and governess.
Frances Burney (1776–1828) was a playwright and governess.
Francis Albert Marshall
Francis Albert Marshall (November 1840, London–28 December 1889, London) was a British playwright.
Francis Albert Marshall (November 1840, London–28 December 1889, London) was a British playwright.
Francis Burnand
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand (29 November 1836 – 21 April 1917), often credited as F. C. Burnand, was an English comic writer and dramatist.
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand (29 November 1836 – 21 April 1917), often credited as F. C. Burnand, was an English comic writer and dramatist.
Francis Durbridge
Francis Henry Durbridge (25 November 1912, Hull – 11 April 1998, London) was an English playwright and author.
Francis Henry Durbridge (25 November 1912, Hull – 11 April 1998, London) was an English playwright and author.
Francis Lathom
Francis Lathom (14 July 1774 – 19 May 1832) was a British gothic novelist and playwright.
Francis Lathom (14 July 1774 – 19 May 1832) was a British gothic novelist and playwright.
Francis Neilson
Francis Neilson (26 January 1867 – 13 April 1961), was an accomplished actor, playwright, stage director, political figure (former Member of the British House of Commons) avid lecturer, an...
Francis Neilson (26 January 1867 – 13 April 1961), was an accomplished actor, playwright, stage director, political figure (former Member of the British House of Commons) avid lecturer, an...
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Frank Cottrell Boyce (born 23 September 1959) is a British screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Win...
Frank Cottrell Boyce (born 23 September 1959) is a British screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Win...
Frank Desprez
Frank Desprez (9 February 1853 – 25 November 1916) was an English playwright, essayist, and poet.
Frank Desprez (9 February 1853 – 25 November 1916) was an English playwright, essayist, and poet.
Fraser Harrison
Fraser Harrison (b1944) is an English writer.
Fraser Harrison (b1944) is an English writer.
Fred Lawless
Fred Lawless is a British writer from Liverpool who has written for television, radio and theatre.
Fred Lawless is a British writer from Liverpool who has written for television, radio and theatre.
Fred Thompson (writer)
Frederick A. Thompson, usually credited as Fred Thompson (24 January 1884 – 10 April 1949) was an English writer, best known as a librettist for about fifty British and American musical c...
Frederick A. Thompson, usually credited as Fred Thompson (24 January 1884 – 10 April 1949) was an English writer, best known as a librettist for about fifty British and American musical c...
Frederic Reynolds
Frederic Reynolds was a British playwright and theatrical producer in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Frederic Reynolds was a British playwright and theatrical producer in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Frederick Knott
Frederick Major Paull Knott (28 August 1916 — 17 December 2002) was an English playwright, best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in...
Frederick Major Paull Knott (28 August 1916 — 17 December 2002) was an English playwright, best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in...
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke (3 October 1554 – 30 September 1628), known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Grevi...
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, de jure 13th Baron Latimer and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke (3 October 1554 – 30 September 1628), known before 1621 as Sir Fulke Grevi...
Gary Bleasdale
Gary Bleasdale is an actor and playwright.
Gary Bleasdale is an actor and playwright.
George Arliss
George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States.
George Arliss was an English actor, author and filmmaker who found success in the United States.
George Chapman
George Chapman (c. 1559 – 12 May 1634) was an English dramatist, translator, and poet.
George Chapman (c. 1559 – 12 May 1634) was an English dramatist, translator, and poet.
George Colman the Elder
George Colman (April, 1732 - 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, Geo...
George Colman (April, 1732 - 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, Geo...
George Colman the Younger
George Colman (21 October 1762 – 17 October 1836), known as "the Younger", English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was the son of George Colman "the Elder".
George Colman (21 October 1762 – 17 October 1836), known as "the Younger", English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was the son of George Colman "the Elder".
George Dance (dramatist)
George Dance (14 October 1857 - 22 October 1932) was an English lyricist and librettist in the 1890s and an important theatrical manager at the beginning of the 20th century.
George Dance (14 October 1857 - 22 October 1932) was an English lyricist and librettist in the 1890s and an important theatrical manager at the beginning of the 20th century.
George Daniel (writer)
George Daniel was an English miscellaneous writer and book collector.
George Daniel was an English miscellaneous writer and book collector.
George Dibdin-Pitt
George Dibdin-Pitt was a British actor, stage manager and prolific playwright, specializung in melodrama.
George Dibdin-Pitt was a British actor, stage manager and prolific playwright, specializung in melodrama.
George Edward Ayscough
George Edward Ayscough (died 1779) was an English dramatist and traveller.
George Edward Ayscough (died 1779) was an English dramatist and traveller.
George Grossmith, Jr.
George Grossmith, Jr. was a British actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comedies.
George Grossmith, Jr. was a British actor, theatre producer and manager, director, playwright and songwriter, best remembered for his work in and with Edwardian musical comedies.
George Lillo
George Lillo (3 February 1691 – 4 September 1739) was an English playwright and tragedian.
George Lillo (3 February 1691 – 4 September 1739) was an English playwright and tragedian.
George Powell (playwright)
George Powell was a 17th century London actor and playwright who was a member of the United Company.
George Powell was a 17th century London actor and playwright who was a member of the United Company.
George Robert Sims
George Robert Sims (2 September 1847 - 4 September 1922) was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant.
George Robert Sims (2 September 1847 - 4 September 1922) was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant.
Gerald Savory
Gerald Savory (17 November 1909 – 9 February 1996) was an English playwright and screenwriter specialising in comedies.
Gerald Savory (17 November 1909 – 9 February 1996) was an English playwright and screenwriter specialising in comedies.
Giles Cooper
Giles Stannus Cooper (9 August 1918 - 2 December 1966) was an Anglo-Irish playwright and prolific radio dramatist, writing over sixty scripts for BBC radio and television.
Giles Stannus Cooper (9 August 1918 - 2 December 1966) was an Anglo-Irish playwright and prolific radio dramatist, writing over sixty scripts for BBC radio and television.
Gillian Hiscott
Gillian Hiscott is an author and playwright, born in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, in 1959 whose plays have been performed both in London and at the Edinburgh Festival.
Gillian Hiscott is an author and playwright, born in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, in 1959 whose plays have been performed both in London and at the Edinburgh Festival.
Gladys Bronwyn Stern
Gladys Bronwyn Stern or GB Stern, 1890–1973, born Gladys Bertha Stern in London, England, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism.
Gladys Bronwyn Stern or GB Stern, 1890–1973, born Gladys Bertha Stern in London, England, wrote many novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism.
Gordon Bottomley
Gordon Bottomley (1874–1948) was an English poet, known particularly for his verse dramas.
Gordon Bottomley (1874–1948) was an English poet, known particularly for his verse dramas.
Graham Farrow
Graham Ronald Farrow is an award-winning English playwright who lives in Yarm-on-Tees.
Graham Ronald Farrow is an award-winning English playwright who lives in Yarm-on-Tees.
Gregory Motton
Gregory Motton (born 1961) is a British playwright, most of whose work has been done in France.
Gregory Motton (born 1961) is a British playwright, most of whose work has been done in France.
Gregory Norminton
Gregory Norminton is a writer and environmentalist born in Berkshire, England, in 1976.
Gregory Norminton is a writer and environmentalist born in Berkshire, England, in 1976.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (born Watford) is an award-winning British Sikh writer.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (born Watford) is an award-winning British Sikh writer.
Guy du Maurier
Guy Louis Busson du Maurier, D.S.O. was an English soldier and playwright.
Guy Louis Busson du Maurier, D.S.O. was an English soldier and playwright.
H.F. Maltby
Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War, until the 1950s.
Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War, until the 1950s.
Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer.
Hanif Kureishi CBE (born December 5, 1954) is an English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer.
Hannah Brand
Hannah Brand (1754–1821), actress and playwright, was born in Norwich where she ran a "young Ladies Boarding School, No. 18, St. Giles's Broad-street" with her sister, Mary, until she turned to ...
Hannah Brand (1754–1821), actress and playwright, was born in Norwich where she ran a "young Ladies Boarding School, No. 18, St. Giles's Broad-street" with her sister, Mary, until she turned to ...
Hannah Cowley
Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English dramatist and poet.
Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English dramatist and poet.
Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright.
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright.
Harold Brighouse
Harold Brighouse (26 July 1882 – 25 July 1958) was an English playwright and author whose best known play is Hobson's Choice.
Harold Brighouse (26 July 1882 – 25 July 1958) was an English playwright and author whose best known play is Hobson's Choice.
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a Nobel Prize-winning English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor.
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a Nobel Prize-winning English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor.
Harriet Lee
Harriet Lee was a novelist and playwright.
Harriet Lee was a novelist and playwright.
Harry Arthur Saintsbury
Harry Arthur Saintsbury, usually called H. A. Saintsbury (18 December 1869 – 19 June 1939) was an English actor and playwright.
Harry Arthur Saintsbury, usually called H. A. Saintsbury (18 December 1869 – 19 June 1939) was an English actor and playwright.
Harry Greenbank
Harry Greenbank (11 September 1865 – 26 February 1899) was an English author and dramatist best known for contributing lyrics to the successful series musicals produced at Daly's Theatre by Geor...
Harry Greenbank (11 September 1865 – 26 February 1899) was an English author and dramatist best known for contributing lyrics to the successful series musicals produced at Daly's Theatre by Geor...
Heidi Thomas
Heidi Thomas (born 13 August 1962, Garston, Liverpool) is an English screenwriter and playwright.
Heidi Thomas (born 13 August 1962, Garston, Liverpool) is an English screenwriter and playwright.
Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland
Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1663.
Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1663.
Henry Chettle
Henry Chettle (c. 1564 – c. 1607) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer of the Elizabethan era.
Henry Chettle (c. 1564 – c. 1607) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer of the Elizabethan era.
Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.
Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.
Henry Hamilton (playwright)
Henry Hamilton (Nunhead, Surrey, England, c. 1853 – 4 September 1918, Sandgate, Kent, England) was an English playwright, lyricist, and critic.
Henry Hamilton (Nunhead, Surrey, England, c. 1853 – 4 September 1918, Sandgate, Kent, England) was an English playwright, lyricist, and critic.
Henry Higden
Henry Higden (fl. 1693), was an English poet and dramatist.
Henry Higden (fl. 1693), was an English poet and dramatist.
Henry James Byron
Henry James Byron (8 January 1835 – 11 April 1884) was a prolific English dramatist, as well as an editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor.
Henry James Byron (8 January 1835 – 11 April 1884) was a prolific English dramatist, as well as an editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor.
Henry Killigrew (playwright)
Dr Henry Killigrew (1613-1700) was the fifth and youngest son of Robert Killigrew and his wife Mary.
Dr Henry Killigrew (1613-1700) was the fifth and youngest son of Robert Killigrew and his wife Mary.
Henry Leslie (playwright)
Henry Leslie (1830-1881), was a British actor and playwright active over the mid nineteenth century.
Henry Leslie (1830-1881), was a British actor and playwright active over the mid nineteenth century.
Henry Livings
Henry Livings was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television and theatre from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Henry Livings was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television and theatre from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Henry Medwall
Henry Medwall (c. 1462 – 1502) was the first known English vernacular dramatist.
Henry Medwall (c. 1462 – 1502) was the first known English vernacular dramatist.
Henry Naylor
Henry Naylor is a British comedy writer and performer, best known for his work with comedy partner Andy Parsons in Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections.
Henry Naylor is a British comedy writer and performer, best known for his work with comedy partner Andy Parsons in Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections.
Henry Pottinger Stephens
Henry Pottinger Stephens, also known as Henry Beauchamp (1851 – 11 February 1903), was an English dramatist and journalist.
Henry Pottinger Stephens, also known as Henry Beauchamp (1851 – 11 February 1903), was an English dramatist and journalist.
Henry Sambrooke Leigh
Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837–1883) was a writer and playwright.
Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837–1883) was a writer and playwright.
Henry Taylor (dramatist)
Sir Henry Taylor (18 October 1800 – 27 March 1886) was an English dramatist.
Sir Henry Taylor (18 October 1800 – 27 March 1886) was an English dramatist.
Henry Treece
Henry Treece (22 December 1911 – 10 June 1966) was a British poet and writer, who worked also as a teacher, and editor.
Henry Treece (22 December 1911 – 10 June 1966) was a British poet and writer, who worked also as a teacher, and editor.
Herman Charles Merivale
Herman Charles Merivale MA (27 January 1839 – 17 August 1906) was an English dramatist and poet, son of Herman Merivale.
Herman Charles Merivale MA (27 January 1839 – 17 August 1906) was an English dramatist and poet, son of Herman Merivale.
Howard Brenton
Howard John Brenton (born 13 December 1942) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Howard John Brenton (born 13 December 1942) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Hugh Whitemore
Hugh Whitemore (born 1936) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Hugh Whitemore (born 1936) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams (born 6 March 1904, Bexhill-on-Sea - died 7 December 1969, London) was an English actor and dramatist of Welsh descent.
Hugh Williams (born 6 March 1904, Bexhill-on-Sea - died 7 December 1969, London) was an English actor and dramatist of Welsh descent.
Hugo John Belfour
Hugo John Belfour is an English poet and priest.
Hugo John Belfour is an English poet and priest.
Ian McMillan (poet)
Ian McMillan is a British poet, journalist, playwright and broadcaster best known for his distinctive, precisely articulated and histrionically-exaggerated regional accent.
Ian McMillan is a British poet, journalist, playwright and broadcaster best known for his distinctive, precisely articulated and histrionically-exaggerated regional accent.
Imogen Stubbs
Imogen Stubbs, Lady Nunn is an English actress and playwright.
Imogen Stubbs, Lady Nunn is an English actress and playwright.
Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch DBE (15 July 19198 February 1999) was an Irish-born British author and philosopher, best known for her novels about political and social questions of good and evil, sexual rel...
Dame Iris Murdoch DBE (15 July 19198 February 1999) was an Irish-born British author and philosopher, best known for her novels about political and social questions of good and evil, sexual rel...
J. B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley, OM, known as J. B. Priestley, was an English novelist, playwright and broadcaster.
John Boynton Priestley, OM, known as J. B. Priestley, was an English novelist, playwright and broadcaster.
J. Comyns Carr
Joseph William Comyns Carr was an English drama and art critic, gallery director, author, poet, playwright and theatre manager.
Joseph William Comyns Carr was an English drama and art critic, gallery director, author, poet, playwright and theatre manager.
Jack Popplewell
Jack Popplewell (22 March 1911 – 16 November 1996) was an English writer and playwright.
Jack Popplewell (22 March 1911 – 16 November 1996) was an English writer and playwright.
Jack Pulman
Jack Pulman (11 July 1925 - 29 May 1979) was an award-winning British television screenwriter, most famous for the critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television series, I, Claudius, based on the ...
Jack Pulman (11 July 1925 - 29 May 1979) was an award-winning British television screenwriter, most famous for the critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television series, I, Claudius, based on the ...
Jack Rosenthal
Jack Morris Rosenthal CBE (8 September 1931 - 29 May 2004) was an English playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and over 150 screenplays, including...
Jack Morris Rosenthal CBE (8 September 1931 - 29 May 2004) was an English playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and over 150 screenplays, including...
James Bland Burgess
Sir James Bland Burgess (1752–1824) or Burges was an author, barrister and MP. He went to Westminster School and then entered University College, Oxford in 1770 before studying law at Lincol...
Sir James Bland Burgess (1752–1824) or Burges was an author, barrister and MP. He went to Westminster School and then entered University College, Oxford in 1770 before studying law at Lincol...
James Boaden
James Boaden (1762–1839) was an English biographer, dramatist, and journalist.
James Boaden (1762–1839) was an English biographer, dramatist, and journalist.
James Fennell
James Fennell was an English actor and dramatist.
James Fennell was an English actor and dramatist.
James Howard (dramatist)
James Howard was an English dramatist and member of a Royalist family during the English Civil War and the Restoration.
James Howard was an English dramatist and member of a Royalist family during the English Civil War and the Restoration.
James Kenney (dramatist)
James Kenney (1780-25 July 1849) was an English dramatist, the son of James Kenney, one of the founders of Boodles' Club in London.
James Kenney (1780-25 July 1849) was an English dramatist, the son of James Kenney, one of the founders of Boodles' Club in London.
James Love (poet)
James Love (1722–1774) was the pseudonym of British poet, playwright and actor James Dance.
James Love (1722–1774) was the pseudonym of British poet, playwright and actor James Dance.
James Martin Charlton
James Martin Charlton is an English playwright, theatre director and filmmaker.
James Martin Charlton is an English playwright, theatre director and filmmaker.
James Mathews Leigh
James Mathews Leigh (1808 – 20 April 1860) was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic.
James Mathews Leigh (1808 – 20 April 1860) was an English art educator, painter, writer, dramatist and critic.
James Miller (playwright)
James Miller (1703–1744) was an English playwright, poet, librettist, and minister.
James Miller (1703–1744) was an English playwright, poet, librettist, and minister.
James Moore Smythe
James Moore Smythe (1702 – October 18, 1734) was an English playwright, fop,and wastrel.
James Moore Smythe (1702 – October 18, 1734) was an English playwright, fop,and wastrel.
James Plumptre
James Plumptre was an English clergyman and dramatist.
James Plumptre was an English clergyman and dramatist.
James Roland MacLaren
James Roland MacLaren was a British actor and playwright who was born on 10 June 1839 in Bonhill, Scotland, but spent most of his adult life in Sunderland, England.
James Roland MacLaren was a British actor and playwright who was born on 10 June 1839 in Bonhill, Scotland, but spent most of his adult life in Sunderland, England.
James Saunders (playwright)
James Saunders (8 January 1925—29 January 2004) was a prolific English playwright born in Islington, London.
James Saunders (8 January 1925—29 January 2004) was a prolific English playwright born in Islington, London.
James T. Tanner
James Tolman Tanner was an English stage director and dramatist who wrote many of the successful musicals produced by George Edwardes.
James Tolman Tanner was an English stage director and dramatist who wrote many of the successful musicals produced by George Edwardes.
James Townley
Rev. James Townley (6 May 1714 – 5 July 1778) was an English dramatist and anonymous playwright, the second son of Charles Townley, a merchant.
Rev. James Townley (6 May 1714 – 5 July 1778) was an English dramatist and anonymous playwright, the second son of Charles Townley, a merchant.
James Worsdale
James Worsdale (c. 1692 - June 10, 1767) was an Irish and English portrait painter, actor, literary fraud, and libertine whose lively conversation, wittiness, and boldness allowed him to mov...
James Worsdale (c. 1692 - June 10, 1767) was an Irish and English portrait painter, actor, literary fraud, and libertine whose lively conversation, wittiness, and boldness allowed him to mov...
Jane Cavendish
Daughter of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, and later the wife of Charles Cheyne, Viscount Newhaven, Lady Jane Cavendish (1621–1669) was a noted poet and playwright.
Daughter of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, and later the wife of Charles Cheyne, Viscount Newhaven, Lady Jane Cavendish (1621–1669) was a noted poet and playwright.
Jane Lumley
Jane (or Joanna), Lady Lumley (née Fitzalan) (1537–1578) was the first person to translate Euripides into English.
Jane (or Joanna), Lady Lumley (née Fitzalan) (1537–1578) was the first person to translate Euripides into English.
Jane Scott (theatre manager)
Jane M. Scott (1779–1839) was a British theatre manager, performer, and playwright.
Jane M. Scott (1779–1839) was a British theatre manager, performer, and playwright.
Jasper Mayne
Jasper Mayne (1604 – 6 December 1672) was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist.
Jasper Mayne (1604 – 6 December 1672) was an English clergyman, translator, and a minor poet and dramatist.
Jennie Franks
Jennie Franks is an English photographer, actress, and playwright.
Jennie Franks is an English photographer, actress, and playwright.
Jeremy Brooks
Jeremy Brooks (born in Southampton in 1926, died in Gwynedd, North Wales, 1994) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist.
Jeremy Brooks (born in Southampton in 1926, died in Gwynedd, North Wales, 1994) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist.
Jez Butterworth
Jeremy “Jez” Butterworth (born March 1969) is an English dramatist and film director.
Jeremy “Jez” Butterworth (born March 1969) is an English dramatist and film director.
Jim Allen (playwright)
James "Jim" Allen was a socialist playwright from England, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach.
James "Jim" Allen was a socialist playwright from England, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach.
Jim Cartwright
Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born at Farnworth, Lancashire, England.
Jim Cartwright (born 27 June 1958) is an English dramatist, born at Farnworth, Lancashire, England.
Jim Smith (writer)
James Edward Smith (credited as Jim Smith; born in Solihull in 1978, a former resident of Studley and current resident of Bloomsbury, London) is a writer and critic best known for writing ...
James Edward Smith (credited as Jim Smith; born in Solihull in 1978, a former resident of Studley and current resident of Bloomsbury, London) is a writer and critic best known for writing ...
Jimmy Chinn
Jimmy Chinn was an actor and most notably a playwright.
Jimmy Chinn was an actor and most notably a playwright.
Jimmy McGovern
Jimmy McGovern is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool.
Jimmy McGovern is a BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter from Liverpool.
Joan Henry
Joan Constance Anne Henry (8 April 1914–2000) was an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
Joan Constance Anne Henry (8 April 1914–2000) was an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
Joanna Laurens
Joanna Laurens is an English playwright.
Joanna Laurens is an English playwright.
Joe Orton
John Kingsley ("Joe") Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), an English playwright and author.
John Kingsley ("Joe") Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), an English playwright and author.
Joe Penhall
Joe Penhall (born 1967) is an award-winning British playwright and screenwriter from London.
Joe Penhall (born 1967) is an award-winning British playwright and screenwriter from London.
Joel Horwood
Joel Horwood is an award-winning British playwright has been a member of the Royal Court/BBC 50 scheme and is currently on attachment at Hampstead Theatre.
Joel Horwood is an award-winning British playwright has been a member of the Royal Court/BBC 50 scheme and is currently on attachment at Hampstead Theatre.
John Arden
John Arden (26 October 1930 – 28 March 2012) was an English playwright whose works tended to expose social issues of personal concern.
John Arden (26 October 1930 – 28 March 2012) was an English playwright whose works tended to expose social issues of personal concern.
John Baldwin Buckstone
John Baldwin Buckstone was an English actor, playwright and comedian who wrote 150 plays, the first of which was produced in 1826.
John Baldwin Buckstone was an English actor, playwright and comedian who wrote 150 plays, the first of which was produced in 1826.
John Banks (playwright)
John Banks was an English playwright of the Restoration era.
John Banks was an English playwright of the Restoration era.
John Brown (essayist)
John Brown was an English divine and author.
John Brown was an English divine and author.
John Carr (writer and scholar)
John Carr LL.D. was a County Durham born schoolmaster and writer.
John Carr LL.D. was a County Durham born schoolmaster and writer.
John Caryll (senior)
John Caryll (1625–1711), 1st Baron Caryll of Durford in the Jacobite Peerage, was a poet, dramatist, and diplomat; not to be confused with his nephew, John Caryll, the dedicatee of Alexand...
John Caryll (1625–1711), 1st Baron Caryll of Durford in the Jacobite Peerage, was a poet, dramatist, and diplomat; not to be confused with his nephew, John Caryll, the dedicatee of Alexand...
John Dennis (dramatist)
John Dennis (1657 – 6 January 1734) was an English critic and dramatist, born in Harrow, London He was educated at Harrow School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1679.
John Dennis (1657 – 6 January 1734) was an English critic and dramatist, born in Harrow, London He was educated at Harrow School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1679.
John Dighton
John Dighton was a successful British playwright and screenwriter.
John Dighton was a successful British playwright and screenwriter.
John Drinkwater (playwright)
John Drinkwater (1 June 1882 - 25 March 1937) was an English poet and dramatist.
John Drinkwater (1 June 1882 - 25 March 1937) was an English poet and dramatist.
John Dryden
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known i...
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known i...
John Henderson (actor)
John Henderson was an English actor, known as "The Bath Roscius", who inherited David Garrick's mantle as the greatest Shakesperean actor.
John Henderson was an English actor, known as "The Bath Roscius", who inherited David Garrick's mantle as the greatest Shakesperean actor.
John Heywood
John Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs.
John Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs.
John Hill (author)
John Hill, called because of his Swedish honours, "Sir" John Hill, was an English author and botanist.
John Hill, called because of his Swedish honours, "Sir" John Hill, was an English author and botanist.
John Lacy (playwright)
John Lacy (c. 1615? – September 17, 1681) was an English comic actor and playwright during the Restoration era.
John Lacy (c. 1615? – September 17, 1681) was an English comic actor and playwright during the Restoration era.
John Lyly
John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c.
John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c.
John Maddison Morton
John Maddison Morton (3 January 1811 – 19 December 1891) was an English playwright who specialized in one-act farces.
John Maddison Morton (3 January 1811 – 19 December 1891) was an English playwright who specialized in one-act farces.
John Marston
John Marston (baptised 7 October 1576 – London, 25 June 1634) was an English poet, playwright and satirist during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
John Marston (baptised 7 October 1576 – London, 25 June 1634) was an English poet, playwright and satirist during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
John Marston (Poet)
John Marston (baptised 7 October 1576 – London, 25 June 1634) was an English poet, playwright and satirist during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
John Marston (baptised 7 October 1576 – London, 25 June 1634) was an English poet, playwright and satirist during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
John McGrath (playwright)
John Peter McGrath,, was a Liverpudlian-Irish playwright and theatre theorist who grew up in Wales and notably took up the cause of Scottish independence in his plays.
John Peter McGrath,, was a Liverpudlian-Irish playwright and theatre theorist who grew up in Wales and notably took up the cause of Scottish independence in his plays.
John Melton
Sir John Melton was an English merchant, writer and politician.
Sir John Melton was an English merchant, writer and politician.
John Mortimer
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author.
Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE, QC was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author.
John Mottley
John Mottley was an English writer, known as a dramatist, and biographer and compiler of jokes.
John Mottley was an English writer, known as a dramatist, and biographer and compiler of jokes.
John Osborne
John James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment.
John James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment.
John Oxenford
John Oxenford (12 August 1812 – 21 February 1877), English dramatist, was born at Camberwell, London, England.
John Oxenford (12 August 1812 – 21 February 1877), English dramatist, was born at Camberwell, London, England.
John Poole (playwright)
John Poole, Esq. (1786–1872), an English playwright, was one of the earliest and best known 19th century playwrights of the comic drama, the farce.
John Poole, Esq. (1786–1872), an English playwright, was one of the earliest and best known 19th century playwrights of the comic drama, the farce.
John Rafter Lee
John Rafter Lee is a British actor, voice actor, professional narrator, and playwright who is best known for his portrayal of the mysterious Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux.
John Rafter Lee is a British actor, voice actor, professional narrator, and playwright who is best known for his portrayal of the mysterious Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux.
John Retallack
John Retallack (born 1952) is a British director.
John Retallack (born 1952) is a British director.
John Roman Baker
John Roman Baker (born 2 Sept 1944) is a British poet and playwright mainly associated with the work of Aputheatre (formerly Aids Positive Underground Theatre).
John Roman Baker (born 2 Sept 1944) is a British poet and playwright mainly associated with the work of Aputheatre (formerly Aids Positive Underground Theatre).
John Smith (English poet)
John Smith (1662–1717) was an English poet and playwright.
John Smith (1662–1717) was an English poet and playwright.
John Tatham
John Tatham was an English dramatist of the mid-seventeenth century.
John Tatham was an English dramatist of the mid-seventeenth century.
John Till Allingham
John Till Allingham (fl. 1799–1810), was an English dramatist.
John Till Allingham (fl. 1799–1810), was an English dramatist.
John Tobin (dramatist)
John Tobin (28 January 1770 – 7 December 1804) was a British playwright, who was for most of his life unsuccessful, but in the year of his death made a hit with The Honey Moon.
John Tobin (28 January 1770 – 7 December 1804) was a British playwright, who was for most of his life unsuccessful, but in the year of his death made a hit with The Honey Moon.
John Vanbrugh
Sir John Vanbrugh was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
Sir John Vanbrugh was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
John Webster
John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century E...
John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century E...
John Westland Marston
John Westland Marston (30 January 1819 – 5 January 1890) was an English dramatist.
John Westland Marston (30 January 1819 – 5 January 1890) was an English dramatist.
John Wilson (playwright)
John Wilson (1627–1696) was an English playwright.
John Wilson (1627–1696) was an English playwright.
Jonathan Harvey (playwright)
Jonathan Harvey (born 1968) is a British playwright whose work has earned multiple awards.
Jonathan Harvey (born 1968) is a British playwright whose work has earned multiple awards.
Jonathan Holmes (theatre director)
Jonathan Holmes (born 28 October 1975 in South Yorkshire) is a UK theatre director and writer.
Jonathan Holmes (born 28 October 1975 in South Yorkshire) is a UK theatre director and writer.
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician.
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician.
Joseph Aston
Joseph Aston (1762 – 19 October 1844) was an English journalist, dramatist, and miscellaneous writer.
Joseph Aston (1762 – 19 October 1844) was an English journalist, dramatist, and miscellaneous writer.
Joseph Ebsworth
Joseph Ebsworth, was an English dramatist and musician.
Joseph Ebsworth, was an English dramatist and musician.
Joseph Edwards Carpenter
Joseph Edwards Carpenter was an English playwright, composer and songwriter.
Joseph Edwards Carpenter was an English playwright, composer and songwriter.
Joseph Moser
Joseph Moser (1748 – 22 May 1819) was an English artist, author, and magistrate.
Joseph Moser (1748 – 22 May 1819) was an English artist, author, and magistrate.
Julia Darling
Julia Darling (21 August 1956 – 13 April 2005) was an award-winning British novelist, poet and dramatist.
Julia Darling (21 August 1956 – 13 April 2005) was an award-winning British novelist, poet and dramatist.
Julian Bleach
Julian Bleach is an English actor who is best known as co-creator and "M. C." of Shockheaded Peter, a musical entertainment based on the works of Heinrich Hoffmann, which won the 2002 Olivie...
Julian Bleach is an English actor who is best known as co-creator and "M. C." of Shockheaded Peter, a musical entertainment based on the works of Heinrich Hoffmann, which won the 2002 Olivie...
Julian Mitchell
Julian Mitchell FRSL, full name Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell, is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist.
Julian Mitchell FRSL, full name Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell, is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist.
Karoline Leach
Karoline Leach (born July 20, 1967) is a British playwright and author, best known for her book In the Shadow of the Dreamchild (ISBN 0-7206-1044-3), which re-examines the life of Lewis Carr...
Karoline Leach (born July 20, 1967) is a British playwright and author, best known for her book In the Shadow of the Dreamchild (ISBN 0-7206-1044-3), which re-examines the life of Lewis Carr...
Kate Saffin
Kate Saffin is a writer and performer based on the Oxford Canal.
Kate Saffin is a writer and performer based on the Oxford Canal.
Kay Adshead
Kay Adshead (born 1954) is a British actress, poet, and playwright.
Kay Adshead (born 1954) is a British actress, poet, and playwright.
Keith Topping
Keith Andrew Topping (born in Walker, Tyneside), is an author, journalist and broadcaster most closely associated with his work relating to the BBC Television series Doctor Who and for wri...
Keith Andrew Topping (born in Walker, Tyneside), is an author, journalist and broadcaster most closely associated with his work relating to the BBC Television series Doctor Who and for wri...
Keith Waterhouse
Keith Spencer Waterhouse CBE was a novelist, newspaper columnist, and the writer of many television series.
Keith Spencer Waterhouse CBE was a novelist, newspaper columnist, and the writer of many television series.
Kieron Barry
Kieron Barry is a British playwright.
Kieron Barry is a British playwright.
Kitty Clive
Catherine "Kitty" Clive (née Raftor) (1711 – 6 December 1785) was a British actress of considerable repute on the stages of London.
Catherine "Kitty" Clive (née Raftor) (1711 – 6 December 1785) was a British actress of considerable repute on the stages of London.
L. du Garde Peach
Lawrence du Garde Peach (14 February 1890 – 31 December 1974) was an English author and playwright for radio, stage and screen.
Lawrence du Garde Peach (14 February 1890 – 31 December 1974) was an English author and playwright for radio, stage and screen.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer.
The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (15 May 1689 – 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer.
Lance Sieveking
Lance Sieveking (19 March 1896 – 6 January 1972) was an English writer and pioneer BBC radio and television producer.
Lance Sieveking (19 March 1896 – 6 January 1972) was an English writer and pioneer BBC radio and television producer.
Laura Wade
Laura Wade (born 16 October 1977 in Bedford, England) is a British playwright.
Laura Wade (born 16 October 1977 in Bedford, England) is a British playwright.
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving (1871-1914) was an English dramatist and novelist.
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving (1871-1914) was an English dramatist and novelist.
Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence George Durrell (February 27, 1912—November 7, 1990), was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to...
Lawrence George Durrell (February 27, 1912—November 7, 1990), was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to...
Lee Hall (playwright)
Lee Hall (born 1966 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Lee Hall (born 1966 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English playwright and screenwriter.
Leicester Silk Buckingham
Leicester Silk Buckingham (1825–1867) was an English dramatist, who achieved considerable popularity as a playwright, several of his free adaptations of French comedies being produced in London ...
Leicester Silk Buckingham (1825–1867) was an English dramatist, who achieved considerable popularity as a playwright, several of his free adaptations of French comedies being produced in London ...
Leo Butler
Leo Butler is a British playwright.
Leo Butler is a British playwright.
Leo Marks
Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright.
Leopold Samuel Marks (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English cryptographer, screenwriter and playwright.
Leopold Davis Lewis
Leopold Davis Lewis (1828 – February 23, 1890), was an English dramatist.
Leopold Davis Lewis (1828 – February 23, 1890), was an English dramatist.
Lesley Glaister
Lesley Glaister (born 1956, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK) is a British novelist and playwright.
Lesley Glaister (born 1956, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK) is a British novelist and playwright.
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.
Leslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.
Leslie Stokes
Leslie Stokes was an English playwright and BBC radio producer and director.
Leslie Stokes was an English playwright and BBC radio producer and director.
Lewis Gielgud
Lewis Evelyn Gielgud, MBE was a British scholar, writer, intelligence officer and humanitarian worker.
Lewis Evelyn Gielgud, MBE was a British scholar, writer, intelligence officer and humanitarian worker.
Lizzie Hopley
Lizzie Hopley is a British actor and writer.
Lizzie Hopley is a British actor and writer.
Lodowick Carlell
Lodowick Carlell (1602–1675), also Carliell or Carlile, was a seventeenth-century English playwright, active mainly during the Caroline era and the Commonwealth period.
Lodowick Carlell (1602–1675), also Carliell or Carlile, was a seventeenth-century English playwright, active mainly during the Caroline era and the Commonwealth period.
Louis N. Parker
Louis Napoleon Parker was an English dramatist, composer and translator.
Louis Napoleon Parker was an English dramatist, composer and translator.
Louise Doughty
Louise Doughty (born 4 September 1963, Melton Mowbray) is an English novelist, playwright and journalist from a Romany background.
Louise Doughty (born 4 September 1963, Melton Mowbray) is an English novelist, playwright and journalist from a Romany background.
Lucy Clifford
Lucy Clifford (2 August 1846 – 21 April 1929), better known as Mrs.
Lucy Clifford (2 August 1846 – 21 April 1929), better known as Mrs.
Lucy Prebble
Lucy Prebble is a British playwright.
Lucy Prebble is a British playwright.
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda J. Titchmarsh on 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.
Lynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda J. Titchmarsh on 15 March 1943) is an English author, screenwriter and former actress, best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.
Lynne Truss
Lynne Truss is an English writer and journalist, best known for her popular book Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation.
Lynne Truss is an English writer and journalist, best known for her popular book Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation.
Mabel Constanduros
Mabel Constanduros (29 March 1880 - 8 February 1957), birth name Mabel Tilling, was an English actress and screenwriter.
Mabel Constanduros (29 March 1880 - 8 February 1957), birth name Mabel Tilling, was an English actress and screenwriter.
Marcus Lloyd
Marcus Lloyd (born 1965) is an English dramatist and playwright known for works including Dead Certain and A Relative Stranger.
Marcus Lloyd (born 1965) is an English dramatist and playwright known for works including Dead Certain and A Relative Stranger.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist.
Margaret Drabble
Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd, DBE FRSL (born 5 June 1939) is an English novelist, biographer and critic.
Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd, DBE FRSL (born 5 June 1939) is an English novelist, biographer and critic.
Margaret Kennedy
Margaret Kennedy was an English novelist and playwright.
Margaret Kennedy was an English novelist and playwright.
Marghanita Laski
Marghanita Laski was an English journalist, radio panellist and novelist: she also wrote literary biography, plays and short stories.
Marghanita Laski was an English journalist, radio panellist and novelist: she also wrote literary biography, plays and short stories.
Mariana Starke
Mariana Starke (1761/2-1838) was an English author.
Mariana Starke (1761/2-1838) was an English author.
Marjorie Lynette Sigley
Marjorie Lynette Sigley (22 December 1928 - 13 August 1997), also known as Sigi, was a British artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer.
Marjorie Lynette Sigley (22 December 1928 - 13 August 1997), also known as Sigi, was a British artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer.
Mark Herman
Mark Herman is an English film director and screenwriter best known for writing & directing the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Mark Herman is an English film director and screenwriter best known for writing & directing the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Mark Lemon
Mark Lemon (London, 30 November 1809 – Crawley, 23 May 1870) was founding editor of both Punch and The Field.
Mark Lemon (London, 30 November 1809 – Crawley, 23 May 1870) was founding editor of both Punch and The Field.
Mark Ryan (The Kid)
Mark Ryan (2 March 1959 - 31 January 2011) was a British guitarist who played in different punk bands during the late 1970s.
Mark Ryan (2 March 1959 - 31 January 2011) was a British guitarist who played in different punk bands during the late 1970s.
Martin Day
Martin Day (born 1968) is a screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and many episodes of the daytime soaps D...
Martin Day (born 1968) is a screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and many episodes of the daytime soaps D...
Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh is a London-born Irish playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter.
Martin McDonagh is a London-born Irish playwright, filmmaker, and screenwriter.
Martin Starkie
Martin Starkie (1922–2010) was an English actor, writer and director for theatre, radio and television.
Martin Starkie (1922–2010) was an English actor, writer and director for theatre, radio and television.
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, known as "The Unhappy Countess", was the daughter and heiress of George Bowes.
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, known as "The Unhappy Countess", was the daughter and heiress of George Bowes.
Mary Emma Ebsworth
Mary Emma Ebsworth, was a dramatist.
Mary Emma Ebsworth, was a dramatist.
Mary Hayley Bell
Mary Hayley Bell, Lady Mills (22 January 1911 - 1 December 2005) was an English actress, writer and dramatist.
Mary Hayley Bell, Lady Mills (22 January 1911 - 1 December 2005) was an English actress, writer and dramatist.
Mary O'Malley (playwright)
Mary Josephine O'Malley (born 19 March 1941) is an English playwright of Irish-Lithuanian descent.
Mary Josephine O'Malley (born 19 March 1941) is an English playwright of Irish-Lithuanian descent.
Mary Russell Mitford
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855), was an English author and dramatist.
Mary Russell Mitford (16 December 1787 – 10 January 1855), was an English author and dramatist.
Matthew Concanen
Matthew Concanen (1701–1749) was a writer, poet and lawyer born in Ireland.
Matthew Concanen (1701–1749) was a writer, poet and lawyer born in Ireland.
Matthew Salisbury
Matthew Salisbury is a Kenilworth, Warwickshire based playwright.
Matthew Salisbury is a Kenilworth, Warwickshire based playwright.
Maureen Duffy
Maureen Patricia Duffy (born 21 Oct 1933 in Worthing, Sussex) is a contemporary British poet, playwright and novelist.
Maureen Patricia Duffy (born 21 Oct 1933 in Worthing, Sussex) is a contemporary British poet, playwright and novelist.
Maurice Baring
Maurice Baring (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent.
Maurice Baring (27 April 1874 – 14 December 1945) was an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist, and also as a travel writer and war correspondent.
Meera Syal
Meera Syal MBE is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress.
Meera Syal MBE is a British comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress.
Meredith Oakes
Meredith Oakes (born 1946, Sydney) is an Australian playwright who has lived in London since 1970.
Meredith Oakes (born 1946, Sydney) is an Australian playwright who has lived in London since 1970.
Michael Cook (playwright)
Michael Cook (14 February 1933 – 1 July 1994) was a Canadian playwright Born in Fulham, London, England, Cook settled in Newfoundland, Canada, in 1965 after serving seven years in the Brit...
Michael Cook (14 February 1933 – 1 July 1994) was a Canadian playwright Born in Fulham, London, England, Cook settled in Newfoundland, Canada, in 1965 after serving seven years in the Brit...
Michael Hastings (playwright)
Michael Gerald Hastings was a British playwright, screen-writer, and occasional novelist and poet.
Michael Gerald Hastings was a British playwright, screen-writer, and occasional novelist and poet.
Michael Morton (dramatist)
Michael Morton (1864–January 11, 1931) was an English dramatist in the early Twentieth Century.
Michael Morton (1864–January 11, 1931) was an English dramatist in the early Twentieth Century.
Michael Pertwee
Michael Pertwee (24 April 1916 – 17 April 1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Michael Pertwee (24 April 1916 – 17 April 1991) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Michael Wall
Michael Wall (22 November 1946 - 11 June 1991), was a British playwright.
Michael Wall (22 November 1946 - 11 June 1991), was a British playwright.
Michelene Wandor
Michelene Dinah Wandor (née Samuels, for a time Michelene Victor, born 20 April 1940) is an English playwright, critic, broadcaster, poet, lecturer, and musician.
Michelene Dinah Wandor (née Samuels, for a time Michelene Victor, born 20 April 1940) is an English playwright, critic, broadcaster, poet, lecturer, and musician.
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Micheál Mac Liammóir, born Alfred Willmore, was an English-born Irish actor, dramatist, impresario, writer, poet and painter.
Micheál Mac Liammóir, born Alfred Willmore, was an English-born Irish actor, dramatist, impresario, writer, poet and painter.
Mike Bartlett (playwright)
Michael Bartlett is an award-winning English playwright.
Michael Bartlett is an award-winning English playwright.
Mike Packer
Mike Packer (born Lusaka, Zambia) is an English actor and dramatist.
Mike Packer (born Lusaka, Zambia) is an English actor and dramatist.
Mike Poulton
Mike Poulton is an English translator and adapter of classic plays for contemporary audiences.
Mike Poulton is an English translator and adapter of classic plays for contemporary audiences.
Miles Peter Andrews
Miles Peter Andrews (1742 – 18 July 1814) was an 18th century English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1814.
Miles Peter Andrews (1742 – 18 July 1814) was an 18th century English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1814.
Moira Buffini
Moira Buffini (born 1965) is an English dramatist, director and actor.
Moira Buffini (born 1965) is an English dramatist, director and actor.
Mollie Hardwick
Mollie Greenhalgh Hardwick (7 March 1916 – 13 December 2003) was an English author who was best known for writing books that accompanied the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs.
Mollie Greenhalgh Hardwick (7 March 1916 – 13 December 2003) was an English author who was best known for writing books that accompanied the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs.
Molly Davies
Molly Davies is a British playwright originally from Norfolk but now living in London.
Molly Davies is a British playwright originally from Norfolk but now living in London.
Montagu Slater
Charles Montagu Slater (23 September 1902 – 19 December 1956) was an English poet, novelist, playwright and librettist.
Charles Montagu Slater (23 September 1902 – 19 December 1956) was an English poet, novelist, playwright and librettist.
Montague Summers
Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an eccentric English author and clergyman.
Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an eccentric English author and clergyman.
Morris Barnett
Morris Barnett, was a British actor and dramatist.
Morris Barnett, was a British actor and dramatist.
N. F. Simpson
Norman Frederick Simpson (29 January 1919 – 27 August 2011) was an English playwright closely associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
Norman Frederick Simpson (29 January 1919 – 27 August 2011) was an English playwright closely associated with the Theatre of the Absurd.
N. J. Crisp
Norman James Crisp (11 December 1923, Southampton - 14 June 2005, Southampton), known as a writer only by his initials and surname, N.J. Crisp, was a prolific British television writer, dr...
Norman James Crisp (11 December 1923, Southampton - 14 June 2005, Southampton), known as a writer only by his initials and surname, N.J. Crisp, was a prolific British television writer, dr...
Nell Dunn
Nell Dunn (born 1936) is an English playwright, screenwriter, and author.
Nell Dunn (born 1936) is an English playwright, screenwriter, and author.
Nell Leyshon
Nell Leyshon is a British dramatist and novelist.
Nell Leyshon is a British dramatist and novelist.
Netta Syrett
Netta Syrett (March 17, 1865-December 15, 1943) was an English writer of the late Victorian period whose novels featured New Woman protagonists.
Netta Syrett (March 17, 1865-December 15, 1943) was an English writer of the late Victorian period whose novels featured New Woman protagonists.
Newman Howard
Henry Newman Howard (June 16, 1861 - March 5, 1929) was an English poet and dramatist.
Henry Newman Howard (June 16, 1861 - March 5, 1929) was an English poet and dramatist.
Nicholas Rowe (writer)
Nicholas Rowe, English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer, was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715.
Nicholas Rowe, English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer, was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715.
Nicholas Udall
Nicholas Udall (1504 – 23 December 1556) was an English playwright, cleric, pederast and schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in ...
Nicholas Udall (1504 – 23 December 1556) was an English playwright, cleric, pederast and schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in ...
Nick Moran
Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
Nick Payne
Nick Payne is a British playwright who studied at the University of York and subsequently at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Nick Payne is a British playwright who studied at the University of York and subsequently at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Nick Stafford
Nick Stafford (born 1959 in Staffordshire) is a British playwright and writer.
Nick Stafford (born 1959 in Staffordshire) is a British playwright and writer.
Nicky Allt
Nicky Allt (born 12 December 1960, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English playwright and author.
Nicky Allt (born 12 December 1960, Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an English playwright and author.
Nicola Haydn
Nicola Haydn is an actress and playwright from Brighton.
Nicola Haydn is an actress and playwright from Brighton.
Nigel Dennis
Nigel Forbes Dennis (January 16, 1912–July 19, 1989) was an English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor.
Nigel Forbes Dennis (January 16, 1912–July 19, 1989) was an English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor.
Nigel Planer
Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright.
Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright.
Nigel Williams (author)
Nigel Williams (born January 20, 1948 in Cheadle, Cheshire ) is an English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
Nigel Williams (born January 20, 1948 in Cheadle, Cheshire ) is an English novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
Nina Raine
Nina Raine is an English theatre director and playwright, and the only daughter of the poet Craig Raine.
Nina Raine is an English theatre director and playwright, and the only daughter of the poet Craig Raine.
Norman Hudis
Norman Hudis, born in Stepney, England is a writer for film, theatre and TV and is most closely associated with the first six of the Carry On...
Norman Hudis, born in Stepney, England is a writer for film, theatre and TV and is most closely associated with the first six of the Carry On...
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called...
Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called...
Nyoaka Squire
Nyoaka Squire is a British playwright, poet and writer.
Nyoaka Squire is a British playwright, poet and writer.
Oliver Madox Hueffer
Oliver Madox Hueffer (1877 - June 22, 1931), was an author, playwright, and war correspondent.
Oliver Madox Hueffer (1877 - June 22, 1931), was an author, playwright, and war correspondent.
Olivia Williams
Olivia Haigh Williams is an English film, stage and television actress who has appeared in British and American films and television series.
Olivia Haigh Williams is an English film, stage and television actress who has appeared in British and American films and television series.
Onyeka
Onyeka Nubia (whose novels are published under the name Onyeka) is a British writer, law lecturer and historian.
Onyeka Nubia (whose novels are published under the name Onyeka) is a British writer, law lecturer and historian.
Owen Hall
Owen Hall was the pen name of the Irish-born 19th and early 20th century theatre writer and theatre critic James Davis when writing for the stage.
Owen Hall was the pen name of the Irish-born 19th and early 20th century theatre writer and theatre critic James Davis when writing for the stage.
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces...
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces...
Pamela Hansford Johnson
Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (29 May 1912 – 18 June 1981) was an English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic.
Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (29 May 1912 – 18 June 1981) was an English novelist, playwright, poet, literary and social critic.
Pat Condell
Patrick "Pat" Condell, is an Irish-born English writer, political commentator, comedian and atheist internet personality.
Patrick "Pat" Condell, is an Irish-born English writer, political commentator, comedian and atheist internet personality.
Patrick Hamilton (writer)
Patrick Hamilton (17 March 1904 - 23 September 1962) was an English playwright and novelist.
Patrick Hamilton (17 March 1904 - 23 September 1962) was an English playwright and novelist.
Patrick Marber
Patrick Albert Crispin Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.
Patrick Albert Crispin Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.
Patrick White
Patrick Victor Martindale White, was an Australian author who is widely regarded as one of the most important English-language novelists of the 20th century.
Patrick Victor Martindale White, was an Australian author who is widely regarded as one of the most important English-language novelists of the 20th century.
Patrick Wilde
Patrick Wilde (born Patrick Murray in London) is an English playwright and screenwriter for both television and film.
Patrick Wilde (born Patrick Murray in London) is an English playwright and screenwriter for both television and film.
Paul Ableman
Paul Ableman was an English playwright and novelist.
Paul Ableman was an English playwright and novelist.
Pearl Binder
Lady Elwyn-Jones née Pearl "Polly" Binder (1904 – 1990).
Lady Elwyn-Jones née Pearl "Polly" Binder (1904 – 1990).
Peggy Webling
Peggy Webling (1 January 1871–27 June 1949) was a British playwright, novelist and poet.
Peggy Webling (1 January 1871–27 June 1949) was a British playwright, novelist and poet.
Percy Greenbank
Percy Greenbank (24 January 1878 – 9 December 1968) was an English lyricist, best known for his contribution of lyrics to a number of successful Edwardian musical comedies in the early years of ...
Percy Greenbank (24 January 1878 – 9 December 1968) was an English lyricist, best known for his contribution of lyrics to a number of successful Edwardian musical comedies in the early years of ...
Peter Anthony Motteux
Peter Anthony Motteux, born Pierre Antoine Motteux, was an English author, playwright, and translator.
Peter Anthony Motteux, born Pierre Antoine Motteux, was an English author, playwright, and translator.
Peter Barnes (playwright)
Peter Barnes was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter.
Peter Barnes was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter.
Peter Briggs
Peter Briggs is a British born and based director, producer, screenwriter, and concept artist; hired generally by overseas Hollywood motion picture studios.
Peter Briggs is a British born and based director, producer, screenwriter, and concept artist; hired generally by overseas Hollywood motion picture studios.
Peter Coke
Peter Coke was an English actor, playwright and artist.
Peter Coke was an English actor, playwright and artist.
Peter Flannery
Peter Flannery (born 12 October 1951, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear) is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Peter Flannery (born 12 October 1951, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear) is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Peter Hausted
Peter Hausted (c. 1605 - 20 July 1644), Doctor of Divinity, was a "playwright, poet, preacher" in early 17th-century England.
Peter Hausted (c. 1605 - 20 July 1644), Doctor of Divinity, was a "playwright, poet, preacher" in early 17th-century England.
Peter John Stephens
Peter John Stephens (31 July 1912 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire – 11 June 2002) is known for his historical fiction books for teens and three children’s books.
Peter John Stephens (31 July 1912 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire – 11 June 2002) is known for his historical fiction books for teens and three children’s books.
Peter Kerry
Peter Kerry (born 1964 Romford, Essex) is a British writer of radio and television drama.
Peter Kerry (born 1964 Romford, Essex) is a British writer of radio and television drama.
Peter Nichols
Peter Nichols FRSL is an English writer of stage plays, film and television.
Peter Nichols FRSL is an English writer of stage plays, film and television.
Peter Oswald
Peter Oswald is a well-known English playwright.
Peter Oswald is a well-known English playwright.
Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer is an English playwright and screenwriter of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer is an English playwright and screenwriter of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.
Peter Straughan
Peter Straughan (born 1968) is a playwright and author, based in the north-east of England.
Peter Straughan (born 1968) is a playwright and author, based in the north-east of England.
Peter Terson
Peter Terson (born 16 February 1932, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a British playwright whose plays have been produced for stage, television and radio.
Peter Terson (born 16 February 1932, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a British playwright whose plays have been produced for stage, television and radio.
Peter Tinniswood
Peter Tinniswood (21 December 1936 – 9 January 2003) was an English radio and TV comedy scriptwriter, and author of a series of popular cricketing novels.
Peter Tinniswood (21 December 1936 – 9 January 2003) was an English radio and TV comedy scriptwriter, and author of a series of popular cricketing novels.
Peter Whelan
Peter Whelan is a British playwright.
Peter Whelan is a British playwright.
Peter Wildeblood
Peter Wildeblood was a British-Canadian journalist, novelist, playwright, and gay rights campaigner.
Peter Wildeblood was a British-Canadian journalist, novelist, playwright, and gay rights campaigner.
Phanuel Bacon
Phanuel Bacon DD (1699–1783) was an English playwright, poet and author.
Phanuel Bacon DD (1699–1783) was an English playwright, poet and author.
Philip Ayckbourn
Philip Ayckbourn (born Burnham, Bucks) is an English actor, director and playwright.
Philip Ayckbourn (born Burnham, Bucks) is an English actor, director and playwright.
Philip King (playwright)
Philip King, a British playwright and actor, was born in Yorkshire in 1904.
Philip King, a British playwright and actor, was born in Yorkshire in 1904.
Philip Ridley
Philip Ridley (born 1958 in East London ) is a British artist working with various media.
Philip Ridley (born 1958 in East London ) is a British artist working with various media.
Philip Sington
Philip Sington is an English novelist and playwright.
Philip Sington is an English novelist and playwright.
Phyllis Nagy
Phyllis Nagy (born on November 7, 1962, New York) is a theatre and film director, screenwriter and dramatist.
Phyllis Nagy (born on November 7, 1962, New York) is a theatre and film director, screenwriter and dramatist.
Polly Stenham
Polly Stenham (born 1986) is an award-winning English playwright best known for her play That Face, which she wrote when she was only 19 years old.
Polly Stenham (born 1986) is an award-winning English playwright best known for her play That Face, which she wrote when she was only 19 years old.
Prince Hoare (younger)
Prince Hoare (1755 – 22 December 1834) was an English painter and dramatist.
Prince Hoare (1755 – 22 December 1834) was an English painter and dramatist.
R. C. Sherriff
Robert Cedric Sherriff was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End which was based on his experiences as a captain in World War I. He wrote several plays, novels, and screenp...
Robert Cedric Sherriff was an English writer best known for his play Journey's End which was based on his experiences as a captain in World War I. He wrote several plays, novels, and screenp...
R. F. Delderfield
Ronald Frederick Delderfield was a popular English novelist and dramatist, many of whose works have been adapted for television and are still widely read.
Ronald Frederick Delderfield was a popular English novelist and dramatist, many of whose works have been adapted for television and are still widely read.
Rachel Wyatt
Rachel Wyatt (born 1929 in Bradford, England) is an English-Canadian dramatist.
Rachel Wyatt (born 1929 in Bradford, England) is an English-Canadian dramatist.
Ralph Brown
Ralph William John Brown is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That ...
Ralph William John Brown is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That ...
Ralph Freeman (lawyer)
Sir Ralph Freeman (fl. 1610–1655) was an English civil lawyer, also known as a dramatist and translator.
Sir Ralph Freeman (fl. 1610–1655) was an English civil lawyer, also known as a dramatist and translator.
Ray Cooney
Raymond George Alfred Cooney, OBE is an English playwright and actor.
Raymond George Alfred Cooney, OBE is an English playwright and actor.
Ray Harrison Graham
Ray Harrison Graham is an English playwright, screenwriter, and director from a Jamaican family, and was born in Oxford in 1962.
Ray Harrison Graham is an English playwright, screenwriter, and director from a Jamaican family, and was born in Oxford in 1962.
Raymond Sargent
Raymond Sargent (2 October, 1952 – 9 March, 2008) was a critically acclaimed British actor, musician and dramatist.
Raymond Sargent (2 October, 1952 – 9 March, 2008) was a critically acclaimed British actor, musician and dramatist.
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Rebecca Lenkiewicz is a British playwright.
Rebecca Lenkiewicz is a British playwright.
Rebecca Prichard
Rebecca Prichard (born 1971) is English author and playwright, and one of the major contributors to the In-yer-face theatre movement.
Rebecca Prichard (born 1971) is English author and playwright, and one of the major contributors to the In-yer-face theatre movement.
Reggie Oliver
Reggie Oliver (born 1952 in London) is an English playwright, biographer and writer of ghost stories.
Reggie Oliver (born 1952 in London) is an English playwright, biographer and writer of ghost stories.
Reginald Arkell
Reginald Arkell (1882–1959) was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre.
Reginald Arkell (1882–1959) was a British script writer and comic novelist who wrote many musical plays for the London theatre.
Reginald Berkeley (writer)
Reginald Berkeley (18 August 1881 – 20 March 1936 or 1935) was an English playwright and screenwriter.
Reginald Berkeley (18 August 1881 – 20 March 1936 or 1935) was an English playwright and screenwriter.
Reuben Bourne
Reuben Bourne (fl. 1692), was an English dramatist.
Reuben Bourne (fl. 1692), was an English dramatist.
Rhys Adrian
Rhys Adrian Griffiths (28 February 1928–8 February 1990) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Rhys Adrian Griffiths (28 February 1928–8 February 1990) was a British playwright and screenwriter.
Richard Ayton
Richard Ayton (1786–1823), was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Richard Ayton (1786–1823), was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Richard Bean
Richard Bean, born in East Hull in 1956, is an English playwright.
Richard Bean, born in East Hull in 1956, is an English playwright.
Richard Brinsley Peake
Richard Brinsley Peake was a dramatist of the early nineteenth century best remembered today for his 1823 play Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein, a work based on the novel Frankens...
Richard Brinsley Peake was a dramatist of the early nineteenth century best remembered today for his 1823 play Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein, a work based on the novel Frankens...
Richard Cameron (writer)
Richard Cameron is an English playwright from Doncaster.
Richard Cameron is an English playwright from Doncaster.
Richard Conlon
Richard Conlon is a playwright.
Richard Conlon is a playwright.
Richard Edwardes
Richard Edwardes (1523? - 1566) was an English poet and playwright; he was made a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and was master of the singing boys.
Richard Edwardes (1523? - 1566) was an English poet and playwright; he was made a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and was master of the singing boys.
Richard Flecknoe
Richard Flecknoe (c. 1600-1678?), English dramatist and poet, the object of Dryden's satire, was probably of English birth, although there is no corroboration of the suggestion of Joseph Gillow,...
Richard Flecknoe (c. 1600-1678?), English dramatist and poet, the object of Dryden's satire, was probably of English birth, although there is no corroboration of the suggestion of Joseph Gillow,...
Richard Gwinnett
Richard Gwinnett (died 1717) was an English dramatist.
Richard Gwinnett (died 1717) was an English dramatist.
Richard Hathwaye
Richard Hathwaye, was an English dramatist.
Richard Hathwaye, was an English dramatist.
Richard Huggett (playwright)
Richard Huggett (born 1929) is a playwright.
Richard Huggett (born 1929) is a playwright.
Richard Hughes (writer)
Richard Arthur Warren Hughes OBE was a British writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays.
Richard Arthur Warren Hughes OBE was a British writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays.
Richard Norton-Taylor
Richard Norton-Taylor is a British editor, journalist and playwright.
Richard Norton-Taylor is a British editor, journalist and playwright.
Richard Stirling
Richard Stirling is a British actor and writer, who has appeared on film, television and the West End and American stage.
Richard Stirling is a British actor and writer, who has appeared on film, television and the West End and American stage.
Richard Tickell
Richard Tickell was an English playwright and satirist.
Richard Tickell was an English playwright and satirist.
Richard Vincent (playwright)
Richard Vincent is an English playwright, theatre director and screenwriter.
Richard Vincent is an English playwright, theatre director and screenwriter.
Robert Bolt
Robert Oxton Bolt, CBE (15 August 1924 – 21 February 1995) was an English playwright and a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter.
Robert Oxton Bolt, CBE (15 August 1924 – 21 February 1995) was an English playwright and a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter.
Robert Daborne
Robert Daborne (c. 1580 – 23 March 1628) was an English dramatist of the Jacobean era.
Robert Daborne (c. 1580 – 23 March 1628) was an English dramatist of the Jacobean era.
Robert Davenport
Robert Davenport (fl. 1623 – 1639) was an English dramatist of the early seventeenth century.
Robert Davenport (fl. 1623 – 1639) was an English dramatist of the early seventeenth century.
Robert Dodsley
Robert Dodsley (13 February 1704 – 23 September 1764) was an English bookseller and miscellaneous writer.
Robert Dodsley (13 February 1704 – 23 September 1764) was an English bookseller and miscellaneous writer.
Robert Gittings
Robert William Victor Gittings CBE (1 February 1911 – 18 February 1992), was an English writer, biographer, BBC Radio producer, playwright and minor poet.
Robert William Victor Gittings CBE (1 February 1911 – 18 February 1992), was an English writer, biographer, BBC Radio producer, playwright and minor poet.
Robert Howard (playwright)
Sir Robert Howard (January 1626 – 3 September 1698) was an English playwright and politician, born to Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire and his wife Elizabeth.
Sir Robert Howard (January 1626 – 3 September 1698) was an English playwright and politician, born to Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire and his wife Elizabeth.
Robert Hugh Benson
Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson and his wife, Mary.
Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson and his wife, Mary.
Robert Nichols (poet)
Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (16 September or 6 September 1893 – 17 December 1944) was an English writer, known as a war poet of World War I, and a playwright.
Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (16 September or 6 September 1893 – 17 December 1944) was an English writer, known as a war poet of World War I, and a playwright.
Robert Shaw (actor)
Robert Archibald Shaw was an English actor and novelist, remembered for his performances in 'From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, the original The Taking of Pelha...
Robert Archibald Shaw was an English actor and novelist, remembered for his performances in 'From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, the original The Taking of Pelha...
Robert Shaw (British actor)
Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 192728 August 1978) was an English actor and novelist, remembered for his performances in From Russia with Love (1963), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Th...
Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 192728 August 1978) was an English actor and novelist, remembered for his performances in From Russia with Love (1963), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Th...
Robert Shearman
Robert Shearman is currently best known as a writer for Doctor Who and for his ongoing association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4 broadcast i...
Robert Shearman is currently best known as a writer for Doctor Who and for his ongoing association with Jarvis & Ayres Productions which has resulted in six plays for BBC Radio 4 broadcast i...
Robert Stapylton
Sir Robert Stapylton or Stapleton (died 1669) was an English courtier, dramatic poet and translator.
Sir Robert Stapylton or Stapleton (died 1669) was an English courtier, dramatic poet and translator.
Robert Yarington
Robert Yarington, was a playwright.
Robert Yarington, was a playwright.
Rodney Ackland
Rodney Ackland was an English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter.
Rodney Ackland was an English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter.
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee (17 May 1885 - 26 April 1963) was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor.
Roland Pertwee (17 May 1885 - 26 April 1963) was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor.
Ronald Gow
Ronald Gow (1 November 1897 – 27 April 1993) was an English dramatist, best known for Love on the Dole (1934).
Ronald Gow (1 November 1897 – 27 April 1993) was an English dramatist, best known for Love on the Dole (1934).
Ronald Millar
Sir Ronald Graeme Millar (12 November 1919 – 16 April 1998) was an English actor, writer and dramatist.
Sir Ronald Graeme Millar (12 November 1919 – 16 April 1998) was an English actor, writer and dramatist.
Rosemary Anne Sisson
Rosemary Anne Sisson (born 13 October 1923, London) is a British television dramatist and novelist.
Rosemary Anne Sisson (born 13 October 1923, London) is a British television dramatist and novelist.
Roy Minton
Roy Minton (born, in Nottingham, England) is an English playwright best known for Scum and his other work with Alan Clarke.
Roy Minton (born, in Nottingham, England) is an English playwright best known for Scum and his other work with Alan Clarke.
Roy Smiles
Roy Smiles is an English playwright and singer-songwriter from West London, also occasional actor.
Roy Smiles is an English playwright and singer-songwriter from West London, also occasional actor.
Roy Williams (playwright)
Roy Samuel Williams, OBE is an English playwright.
Roy Samuel Williams, OBE is an English playwright.
Royce Ryton
Royce Thomas Carlisle Ryton (16 September 1924 – 14 April 2009) was an English playwright.
Royce Thomas Carlisle Ryton (16 September 1924 – 14 April 2009) was an English playwright.
Rudolf Besier
Rudolf Wilhelm Besier was a Dutch-English dramatist and translator, who is best known for his play The Barretts of Wimpole Street.
Rudolf Wilhelm Besier was a Dutch-English dramatist and translator, who is best known for his play The Barretts of Wimpole Street.
Rudolph Besier
Rudolf Besier was a Dutch-English dramatist and translator, who is best known for his play The Barretts of Wimpole Street.
Rudolf Besier was a Dutch-English dramatist and translator, who is best known for his play The Barretts of Wimpole Street.
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.
Russell Mardell
Russell Mardell (born 25 September 1975 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English writer and film maker.
Russell Mardell (born 25 September 1975 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) is an English writer and film maker.
Russell Tovey
Russell George Tovey is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits.
Russell George Tovey is an English actor with numerous television, film and stage credits.
Rutland Barrington
Rutland Barrington (15 January 1853 – 31 May 1922) was an English singer, actor, comedian, and Edwardian musical comedy star.
Rutland Barrington (15 January 1853 – 31 May 1922) was an English singer, actor, comedian, and Edwardian musical comedy star.
Samantha Ellis
Samantha Ellis is a British playwright.
Samantha Ellis is a British playwright.
Samuel Adamson
Samuel Adamson (born 27 November 1969) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter who has lived and worked in the UK since 1991.
Samuel Adamson (born 27 November 1969) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter who has lived and worked in the UK since 1991.
Samuel Boyce
Samuel Boyce, was an English dramatist.
Samuel Boyce, was an English dramatist.
Samuel Brandon (author)
Samuel Brandon, was a sixteenth-century author.
Samuel Brandon, was a sixteenth-century author.
Samuel Brooke
Dr Samuel Brooke (died 1631) was a Gresham Professor of Divinity (appointed 1612), a playwright, the chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge and subsequently the Master of Trinity (1629-1631).
Dr Samuel Brooke (died 1631) was a Gresham Professor of Divinity (appointed 1612), a playwright, the chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge and subsequently the Master of Trinity (1629-1631).
Samuel Jackson Pratt
Samuel Jackson Pratt (25 December 1749 – 4 October 1814) was a prolific English poet, dramatist and novelist, writing under the pseudonym of "Courtney Melmoth" as well as under his own name.
Samuel Jackson Pratt (25 December 1749 – 4 October 1814) was a prolific English poet, dramatist and novelist, writing under the pseudonym of "Courtney Melmoth" as well as under his own name.
Samuel James Arnold
Samuel James Arnold, was an English dramatist.
Samuel James Arnold, was an English dramatist.
Samuel Johnson (dramatist)
Samuel Johnson (1691–1773) was an English dancing-master and dramatist, known for his work Hurlothrumbo.
Samuel Johnson (1691–1773) was an English dancing-master and dramatist, known for his work Hurlothrumbo.
Samuel Tuke (playwright)
Sir Samuel Tuke (c.1615, Essex – 26 January 1674, Somerset House, London), first baronet was an English officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and a notable playwright.
Sir Samuel Tuke (c.1615, Essex – 26 January 1674, Somerset House, London), first baronet was an English officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and a notable playwright.
Sandra Horn
Sandra Ann Horn is a British writer living in Southampton.
Sandra Ann Horn is a British writer living in Southampton.
Sarah Daniels
Sarah Daniels is a British dramatist.
Sarah Daniels is a British dramatist.
Sarah Deane
Sarah Deane (born 16 July 1972) is a British screenwriter noted for her collaborations with producer Colin McKeown and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning dramatist, Jimmy McGovern.
Sarah Deane (born 16 July 1972) is a British screenwriter noted for her collaborations with producer Colin McKeown and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning dramatist, Jimmy McGovern.
Sarah Kane
Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright.
Sarah Kane (3 February 1971 – 20 February 1999) was an English playwright.
Sarah Phelps
Sarah Phelps is a British television, radio, film and freelance playwright who was working for the Royal Shakespeare Company when she took part in a BBC initiative to find new writers.
Sarah Phelps is a British television, radio, film and freelance playwright who was working for the Royal Shakespeare Company when she took part in a BBC initiative to find new writers.
Sewell Stokes
Francis Martin Sewell Stokes was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and prison visitor.
Francis Martin Sewell Stokes was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and prison visitor.
Seymour Hicks
Sir Arthur Seymour Hicks, better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager and producer.
Sir Arthur Seymour Hicks, better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager and producer.
Shackerley Marmion
Shackerley Marmion (January 1603 – 1639), also Shakerley, Shakerly, Schackerley, Marmyon, Marmyun, or Mermion, was an early 17th-century dramatist, ofte...
Shackerley Marmion (January 1603 – 1639), also Shakerley, Shakerly, Schackerley, Marmyon, Marmyun, or Mermion, was an early 17th-century dramatist, ofte...
Shaun Lawton
Shaun Lawton (born Sydney Shaun Lawton, 1941) an English playwright, poet, actor and singer/songwriter born in the iron-ore mining village of New Marske in North Yorkshire.
Shaun Lawton (born Sydney Shaun Lawton, 1941) an English playwright, poet, actor and singer/songwriter born in the iron-ore mining village of New Marske in North Yorkshire.
Shaun McKenna
Shaun McKenna is an English dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter.
Shaun McKenna is an English dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter.
Shelagh Delaney
Shelagh Delaney FRSL (; 25 November 1938 – 20 November 2011) was an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her debut work, A Taste of Honey (1958).
Shelagh Delaney FRSL (; 25 November 1938 – 20 November 2011) was an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for her debut work, A Taste of Honey (1958).
Shelley Silas
Shelley Silas is a British playwright born in Calcutta, India.
Shelley Silas is a British playwright born in Calcutta, India.
Shirley Gee
Shirley Gee (b. 25 April 1932, London, England) is a British playwright.
Shirley Gee (b. 25 April 1932, London, England) is a British playwright.
Simon A. Forward
Simon A. Forward (born 1967 in Penzance) is an author and dramatist most famous for his work on a variety of Doctor Who spin-offs.
Simon A. Forward (born 1967 in Penzance) is an author and dramatist most famous for his work on a variety of Doctor Who spin-offs.
Simon Brett
Simon Brett (born 28 October 1945 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a prolific writer of whodunnits.
Simon Brett (born 28 October 1945 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a prolific writer of whodunnits.
Simon Gray
Simon James Holliday Gray CBE was an English playwright and memoirist who also had a career as a university lecturer in English literature at Queen Mary, University of London, for 20 years.
Simon James Holliday Gray CBE was an English playwright and memoirist who also had a career as a university lecturer in English literature at Queen Mary, University of London, for 20 years.
Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens (born 1971) is an award winning English playwright.
Simon Stephens (born 1971) is an award winning English playwright.
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams is an English actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
Simon Williams is an English actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (March 1639 – 20 August 1701) was an English wit, dramatist and politician, ending his career as Speaker of the House of Commons.
Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet (March 1639 – 20 August 1701) was an English wit, dramatist and politician, ending his career as Speaker of the House of Commons.
Sir Henry Dudley, 1st Baronet
The Reverend Sir Henry Bate Dudley, 1st Baronet was a British minister, magistrate and playwright.
The Reverend Sir Henry Bate Dudley, 1st Baronet was a British minister, magistrate and playwright.
Sir James Lamb, 1st Baronet
Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet, born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament.
Sir James Bland Lamb, 1st Baronet, born James Burges and known as Sir James Burges, Bt, between 1795 and 1821, was a British author, barrister and Member of Parliament.
Sophia Burrell
Lady Sophia Burrell (1750 – 1802) was an English poet and dramatist.
Lady Sophia Burrell (1750 – 1802) was an English poet and dramatist.
Sophia Lee
Sophia Lee (1750 – 13 March 1824) was an English novelist and dramatist.
Sophia Lee (1750 – 13 March 1824) was an English novelist and dramatist.
St. John Emile Clavering Hankin
St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 - 15 June 1909) was a British Edwardian essayist and playwright.
St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 - 15 June 1909) was a British Edwardian essayist and playwright.
Stanley Eveling
Stanley Eveling, or Harry Stanley Eveling (born 1925, Newcastle upon Tyne, died Dec 24, 2008 Edinburgh) was an English playwright and academic, based in Scotland.
Stanley Eveling, or Harry Stanley Eveling (born 1925, Newcastle upon Tyne, died Dec 24, 2008 Edinburgh) was an English playwright and academic, based in Scotland.
Stanley Houghton
(William) Stanley Houghton (22 February 1881–10 December 1913) was an English playwright.
(William) Stanley Houghton (22 February 1881–10 December 1913) was an English playwright.
Stella Linden
Stella Linden (born Stella M Marsden in 1919) was an actress and writer, best known for mentoring playwright John Osborne.
Stella Linden (born Stella M Marsden in 1919) was an actress and writer, best known for mentoring playwright John Osborne.
Stephen Laughton
Stephen Laughton is a British playwright.
Stephen Laughton is a British playwright.
Stephen Lowe (playwright)
Stephen Lowe is an English playwright and director.
Stephen Lowe is an English playwright and director.
Stephen Mallatratt
Stephen Mallatratt was an English playwright and television screenwriter.
Stephen Mallatratt was an English playwright and television screenwriter.
Stephen Phillips
Stephen Phillips (28 July 1864 – 9 December 1915) was a highly famed English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity in his lifetime.
Stephen Phillips (28 July 1864 – 9 December 1915) was a highly famed English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity in his lifetime.
Stephen Thompson (writer)
Stephen Thompson, sometimes credited as Steve Thompson, is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Stephen Thompson, sometimes credited as Steve Thompson, is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Stephen Tredre
Stephen Ralph Tredre (17 July, 1963 - 8 December, 1997), was an English actor-writer, who died of bone cancer.
Stephen Ralph Tredre (17 July, 1963 - 8 December, 1997), was an English actor-writer, who died of bone cancer.
Stephen Wakelam
Stephen Wakelam is an English writer and playwright.
Stephen Wakelam is an English writer and playwright.
Stuart Draper
Stuart B Draper (born 1967) is an British actor, playwright and theatre director.
Stuart B Draper (born 1967) is an British actor, playwright and theatre director.
Sue Townsend
Susan Lillian Townsend FRSL is an English novelist and playwright, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole books.
Susan Lillian Townsend FRSL is an English novelist and playwright, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole books.
Sulayman Al-Bassam
Sulayman Al-Bassam,, is a Kuwait playwright and theatre director, and founder of Zaoum theatre company and its Arabic arm Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre Kuwait.
Sulayman Al-Bassam,, is a Kuwait playwright and theatre director, and founder of Zaoum theatre company and its Arabic arm Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre Kuwait.
Susanna Centlivre
Susanna Centlivre born Susanna Freeman, also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century".
Susanna Centlivre born Susanna Freeman, also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century".
Tajinder Singh Hayer
Tajinder Singh Hayer is a dramatist born in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980.
Tajinder Singh Hayer is a dramatist born in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980.
Tamasin Berry-Hart
Tamasin E. Berry-Hart was born in Warwickshire, England, and writes for adults, young adults and children.
Tamasin E. Berry-Hart was born in Warwickshire, England, and writes for adults, young adults and children.
Tanika Gupta
Tanika Gupta, MBE is a British playwright of Bengali descent.
Tanika Gupta, MBE is a British playwright of Bengali descent.
Terence Davies
Terence Davies is an English screenwriter, film director, sometime novelist and actor.
Terence Davies is an English screenwriter, film director, sometime novelist and actor.
Terence Rattigan
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan CBE was one of England's most popular 20th-century dramatists.
Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan CBE was one of England's most popular 20th-century dramatists.
Terry Grimwood
Terry Grimwood (formerly Terry Gates-Grimwood) is a British writer of horror and science fiction.
Terry Grimwood (formerly Terry Gates-Grimwood) is a British writer of horror and science fiction.
Terry Johnson (dramatist)
Terry Johnson (born 1955) is a British dramatist and director working for stage, television and film.
Terry Johnson (born 1955) is a British dramatist and director working for stage, television and film.
Terry Newman
Terry Newman is an award-winning British playwright.
Terry Newman is an award-winning British playwright.
The Dreaming Child (screenplay)
The Dreaming Child is a screenplay by Harold Pinter (1930–2008), the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, which he completed in 1997 and published in volume 3 of his Collected Screenplays ...
The Dreaming Child is a screenplay by Harold Pinter (1930–2008), the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, which he completed in 1997 and published in volume 3 of his Collected Screenplays ...
Theophilus Cibber
Theophilus Cibber (26 November 1703 – October 1758) was an English actor, playwright, author, and son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber.
Theophilus Cibber (26 November 1703 – October 1758) was an English actor, playwright, author, and son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber.
Thomas Archer (actor)
Thomas Archer (died 1848), was an actor and dramatist.
Thomas Archer (died 1848), was an actor and dramatist.
Thomas Arthur (dramatist)
Thomas Arthur (died 1532), was an English divine and dramatist.
Thomas Arthur (died 1532), was an English divine and dramatist.
Thomas Atkinson (divine)
Thomas Atkinson, was an English divine and dramatist.
Thomas Atkinson, was an English divine and dramatist.
Thomas Baker (attorney)
Thomas Baker (c. 1680 – 1749) was a British attorney writer.
Thomas Baker (c. 1680 – 1749) was a British attorney writer.
Thomas Baker (dramatist)
Thomas Baker, was an English dramatist.
Thomas Baker, was an English dramatist.
Thomas Boyce (dramatist)
Thomas Boyce (1732?-1793), was an English dramatist.
Thomas Boyce (1732?-1793), was an English dramatist.
Thomas Bridges (dramatist and parodist)
Thomas Bridges (c.1710 - 1775 or later) was an English writer of parodies, drama and one novel.
Thomas Bridges (c.1710 - 1775 or later) was an English writer of parodies, drama and one novel.
Thomas Chaundler
Thomas Chaundler was an English playwright and illustrator.
Thomas Chaundler was an English playwright and illustrator.
Thomas Dekker (writer)
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – 25 August 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact w...
Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 – 25 August 1632) was an English Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact w...
Thomas Duffet
Thomas Duffet (fl. 1673 – 1676), or Duffett, was an Irish playwright and songwriter active in England in the 1670s.
Thomas Duffet (fl. 1673 – 1676), or Duffett, was an Irish playwright and songwriter active in England in the 1670s.
Thomas Francklin
Thomas Francklin was an English academic, clergyman, writer and dramatist Francklin was the son of Richard Francklin, bookseller near the Piazza in Covent Garden, London, who printed William Pul...
Thomas Francklin was an English academic, clergyman, writer and dramatist Francklin was the son of Richard Francklin, bookseller near the Piazza in Covent Garden, London, who printed William Pul...
Thomas Holcroft
Thomas Holcroft (10 December 1745 – 23 March 1809) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Thomas Holcroft (10 December 1745 – 23 March 1809) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Thomas Hughes (dramatist)
Thomas Hughes was an English dramatist, a native of Cheshire, entered Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1571.
Thomas Hughes was an English dramatist, a native of Cheshire, entered Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1571.
Thomas Jevon
Thomas Jevon (1652–1688) was an English playwright, and one of the first English Harlequins.
Thomas Jevon (1652–1688) was an English playwright, and one of the first English Harlequins.
Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew (7 February 1612 – 19 March 1683) was an English dramatist and theatre manager.
Thomas Killigrew (7 February 1612 – 19 March 1683) was an English dramatist and theatre manager.
Thomas Kyd
Thomas Kyd was an English dramatist, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama.
Thomas Kyd was an English dramatist, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama.
Thomas Legge
Thomas Legge was an English playwright, prominently known for his play Richardus Tertius, which is considered to be the first history play written in England.
Thomas Legge was an English playwright, prominently known for his play Richardus Tertius, which is considered to be the first history play written in England.
Thomas Lodge
Thomas Lodge was an English dramatist and writer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
Thomas Lodge was an English dramatist and writer of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
Thomas Nabbes
Thomas Nabbes (1605- 6 April, 1641) was an English dramatist.
Thomas Nabbes (1605- 6 April, 1641) was an English dramatist.
Thomas Otway
Thomas Otway (3 March 1652 – 14 April 1685) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd (1682).
Thomas Otway (3 March 1652 – 14 April 1685) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd (1682).
Thomas Shadwell
Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed poet laureate in 1689.
Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed poet laureate in 1689.
Thomas Sturge Moore
Thomas Sturge Moore (March 4, 1870– July 18, 1944) was an English poet, author and artist.
Thomas Sturge Moore (March 4, 1870– July 18, 1944) was an English poet, author and artist.
Thomas Tomkis
Thomas Tomkis (or Tomkys) (c.
Thomas Tomkis (or Tomkys) (c.
Thomas Wade (writer)
Thomas Wade was an English poet and dramatist.
Thomas Wade was an English poet and dramatist.
Thomas William Robertson
Thomas William Robertson (9 January 1829 – 3 February 1871), usually known professionally as T. W. Robertson, was an Anglo-Irish dramatist and innovative stage director best known for a series o...
Thomas William Robertson (9 January 1829 – 3 February 1871), usually known professionally as T. W. Robertson, was an Anglo-Irish dramatist and innovative stage director best known for a series o...
Tim Firth
Tim Firth (born 1964, Wirral, Merseyside) is an English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter.
Tim Firth (born 1964, Wirral, Merseyside) is an English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter.
Tom Hadaway
Tom Hadaway (1923-2005) was born in North Shields in North East England.
Tom Hadaway (1923-2005) was born in North Shields in North East England.
Tom Kempinski
Tom Kempinski (born 24 March 1938) is an English playwright and actor.
Tom Kempinski (born 24 March 1938) is an English playwright and actor.
Tom Stoppard
Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE, FRSL (born Tomáš Straüssler; 3 July 1937) is a British playwright, knighted in 1997.
Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE, FRSL (born Tomáš Straüssler; 3 July 1937) is a British playwright, knighted in 1997.
Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor was an English dramatist, critic, biographer, public servant, and editor of Punch magazine.
Tom Taylor was an English dramatist, critic, biographer, public servant, and editor of Punch magazine.
Tom Walmsley
Tom Walmsley (born December 13, 1948 in Liverpool, England) is a Canadian playwright, novelist, poet and screenwriter.
Tom Walmsley (born December 13, 1948 in Liverpool, England) is a Canadian playwright, novelist, poet and screenwriter.
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman is an English television, theatre and radio actress, known for her role as Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera Eastenders.
Tracy-Ann Oberman is an English television, theatre and radio actress, known for her role as Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera Eastenders.
Tudor Gates
Tudor Gates (2 January 1930 – 14 January 2007) was an English screenwriter and trade unionist.
Tudor Gates (2 January 1930 – 14 January 2007) was an English screenwriter and trade unionist.
Val Gielgud
Val Henry Gielgud (28 April 1900 – 30 November 1981) was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster.
Val Henry Gielgud (28 April 1900 – 30 November 1981) was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster.
Val McLane
Val McLane (born 25 February 1943, in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actress, scriptwriter, director and teacher.
Val McLane (born 25 February 1943, in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actress, scriptwriter, director and teacher.
Viola Tree
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author.
Viola Tree (17 July 1884 – 15 November 1938) was an English actress, singer, playwright and author.
W. S. Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, ...
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, ...
W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham, CH was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer.
William Somerset Maugham, CH was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer.
Walter C. Hackett
Walter C. Hackett was born in Oakland, Californina.
Walter C. Hackett was born in Oakland, Californina.
Warren Chetham-Strode
Reginald Warren Chetham-Strode MC, (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1974) was an English author and playwright.
Reginald Warren Chetham-Strode MC, (28 January 1896 – 26 April 1974) was an English author and playwright.
Weedon Grossmith
Walter Weedon Grossmith, better known as Weedon Grossmith, was an English writer, painter, actor and playwright, best known as co-author of The Diary of a Nobody with his famous brothe...
Walter Weedon Grossmith, better known as Weedon Grossmith, was an English writer, painter, actor and playwright, best known as co-author of The Diary of a Nobody with his famous brothe...
Wentworth Smith
Wentworth Smith, was a minor English dramatist of the Elizabethan period who may have been responsible for some of the plays in the Shakespeare Apocrypha, though no work known to be his is extant.
Wentworth Smith, was a minor English dramatist of the Elizabethan period who may have been responsible for some of the plays in the Shakespeare Apocrypha, though no work known to be his is extant.
Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories.
Will Keen
Will Keen (born 4 March 1970) is an English actor.
Will Keen (born 4 March 1970) is an English actor.
William Alabaster
William Alabaster (also Alablaster, Arblastier) (January 27, 1567–1640) was an English poet, playwright, and religious writer.
William Alabaster (also Alablaster, Arblastier) (January 27, 1567–1640) was an English poet, playwright, and religious writer.
William Barnes Rhodes
William Barnes Rhodes was an English author, best known for his burlesque opera, Bombastes Furioso.
William Barnes Rhodes was an English author, best known for his burlesque opera, Bombastes Furioso.
William Bayle Bernard
William Bayle Bernard (November 27, 1807 – August 5, 1875) was a well known American-born London playwright and drama critic.
William Bayle Bernard (November 27, 1807 – August 5, 1875) was a well known American-born London playwright and drama critic.
William Brough (writer)
William Brough ( 28 April 1826 – 13 March 1870) was an English writer.
William Brough ( 28 April 1826 – 13 March 1870) was an English writer.
William Corlett
William Corlett, was an English author, best known for his quartet of children's novels, The Magician's House, published between 1990 and 1992.
William Corlett, was an English author, best known for his quartet of children's novels, The Magician's House, published between 1990 and 1992.
William Davenant
Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March 1606 – 7 April 1668), also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright.
Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March 1606 – 7 April 1668), also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright.
William Evans Burton
William Evans Burton, who often went by the nickname Billy, was an English actor, playwright, theater manager and publisher who relocated to the United States.
William Evans Burton, who often went by the nickname Billy, was an English actor, playwright, theater manager and publisher who relocated to the United States.
William Fulbecke
William Fullbecke (1560 - 1603?) was an English playwright, historian, lawyer and legal scholar, who did pioneering work in international law.
William Fullbecke (1560 - 1603?) was an English playwright, historian, lawyer and legal scholar, who did pioneering work in international law.
William Graham Stanton
William Graham "Bill" Stanton (18 August 1917 - 6 December 1999) was a British author and radio playwright.
William Graham "Bill" Stanton (18 August 1917 - 6 December 1999) was a British author and radio playwright.
William Haughton
William Haughton (died 1605) was an English playwright in the age of English Renaissance theatre.
William Haughton (died 1605) was an English playwright in the age of English Renaissance theatre.
William Hawkins (clergyman)
William Hawkins (1722–1801) was an English clergyman, known as a poet and dramatist.
William Hawkins (1722–1801) was an English clergyman, known as a poet and dramatist.
William Heminges
William Heminges (1602 – c. 1653?), also Hemminges, Heminge, and other variants, was a playwright and theatrical figure of the Caroline period.
William Heminges (1602 – c. 1653?), also Hemminges, Heminge, and other variants, was a playwright and theatrical figure of the Caroline period.
William Kenrick (writer)
William Kenrick (1725? – 10 June 1779) was an English novelist, playwright, translator and satirist, who spent much of his career libelling and lampooning his fellow writers.
William Kenrick (1725? – 10 June 1779) was an English novelist, playwright, translator and satirist, who spent much of his career libelling and lampooning his fellow writers.
William Leman Rede
William Leman Rede (31 January 1802 - 3 April 1847) was one of the many prolific and successful playwrights who composed farces, melodramas, burlettas (light musical and comedies), and travestie...
William Leman Rede (31 January 1802 - 3 April 1847) was one of the many prolific and successful playwrights who composed farces, melodramas, burlettas (light musical and comedies), and travestie...
William Matthew Scott
William Matthew Scott (b. Leeds 30 September 1893; d. Herne Bay 7 May 1964), pen name Will Scott, was a British author of stories and books for adults and children, published from 1920 to 1965.
William Matthew Scott (b. Leeds 30 September 1893; d. Herne Bay 7 May 1964), pen name Will Scott, was a British author of stories and books for adults and children, published from 1920 to 1965.
William Mew
William Mew was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly.
William Mew was an English clergyman, a member of the Westminster Assembly.
William Mountfort
William Mountfort (c. 1664 – 10 December 1692), English actor and dramatic writer, was the son of a Staffordshire gentleman.
William Mountfort (c. 1664 – 10 December 1692), English actor and dramatic writer, was the son of a Staffordshire gentleman.
William Price Drury
Lieutenant-Colonel William Price Drury CBE (8 November 1861–21 January 1949) was a Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist, playwright, and Mayor of Saltash from 1929 to 1931.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Price Drury CBE (8 November 1861–21 January 1949) was a Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist, playwright, and Mayor of Saltash from 1929 to 1931.
William Rufus Chetwood
William Rufus Chetwood was an English or Anglo-Irish publisher and bookseller, and a prolific writer of plays and adventure novels.
William Rufus Chetwood was an English or Anglo-Irish publisher and bookseller, and a prolific writer of plays and adventure novels.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dr...
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dr...
William Thomas Moncrieff
William Thomas Moncrieff was an English dramatist.
William Thomas Moncrieff was an English dramatist.
William Whitehead (English poet)
William Whitehead was an English poet and playwright.
William Whitehead was an English poet and playwright.
William Wycherley
William Wycherley (c. 1640 – 31 December 1715) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for the plays The Country Wife and The Plain Dealer.
William Wycherley (c. 1640 – 31 December 1715) was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for the plays The Country Wife and The Plain Dealer.
Willis Hall
Willis Hall was an English playwright and radio and television writer who drew on his working class roots in Leeds for much of his writings.
Willis Hall was an English playwright and radio and television writer who drew on his working class roots in Leeds for much of his writings.
Winifred Carter (author)
Winifred Carter (c. 1883-1949) was an English author and playwright, who was particularly active from the 1920s-40s (not to be confused with Winifred S Carter, an American celebrity chef and c...
Winifred Carter (c. 1883-1949) was an English author and playwright, who was particularly active from the 1920s-40s (not to be confused with Winifred S Carter, an American celebrity chef and c...
Wolf Mankowitz
Cyril Wolf Mankowitz (7 November 1924 – 20 May 1998) was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter of Russian Jewish descent.
Cyril Wolf Mankowitz (7 November 1924 – 20 May 1998) was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter of Russian Jewish descent.
Wynyard Browne
Wynyard Barry Browne (6 October 1911 – 19 February 1964) was an English playwright.
Wynyard Barry Browne (6 October 1911 – 19 February 1964) was an English playwright.
Zawe Ashton
Zawe Ashton is an English actress and playwright, known for portraying Imani in Gone Too Far! and Bianca in St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.
Zawe Ashton is an English actress and playwright, known for portraying Imani in Gone Too Far! and Bianca in St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.