SettingsJewish dramatists and playwrights
Alan Zweibel
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Alan Zweibel (born May 20, 1950) is an American producer and writer who has worked on such productions as Saturday Night Live, PBS' Great Performances, and It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Andy Samberg
Andrew "Andy" David Samberg is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
Andrew "Andy" David Samberg is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
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 Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist.
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist.
Bruno Frank
Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1887 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Bruno Frank (Stuttgart, June 13, 1887 - Beverly Hills, June 20, 1945) was a German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Claude Roger-Marx
Claude Roger-Marx (b. Paris, 1888 – d. 1977), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913).
Claude Roger-Marx (b. Paris, 1888 – d. 1977), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913).
Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director.
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director.
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.
David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.
Donald Margulies
Donald Margulies (born September 2, 1954) (MARG-yoo-leez) is an American playwright and a professor of English and Theater Studies at Yale University.
Donald Margulies (born September 2, 1954) (MARG-yoo-leez) is an American playwright and a professor of English and Theater Studies at Yale University.
Edward Einhorn
Edward Einhorn (born September 6, 1970) is an American playwright, theater director, and novelist, noted for the comic absurdism of his drama and the imaginative richness of his literary works.
Edward Einhorn (born September 6, 1970) is an American playwright, theater director, and novelist, noted for the comic absurdism of his drama and the imaginative richness of his literary works.
Evgeny Shvarts
Evgeny Lvovich Shvarts (Евге́ний Льво́вич Шварц) (, Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet writer and playwright whose works include twenty-five plays and ...
Evgeny Lvovich Shvarts (Евге́ний Льво́вич Шварц) (, Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet writer and playwright whose works include twenty-five plays and ...
Ezekiel the Tragedian
Ezekiel the Tragedian, also known as Ezekiel the Poet, was a Jewish dramatist who wrote in Alexandria during the 2nd century BCE. His work survives only in fragments found in the writings ...
Ezekiel the Tragedian, also known as Ezekiel the Poet, was a Jewish dramatist who wrote in Alexandria during the 2nd century BCE. His work survives only in fragments found in the writings ...
Felix Aderca
Felix Aderca or F. Aderca (; born Froim-Zelig (Froim-Zeilic) Aderca, also known as Zelicu Froim Adercu or Froim Aderca; March 13, 1891 – December 12, 1962) was a Romanian...
Felix Aderca or F. Aderca (; born Froim-Zelig (Froim-Zeilic) Aderca, also known as Zelicu Froim Adercu or Froim Aderca; March 13, 1891 – December 12, 1962) was a Romanian...
George S. Kaufman
George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic.
George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic.
Grigori Gorin
Grigori Israelevich Gorin was a Soviet/Russian dramatist and a prose writer.
Grigori Israelevich Gorin was a Soviet/Russian dramatist and a prose writer.
H. Leivick
H. Leivick (pen name of Leivick Halpern, December 1888–December 23, 1962) was a Yiddish language writer, known for his 1921 "dramatic poem in eight scenes" The Golem.
H. Leivick (pen name of Leivick Halpern, December 1888–December 23, 1962) was a Yiddish language writer, known for his 1921 "dramatic poem in eight scenes" The Golem.
Hanoch Levin
Hanoch Levin (December 18, 1943 - August 18, 1999; Hebrew חנוך לוין), was a prominent Israeli dramatist.
Hanoch Levin (December 18, 1943 - August 18, 1999; Hebrew חנוך לוין), was a prominent Israeli dramatist.
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.
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor and playwright, noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and originating the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song...
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor and playwright, noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and originating the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song...
Ion Călugăru
Ion Călugăru (; born Ştrul Leiba Croitoru, also known as Buium sin Strul-Leiba Croitoru, B. Croitoru; February 14, 1902 – May 22, 1956) was a Romanian novelist, short story wri...
Ion Călugăru (; born Ştrul Leiba Croitoru, also known as Buium sin Strul-Leiba Croitoru, B. Croitoru; February 14, 1902 – May 22, 1956) was a Romanian novelist, short story wri...
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Isaak Babel
Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel (Исаа́к Эммануи́лович Ба́бель, – January 27, 1940) was a Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer.
Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel (Исаа́к Эммануи́лович Ба́бель, – January 27, 1940) was a Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer.
Israel Albert Horowitz
Israel Albert Horowitz (often known as Al Horowitz or I. A. Horowitz) (November 15, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York – January 18, 1973) was a Jewish-American International Master of chess.
Israel Albert Horowitz (often known as Al Horowitz or I. A. Horowitz) (November 15, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York – January 18, 1973) was a Jewish-American International Master of chess.
Itamar Moses
Itamar Moses is an American playwright, author, and television writer.
Itamar Moses is an American playwright, author, and television writer.
Joshua Sobol
Joshua Sobol, also known as Yehoshua Sobol, is an Israeli playwright, writer, and director at theatres in Israel and abroad.
Joshua Sobol, also known as Yehoshua Sobol, is an Israeli playwright, writer, and director at theatres in Israel and abroad.
Julian Barry
Julian Barry (born 1930) is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his Oscar-nominated script for the film Lenny about comedian Lenny Bruce, which Barry adapted from his succ...
Julian Barry (born 1930) is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his Oscar-nominated script for the film Lenny about comedian Lenny Bruce, which Barry adapted from his succ...
Larry Gelbart
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.
Larry Simon Gelbart was an American television writer, playwright, screenwriter and author.
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer is an American playwright, author, public health advocate, and LGBT rights activist.
Larry Kramer is an American playwright, author, public health advocate, and LGBT rights activist.
Lazarre Seymour Simckes
Lazarre Seymour Simckes (born 1937) is an award-winning playwright, novelist, educator, Hebrew-English translator, and psychotherapist.
Lazarre Seymour Simckes (born 1937) is an award-winning playwright, novelist, educator, Hebrew-English translator, and psychotherapist.
Les Golden
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Marcel Prawy
Marcel Horace Frydmann, Ritter von Prawy (born 29 December 1911, in Vienna – 23 February 2003, in Vienna) was an Austrian dramaturg, opera connoisseur and opera critic.
Marcel Horace Frydmann, Ritter von Prawy (born 29 December 1911, in Vienna – 23 February 2003, in Vienna) was an Austrian dramaturg, opera connoisseur and opera critic.
Max Croiset
Max Croiset (13 August 1912 – 7 April 1993) was a Jewish Dutch actor.
Max Croiset (13 August 1912 – 7 April 1993) was a Jewish Dutch actor.
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943) is a British writer and director of film and theatre.
Mike Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943) is a British writer and director of film and theatre.
Moisés Kaufman
Moisés Kaufman (born November 21, 1963) is a playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project.
Moisés Kaufman (born November 21, 1963) is a playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project.
Nisim Aloni
Nissim Aloni (נסים אלוני, born 24 August 1926 – died 13 June 1998) was an Israeli playwright and translator.
Nissim Aloni (נסים אלוני, born 24 August 1926 – died 13 June 1998) was an Israeli playwright and translator.
Paul Kornfeld (playwright)
Paul Kornfeld (11 December 1889—25 April 1942) was a Czech-born German-language Jewish writer whose expressionist plays and scholarly treatises on the theory of drama earned him a speciali...
Paul Kornfeld (11 December 1889—25 April 1942) was a Czech-born German-language Jewish writer whose expressionist plays and scholarly treatises on the theory of drama earned him a speciali...
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal was a writer, dramatist, and poet of German-Jewish descent who spent much of his life in Austria.
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal was a writer, dramatist, and poet of German-Jewish descent who spent much of his life in Austria.
Samantha Ellis
Samantha Ellis is a British playwright.
Samantha Ellis is a British playwright.
Samson Raphaelson
Born in New York City, Samson Raphaelson was a leading American playwright, screenwriter and short story author in the first half of the 20th Century.
Born in New York City, Samson Raphaelson was a leading American playwright, screenwriter and short story author in the first half of the 20th Century.
Samuel Eichelbaum
Samuel Eichelbaum, born the son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Domínguez, Entre Ríos, Argentina, Eichelbaum became one of the leading playwrights in the first half of the 20th century in Argentina.
Samuel Eichelbaum, born the son of Russian Jewish immigrants in Domínguez, Entre Ríos, Argentina, Eichelbaum became one of the leading playwrights in the first half of the 20th century in Argentina.
Sergiu Dan
Sergiu Dan was a Romanian novelist, journalist, Holocaust survivor and political prisoner of the communist regime.
Sergiu Dan was a Romanian novelist, journalist, Holocaust survivor and political prisoner of the communist regime.
Shmuel Hasfari
Shmuel Hasfari (Hebrew: שמואל הספרי; b. 1954) is an Israeli playwright and screenwriter.
Shmuel Hasfari (Hebrew: שמואל הספרי; b. 1954) is an Israeli playwright and screenwriter.
Sholem Aleichem
Sholem Aleichem was the pen name of Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich, a leading Yiddish author and playwright.
Sholem Aleichem was the pen name of Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich, a leading Yiddish author and playwright.
Tim Blake Nelson
Tim Blake Nelson is an American director, writer, singer, and actor.
Tim Blake Nelson is an American director, writer, singer, and actor.
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.
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University.
Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University.
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.
Woody Allen is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.
Yaakov Shabtai
Yaakov Shabtai was an Israeli novelist, playwright and translator.
Yaakov Shabtai was an Israeli novelist, playwright and translator.
Yasmina Reza
Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959 or 1960 in Paris) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.
Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959 or 1960 in Paris) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.