playwright
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However, academics believe the discovery could indicate that the playwright spent more time in London than previously believed.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The playwright was fascinated by Broadway star Laurette Taylor and her abrupt manner with house guests, and based Hay Fever on her family.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
When I saw “English” in 2024 at the Old Globe in San Diego, I was acutely aware of what the playwright was not addressing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
At the end of his book, Mr. Currey regrets not having the space to discuss even more artists, mentioning the choreographer Pina Bausch, the novelist John O’Hara, the playwright Aphra Behn and others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
There’s surely an entry on the anarchist playwright Alfred Jarry, who once gave Picasso a Browning pistol—the gun favored by the anarchists.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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