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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Ernst Lissauer Ernst Lissauer 1882 1937 German Jewish poet and dramatist remembered for the phrase Gott strafe England ("May God punish England") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Lissauer
Arthur Schnitzler Arthur Schnitzler 1862 1931 Austrian author and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schnitzler
Hugo von Hofmannsthal Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal 1874 1929 Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_von_Hofmannsthal
Frances Goodrich Frances Goodrich 1890 1984 American actress, dramatist, and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband Albert Hackett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Goodrich
Hyam Maccoby Hyam Maccoby 1924 2004 British Jewish scholar and dramatist specialising in the study of the Jewish and Christian religious traditions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyam_Maccoby
Ephraim Kishon Ephraim Kishon 1924 2005 Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_Kishon
Murray Gold Murray Jonathan Gold 1969 n/a English composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Gold
Ferenc Molnár Ferenc Molnár 1878 1952 Hungarian author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary’s most celebrated and controversial playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Molnár
Ezekiel the Tragedian Ezekiel the Tragedian – also known as Ezekiel the Dramatist and Ezekiel the Poet – null null null Jewish dramatist who wrote in Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel_the_Tragedian
Martin Sherman Martin Gerald Sherman 1938 n/a American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 60 countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sherman
Arnold Wesker Sir Arnold Wesker 1932 2016 English dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Wesker
Morrie Ryskind Morris "Morrie" Ryskind 1895 1985 American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and motion pictures, who became a conservative political activist later in life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrie_Ryskind
Sholem Asch Sholem Asch 1880 1957 Polish Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language who settled in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholem_Asch
Fernando de Rojas Fernando de Rojas 1465 1541 Spanish author and dramatist, known for his only surviving work, La Celestina (originally titled Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea), first published in 1499 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Rojas
Hanoch Levin Hanoch Levin 1943 1999 Israeli dramatist, theater director, author and poet, best known for his plays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoch_Levin
Winnie Holzman Winnie Holzman 1954 n/a American dramatist, screenwriter, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_Holzman
Martin Esslin Martin Julius Esslin OBE 1918 2002 Hungarian producer, dramatist, journalist, adaptor and translator, critic, academic scholar and professor of drama, known for coining the term "theatre of the absurd" in his 1961 book The Theatre of the Absurd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Esslin
Richard Beer-Hofmann Richard Beer-Hofmann 1866 1945 Austrian dramatist and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beer-Hofmann
Arthur Hammerstein Arthur Hammerstein 1872 1955 American songwriter, dramatist, playwright and theater manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hammerstein
Melchior Lengyel Melchior Lengyel 1880 1974 Hungarian writer, dramatist, and film screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_Lengyel
Yossi Banai Yosef "Yossi" Banai 1932 2006 Israeli performer, singer, actor, and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Banai
António José da Silva António José da Silva Coutinho 1705 1739 Portuguese dramatist born in colonial Brazil, known as "the Jew" (O Judeu) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_José_da_Silva
Bernard Kops Bernard Kops 1926 n/a British dramatist, memoirist, poet and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Kops
Hermann Kesten Hermann Kesten 1900 1996 German novelist and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Kesten
Alessandro Fersen Alessandro Fersen 1911 2001 Polish dramatist, actor, theater director, author and drama teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Fersen
Michael Meyer (translator) Michael Leverson Meyer 1921 2000 English translator, biographer, journalist and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Meyer_(translator)
Alfred Sutro Alfred Sutro OBE 1863 1933 English author, dramatist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Sutro
Carey Harrison Carey Harrison 1944 n/a English novelist and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey_Harrison
Léon Halévy Léon Halévy 1802 1883 French civil servant, historian, and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_Halévy
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal Salomon Hermann Mosenthal 1821 1877 null writer, dramatist, and poet of German-Jewish descent who spent much of his life in Austria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon_Hermann_Mosenthal
Frederica Sagor Maas Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas 1900 2012 American dramatist and playwright, screenwriter, memoirist, and author, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederica_Sagor_Maas
Isabella Grinevskaya Beyle (Berta) Friedberg 1864 1944 Russian Jewish novelist, poet, and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Grinevskaya
Itzhak Katzenelson Itzhak Katzenelson 1886 1944 Polish Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Katzenelson
Elsa Bernstein Elsa Bernstein 1866 1949 Austrian writer, dramatist, and literary figure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Bernstein
György Spiró György (George) Spiró 1946 n/a null dramatist, novelist and essayist who has emerged as one of post-war Hungary's most prominent literary figures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/György_Spiró
Gustav Kadelburg Gustav Kadelburg 1851 1925 Hungarian Jewish actor, dramatist, writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Kadelburg
Marian Winters Marian Winters 1920 1978 American dramatist and actress of stage, film, and television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Winters
Richard Specht Richard Specht 1870 1932 Austrian lyricist, dramatist, musicologist and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Specht
Samuel Loveman Samuel E. Loveman 1887 1976 American poet, critic, and dramatist probably best known for his connections with writers H. P. Lovecraft and Hart Crane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Loveman
Ilya Selvinsky Ilya Lvovich Selvinsky 1899 1968 Soviet Jewish poet, dramatist, memoirist, and essayist born in Simferopol, Crimea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Selvinsky
Bartolomé de Torres Naharro Bartolomé de Torres Naharro 1485 1530 Spanish dramatist and Leonese language writer of Jewish converso descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomé_de_Torres_Naharro
Victor Wolfson Victor Wolfson 1909 1990 American dramatist, director, writer, producer and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wolfson
Julius Bab Julius Bab 1880 1955 German dramatist and theater critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Bab
Elise Henle Elise (Sara) Henle Levi 1832 1892 German Jewish writer, dramatist, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise_Henle
Elizabeth Polack Elizabeth Polack null null English playwright of the 1830s, notable for having been described by chroniclers of the period as England's first Jewish woman melodramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Polack
Ludwig Robert Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Robert 1778 1832 German dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Robert
Fanny Puyesky Fany Puyesky Mitnik 1939 2010 null lawyer, writer, and dramatist known as "the first feminist" of Uruguay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Puyesky
Boris Gavrilovich Gavrilov Boris Gavrilov 1908 1990 Soviet writer, poet, dramatist and teacher of Mountain Jew origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Gavrilovich_Gavrilov
Moshe Dluznowsky Moshe Dluznowsky (Dunow) 1903 1977 Polish journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist, and editor of the journal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Dluznowsky
Dezső Szomory Dezső Szomory 1869 1944 Hungarian Jewish writer and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dezső_Szomory
Leopold Andrian Leopold Andrian, actually Leopold Freiherr Ferdinand von Andrian zu Werburg 1875 1951 Austrian author, dramatist and diplomat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Andrian
Morris Barnett Morris Barnett 1800 1856 British actor and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Barnett
László Ladányi László Ladányi 1907 1992 null poet, author, dramatist and reporter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/László_Ladányi
George Whyte George R. Whyte 1933 2012 null author, composer, dramatist and art collector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Whyte
Max Ring Max Ring 1817 1901 German physician, novelist, poet, and dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ring
Félix Cohen Aristide Félix Cohen 1831 1896 French dramatist and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Félix_Cohen
Lippmann Moses Büschenthal Lippmann Moses Büschenthal 1782 1818 null Franco-German rabbi, poet and dramatist of the Haskalah movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippmann_Moses_Büschenthal
Emil Makai Emil Makai 1870 1901 Hungarian Jewish poet, journalist, dramatist, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Makai
Eduard Jacobson Eduard Jacobson 1833 1897 German dramatist and physician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Jacobson
Isaac Aisemberg Isaac Aisemberg 1918 1997 null writer, screenwriter and Argentine dramatist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Aisemberg
Joel Baer Falkovich Joel Baer Falkovich 1870 n/a null early Yiddish Theatre dramatist, literary figure, and supporter of the Haskalah from the Russian Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Baer_Falkovich
Jorge Bucay Jorge Bucay 1949 n/a Argentine gestalt psychotherapist, psychodramatist and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bucay
Hugo Landsberger Hugo Landsberger 1861 1939 German novelist, dramatist, and editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Landsberger
Naḥman Isaac Fischmann Naḥman Isaac Fischmann none 1873 Galician Hebrew-language writer, dramatist, poet, and editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naḥman_Isaac_Fischmann
Didi Menosi Didi Menosi 1928 2013 Israeli writer, journalist, poet, lyricist, dramatist, columnist and satirist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Menosi