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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl 1860 1904 Austrian Jewish journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern political Zionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Herzl
Howard Zinn Howard Zinn 1922 2010 American historian, playwright, philosopher, socialist thinker and World War II veteran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Zinn
Ernst Toller Ernst Toller 1893 1939 German author, playwright, left-wing politician and revolutionary, known for his Expressionist plays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Toller
Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling 1924 1975 American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator/on-screen host, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series The Twilight Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling
Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller 1915 2005 American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller
Stefan Zweig Stefan Zweig 1881 1942 Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Zweig
Norman Mailer Norman Kingsley Mailer 1923 2007 American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer
Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes 1901 1967 American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langston_Hughes
Aaron Sorkin Aaron Benjamin Sorkin 1961 n/a American playwright, screenwriter, and film director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Sorkin
David Mamet David Alan Mamet 1947 n/a American playwright, filmmaker, and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet
Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein 1874 1946 American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Stein
Shel Silverstein Sheldon Allan Silverstein 1930 1999 American writer, poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein
Mordecai Manuel Noah Mordecai Manuel Noah 1785 1851 American sheriff, playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordecai_Manuel_Noah
Israel Horovitz Israel Horovitz 1939 2020 American playwright, director, actor and co-founder of the Gloucester Stage Company in 1979 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Horovitz
Ben Elton Benjamin Charles Elton 1959 n/a English comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Elton
Harold Pinter Harold Pinter 1930 2008 British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Pinter
Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini 1922 1975 Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual, who also distinguished himself as an actor, journalist, novelist, playwright, and political figure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Paolo_Pasolini
Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard 1937 n/a Czech playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard
George S. Kaufman George Simon Kaufman 1889 1961 American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Kaufman
Harvey Fierstein Harvey Forbes Fierstein 1954 n/a American actor, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Fierstein
Philippe de Rothschild Philippe, Baron de Rothschild 1902 1988 null member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix motor racing driver, a screenwriter and playwright, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one of the most successful wine growers in the world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_de_Rothschild
Mike Leigh Mike Leigh 1943 n/a English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Leigh
Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon 1927 2018 American playwright, screenwriter and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Simon
Larry Kramer Laurence David Kramer 1935 2020 American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Kramer
Ben Hecht Ben Hecht 1893 1894 American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist, and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hecht
Ira Levin Ira Marvin Levin 1929 2007 American novelist, playwright, and songwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin
Isaac Babel Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel none 1940 Russian writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Babel
Elfriede Jelinek Elfriede Jelinek 1946 n/a Austrian playwright and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfriede_Jelinek
Tony Kushner Anthony Robert Kushner 1956 n/a American author, playwright, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Kushner
Vladimir Herzog Vladimir Herzog 1937 1975 Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Croatian Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Herzog
William Goldman William Goldman 1931 2018 American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Goldman
Erich Mühsam Erich Mühsam 1878 1934 German Jewish antimilitarist anarchist essayist, poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Mühsam
Eve Ensler Eve Ensler 1953 n/a American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Ensler
Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn 1943 n/a American actor, playwright, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Shawn
Carl Djerassi Carl Djerassi 1923 2015 Austrian chemist, novelist, playwright and co-founder of Djerassi Resident Artists Program with Diane Wood Middlebrook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Djerassi
Sholem Aleichem Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich, better known under his pen name Sholem Aleichem 1916 n/a null Yiddish author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholem_Aleichem
Jim Steinman James Richard Steinman 1947 2021 American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steinman
Josh Fox Josh Fox null null American film director, playwright and environmental activist, best known for his Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning 2010 documentary, Gasland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Fox
Lillian Hellman Lillian Florence Hellman 1905 1984 American playwright, author, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Hellman
Todd Solondz Todd Solondz 1959 n/a American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Solondz
Stephen Lang Stephen Lang 1952 n/a American screen and stage actor, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lang
Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky 1923 1981 American playwright, screenwriter and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Chayefsky
Egon Friedell Egon Friedell 1878 1938 Austrian prominent cultural historian, playwright, actor and Kabarett performer, journalist and theatre critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon_Friedell
Betty Comden Betty Comden null null American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Comden
Adolph Green Adolph Green 1914 2002 American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved film musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at Metro Goldwyn Mayer, during the genre's heyday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Green
Clifford Odets Clifford Odets 1906 1963 American playwright, director, screenwriter, and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Odets
Howard Ashman Howard Elliott Ashman 1950 1991 American playwright, lyricist and stage director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Ashman
Franz Werfel Franz Viktor Werfel 1890 1945 Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned World War I, the Interwar period, and World War II. He is primarily known as the author of The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1933, English tr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Werfel
Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein 1966 n/a American actress and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Edelstein
Peter Shaffer Sir Peter Levin Shaffer 1926 2016 English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer
Tim Blake Nelson Timothy Blake Nelson 1964 n/a American actor, filmmaker, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Blake_Nelson
Edna Ferber Edna Ferber 1885 1968 American novelist, short story writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Ferber
David Belasco David Belasco 1853 1931 American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belasco
Elaine May Elaine Iva May 1932 n/a American comedian, film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_May
Steven Berkoff Steven Berkoff 1937 n/a British actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Berkoff
Moss Hart Moss Hart 1904 1961 American playwright, librettist, and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Hart
Larry Gelbart Larry Simon Gelbart 1928 2009 American television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and author, most famous as a creator and producer of the television series M*A*S*H, and as co-writer of the Broadway musicals A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and City of Angels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Gelbart
Peter Morgan Peter Julian Robin Morgan 1963 n/a British screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on stage and film and television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Morgan
Franz Blei Franz Blei 1871 1942 null essayist, playwright and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Blei
Saul Rubinek Saul Hersh Rubinek 1948 n/a German actor, director, producer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Rubinek
Nelly Sachs Nelly Sachs 1891 1970 German poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly_Sachs
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
Ronald Harwood Sir Ronald Harwood 1934 2020 South African author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser (for which he was nominated for an Oscar) and The Pianist, for which he won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Harwood
Tovah Feldshuh Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh 1952 n/a American actress, singer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh
Carl Zuckmayer Carl Zuckmayer 1896 1977 German writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Zuckmayer
Kate Bornstein Katherine Vandam Bornstein 1948 n/a American author, playwright, performance artist, actor, and gender theorist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bornstein
Kenneth Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan 1962 n/a American film director, playwright, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lonergan
Dore Schary Isadore "Dore" Schary 1905 1980 American playwright, director, and producer for the stage and a prolific screenwriter and producer of motion pictures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dore_Schary
Lion Feuchtwanger Lion Feuchtwanger 1884 1958 null Bavarian Jewish novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Feuchtwanger
Albert Maltz Albert Maltz 1908 1985 American playwright, fiction writer and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Maltz
Joseph Stein Joseph Stein 1912 2010 American playwright best known for writing the books for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stein
Henry Jaglom Henry David Jaglom 1938 n/a English actor, film director and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Jaglom
Kathy Acker Kathy Acker 1947 1997 American experimental novelist, playwright, essayist, and postmodernist writer, known for her idiosyncratic and transgressive writing that dealt with themes such as childhood trauma, sexuality and rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Acker
Arthur Wing Pinero Sir Arthur Wing Pinero 1855 1934 English playwright and, early in his career, actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wing_Pinero
Yasmina Reza Yasmina Reza 1959 n/a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays 'Art' and God of Carnage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasmina_Reza
Jonathan Larson Jonathan David Larson 1960 1996 American composer, lyricist and playwright who explored the social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia in his work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Larson
Patrick Marber Patrick Albert Crispin Marber 1964 n/a English comedian, playwright, director, actor, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Marber
Wendy Wasserstein Wendy Wasserstein 1950 2006 American playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Wasserstein
Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff 1952 n/a British playwright, director and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Poliakoff
S. Bear Bergman S. Bear Bergman 1974 n/a American trans man, author, poet, playwright, and theater artist whose gender identity is a main focus of his artwork https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Bear_Bergman
Arthur Laurents Arthur Laurents 1917 2011 American playwright, theatre director, film producer and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Laurents
Irwin Shaw Irwin Shaw 1913 1984 American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Shaw
Abraham Goldfaden Abraham Goldfaden 1840 1908 Russian Jewish poet, playwright, stage director and actor in the languages Yiddish and Hebrew, author of some 40 plays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Goldfaden
Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Honoré Marcel 1889 1973 French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Marcel
Italo Svevo Aron Hector Schmitz 1861 1928 Italian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright, and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo_Svevo
Daniel Kehlmann Daniel Kehlmann 1975 n/a null German-language novelist and playwright of both Austrian nationality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kehlmann
Mary McCarthy (author) Mary Therese McCarthy 1912 1989 American novelist, critic and political activist, best known for her novel The Group, her marriage to critic Edmund Wilson, and her storied feud with playwright Lillian Hellman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McCarthy_(author)
Karl Kraus (writer) Karl Kraus 1874 1936 Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kraus_(writer)
Elmer Rice Elmer Rice 1892 1967 American playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Rice
Hélène Cixous Hélène Cixous 1937 n/a null professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hélène_Cixous
Peretz Markish Peretz Davidovich Markish null null Russian Jewish poet and playwright who wrote predominantly in Yiddish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peretz_Markish
Francis Veber Francis Paul Veber 1937 n/a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Veber
Mihail Sebastian Mihail Sebastian 1907 1945 Romanian playwright, essayist, journalist and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Sebastian
Frigyes Karinthy Frigyes Karinthy 1887 1938 Hungarian author, playwright, poet, journalist, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigyes_Karinthy
Ariel Dorfman Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman 1942 n/a Argentine novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Dorfman
Roland Topor Roland Topor 1938 1997 French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, who was known for the surreal nature of his work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Topor
Else Lasker-Schüler Else Lasker-Schüler 1869 1945 German Jewish poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin and her poetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else_Lasker-Schüler
Ludovic Halévy Ludovic Halévy 1834 1908 French author and playwright, best known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on Georges Bizet's Carmen and on the works of Jacques Offenbach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovic_Halévy
Arthur Kopit Arthur Lee Kopit 1937 2021 American playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kopit
Dudu Topaz Dudu Topaz 1946 2009 Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudu_Topaz
Paul Weitz (filmmaker) Paul John Weitz 1965 n/a American film director, film producer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weitz_(filmmaker)
S. Ansky Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport 1863 1920 null Jewish author, playwright, researcher of Jewish folklore, polemicist, and cultural and political activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Ansky
Martin Duberman Martin Bauml Duberman 1930 n/a American historian, biographer, playwright, and gay rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Duberman
Tommy Lapid Yosef "Tommy" Lapid 1931 2008 Serbian radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic wit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Lapid
George Packer George Packer 1960 n/a null US journalist, novelist, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Packer
Sarah Schulman Sarah Miriam Schulman 1958 n/a American novelist, playwright, nonfiction writer, screenwriter, gay activist, and AIDS historian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Schulman
Charles Klein Charles Klein 1867 1915 English playwright and actor who emigrated to America in 1883 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Klein
George Axelrod George Axelrod 1922 2003 American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play The Seven Year Itch (1952), which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Axelrod
Jack Rosenthal Jack Morris Rosenthal 1931 2004 English playwright who wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and over 150 screenplays, including original TV plays, feature films, and adaptations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Rosenthal
Mina Loy Mina Loy 1882 1966 British artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, painter, designer of lamps, and bohemian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_Loy
Rick Salutin Rick Salutin 1942 n/a Canadian novelist, playwright, journalist, and critic and has been writing for more than forty years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Salutin
James Goldman James Goldman 1927 1998 American playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Goldman
Anthony Shaffer (writer) Anthony Joshua Shaffer 1926 2001 English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Shaffer_(writer)
Warren Adler Warren Adler 1927 2019 American author, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Adler
Renée Taylor Renée Adorée Taylor 1933 n/a American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renée_Taylor
Leah Goldberg Leah Goldberg or Lea Goldberg 1911 1970 null prolific Hebrew-language poet, author, playwright, literary translator, and comparative literary researcher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Goldberg
David Freedman David Freedman 1898 1936 Romanian playwright and biographer who became known as the "King of the Gag-writers" in the early days of radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Freedman
Natalie Clifford Barney Natalie Clifford Barney 1876 1972 American playwright, poet and novelist who lived as an expatriate in Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Clifford_Barney
Michael Mayer (director) Michael Mayer 1960 n/a American theatre director, filmmaker, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mayer_(director)
Alfred Uhry Alfred Fox Uhry 1936 n/a American playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Uhry
Richard Greenberg Richard Greenberg 1958 n/a American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Greenberg
Richard Maibaum Richard Maibaum 1909 1991 American film producer, playwright and screenwriter in the United States best known for his screenplay adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Maibaum
Lisa Kron Elizabeth S. "Lisa" Kron 1961 n/a American actress and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Kron
I. L. Peretz Isaac Leib Peretz 1852 1915 null Yiddish language author and playwright from Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._L._Peretz
Moisés Kaufman Moisés Kaufman 1963 n/a Venezuelan theater director, filmmaker, playwright, founder of Tectonic Theater Project, based in New York City, and co-founder of Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moisés_Kaufman
S. N. Behrman Samuel Nathaniel Behrman 1893 1973 American playwright, screenwriter, biographer, and longtime writer for The New Yorker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Behrman
Henry Slesar Henry Slesar 1927 2002 American author, playwright, and copywriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Slesar
Henri Bernstein Henri-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein 1876 1953 French playwright associated with Boulevard theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bernstein
Wolf Mankowitz Cyril Wolf Mankowitz 1924 1998 English writer, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Mankowitz
Bryan Fogel Bryan Fogel null null American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary Icarus, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Fogel
Isaac Harby Isaac Harby 1788 1828 null early 19th-century teacher, playwright, literary critic, journalist, newspaper editor, and advocate of reforms in Judaism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Harby
Jerome Lawrence Jerome Lawrence 1915 2004 American playwright and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Lawrence
Donald Margulies Donald Margulies 1954 n/a American playwright and Professor (Adjunct) of English and Theater & Performance Studies at Yale University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Margulies
Jon Robin Baitz Jon Robin Baitz 1961 n/a American playwright, screenwriter and television producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Robin_Baitz
Eve Leigh Eve Leigh 1984 n/a null playwright, theatre maker and dramaturg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_Leigh
Fay Kanin Fay Kanin 1917 2013 American screenwriter, playwright and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Kanin
Bo Goldman Robert "Bo" Goldman 1932 n/a American screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Goldman
Walter Hasenclever Walter Georg Alfred Hasenclever 1890 1940 German Expressionist poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hasenclever
Robert Rietti Robert Rietti 1923 2015 English actor, voice actor, playwright and recording director of Anglo-Italian descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rietti
Mark Medoff Mark Medoff 1940 2019 American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Medoff
Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard 1866 1947 French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Bernard
Carl Sternheim Carl Sternheim 1878 1942 German playwright and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sternheim
Bruce Jay Friedman Bruce Jay Friedman 1930 2020 American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Jay_Friedman
Jenő Rejtő Jenő Rejtő 1905 1943 Hungarian journalist, pulp fiction writer and playwright who died as a forced labourer during World War II. He was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, on 29 March 1905, and died in Evdakovo, Voronezh Oblast, Soviet Union (then under Axis occupation) on 1 January 1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenő_Rejtő
Alan Zweibel Alan Zweibel 1950 n/a American television writer, author, playwright, and screenwriter whom The New York Times says has “earned a place in the pantheon of American pop culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Zweibel
Dan Gordon (screenwriter) Dan Gordon null null Israeli screenwriter, television writer, television producer, television director, film producer, novelist, playwright, film director, and reserve duty captain in the Israel Defense Forces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gordon_(screenwriter)
Ernest Kinoy Ernest Kinoy 1925 2014 American writer, screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Kinoy
Robert Riskin Robert Riskin 1897 1955 American Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Riskin
A. E. Hotchner Aaron Edward Hotchner 1917 2020 American editor, novelist, playwright, and biographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._Hotchner
Will Scheffer Will Scheffer null null American playwright, and was co-creator and executive producer of the television series Big Love and the American remake of Getting On with longtime life partner Mark V. Olsen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Scheffer
Murray Schisgal Murray Joseph Schisgal 1926 2020 American playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Schisgal
Herman Bernstein Herman Bernstein 1876 1935 American journalist, poet, novelist, playwright, translator, Jewish activist, and diplomat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Bernstein
Tadeusz Różewicz Tadeusz Różewicz 1921 2014 Polish poet, playwright, writer, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Różewicz
Marvin Kaplan Marvin Wilbur Kaplan 1927 2016 American actor, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Kaplan
Joseph Fields Joseph Albert Fields 1895 1966 American playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fields
Ed Stoppard Edmund Stoppard 1974 n/a English actor and the son of playwright Tom Stoppard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Stoppard
Arch Oboler Arch Oboler 1909 1987 American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, and director who was active in radio, films, theater, and television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Oboler
Mark Harelik Marcus Frank Harelik 1951 n/a American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Harelik
Lisa Jones Lisa Victoria Chapman Jones 1961 n/a American playwright, essayist, journalist, and memoirist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Jones
A. B. Yehoshua Abraham B. Yehoshua 1936 n/a Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright, published as A. B. Yehoshua https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._B._Yehoshua
Nathan Alterman Nathan Alterman 1910 1970 Israeli poet, playwright, journalist, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Alterman
Deborah Levy Deborah Levy 1959 n/a British novelist, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Levy
David Seidler David Seidler 1937 n/a British playwright and film and television writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Seidler
Jason Katims Jason Katims 1960 n/a American television writer, producer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Katims
Danny Rubin Danny Rubin 1957 n/a American screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Rubin
Gerzel Baazov Gerzel Baazov 1904 1938 Georgian Jewish poet and playwright who fell victim to Joseph Stalin’s Great Purges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerzel_Baazov
Elaine Feinstein Elaine Feinstein 1930 2019 English poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Feinstein
Susan Griffin Susan Griffin 1943 n/a null radical feminist philosopher, essayist and playwright particularly known for her innovative, hybrid-form ecofeminist works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Griffin
Nissim Ezekiel Nissim Ezekiel 1924 2004 Indian Jewish poet, actor, playwright, editor and art critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissim_Ezekiel
Elaine Dundy Elaine Rita Dundy 1921 2008 American novelist, biographer, journalist, actress and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Dundy
Donald Freed Donald Freed 1932 n/a American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, historian, teacher and activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Freed
Moses Horowitz Moses Ha-Levi Horowitz 1844 1998 null playwright and actor in the early years of Yiddish theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Horowitz
Jerome Chodorov Jerome Chodorov 1911 2004 American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Chodorov
Juan del Encina Juan del Encina 1468 1529 null composer, poet, and playwright, often called the founder, along with Gil Vicente, of Iberian drama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_del_Encina
Quiara Alegría Hudes Quiara Alegría Hudes 1977 n/a American playwright, producer, lyricist and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiara_Alegría_Hudes
Jane Bowles Jane Bowles 1917 1973 American writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bowles
Yaakov Shabtai Yaakov Shabtai 1934 1981 Israeli novelist, playwright, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaakov_Shabtai
Howard Koch (screenwriter) Howard E. Koch 1901 1995 American playwright and screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood film studio bosses in the 1950s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Koch_(screenwriter)
Amos Kenan Amos Kenan 1927 2009 Israeli columnist, painter, sculptor, playwright and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Kenan
Emily Mann (director) Emily Betsy Mann 1952 n/a American director, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Mann_(director)
Jacob Gordin Jacob Michailovitch Gordin 1853 1909 Russian playwright active in the early years of Yiddish theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gordin
Joe Masteroff Joe Masteroff 1919 2018 American playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Masteroff
Felix Aderca Felix Aderca or F. Aderca null null Romanian novelist, playwright, poet, journalist and critic, noted as a representative of rebellious modernism in the context of Romanian literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Aderca
Robert Brustein Robert Sanford Brustein 1927 n/a American theatrical critic, producer, playwright, writer, and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brustein
Franca Valeri Alma Franca Maria Norsa 1920 2020 Italian actress, playwright, screenwriter, author, and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franca_Valeri
Rodney Ackland Rodney Ackland 1908 1991 English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Ackland
Delia Ephron Delia Ephron 1944 n/a American bestselling author, screenwriter, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Ephron
Antoni Słonimski Antoni Słonimski 1895 1976 Polish poet, artist, journalist, playwright and prose writer, president of the Union of Polish Writers in 1956–1959 during the Polish October, known for his devotion to social justice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Słonimski
Jerome Weidman Jerome Weidman 1913 1998 American playwright and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Weidman
Arnold Schulman Arnold Schulman 1925 n/a American playwright, screenwriter, producer, a songwriter and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schulman
Joseph Chaikin Joseph Chaikin 1935 2003 American theatre director, actor, playwright, and pedagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Chaikin
Arthur Hammerstein Arthur Hammerstein 1872 1955 American songwriter, dramatist, playwright and theater manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hammerstein
Yaqub Sanu Yaqub Sanu 1839 1912 Egyptian Jewish journalist, nationalist activist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaqub_Sanu
Alexander Galich (writer) Alexander Arkadievich Galich 1918 1977 Soviet poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer-songwriter, and dissident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Galich_(writer)
Henry Ephron Henry Ephron 1911 1992 American playwright, screenwriter and film producer who often worked with his wife, Phoebe (née Wolkind) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ephron
J. I. Rodale Jerome Irving Rodale 1898 1971 null publisher, editor, author, playwright and founder of Rodale, Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._I._Rodale
Franz Schulz Franz Schulz 1897 1971 null playwright and screenwriter who worked from 1920 through 1956 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schulz
Harry Kurnitz Harry Kurnitz 1908 1968 American playwright, novelist, and prolific screenwriter who wrote swashbucklers for Errol Flynn and comedies for Danny Kaye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kurnitz
Nina Raine Nina Raine null null English theatre director and playwright, the only daughter of Craig Raine and Ann Pasternak Slater, and a grand niece of the Russian novelist Boris Pasternak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Raine
Peter Braunstein Peter Braunstein 1964 n/a American former journalist, writer and playwright who became infamous for committing an October 31, 2005 rape and leading police on a multi-state manhunt until his capture and self-injury in Memphis, Tennessee on December 16, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Braunstein
David Kalisch David Kalisch 1820 1872 German playwright and humorist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kalisch
Steven Levenson Steven Levenson 1984 n/a American playwright and television writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Levenson
Gillian Slovo Gillian Slovo 1952 n/a South African novelist, playwright and memoirist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Slovo
Shaike Ophir Shaike Ophir 1928 1987 Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaike_Ophir
Henri de Rothschild Henri James Nathaniel Charles, Baron de Rothschild 1872 1947 French playwright who wrote under the pen names André Pascal, Charles des Fontaines, and P.-L https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Rothschild
Kunaal Roy Kapur Kunaal Roy Kapur null null Indian actor, playwright and director who works in Hindi films and television shows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunaal_Roy_Kapur
Israil Bercovici Israil Bercovici 1921 1988 Romanian Jewish dramaturg, playwright, director, biographer, and memoirist, who served the State Jewish Theater of Romania between 1955 and 1982; he also wrote Yiddish-language poetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israil_Bercovici
Theodore J. Flicker Theodore Jonas Flicker 1930 2014 American playwright, theatrical producer, television and film director, actor, television writer, screenwriter, author and sculptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_J._Flicker
Shimon Wincelberg Shimon Wincelberg 1924 2004 null television writer and Broadway playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Wincelberg
Benn Levy Benn Wolfe Levy 1900 1973 null Labour Party Member of Parliament in the House of Commons (1945–1950), and a successful playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benn_Levy
Aleksandr Zarkhi Aleksandr Grigoryevich Zarkhi 1908 1997 Soviet film director, screenwriter, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Zarkhi
Itamar Moses Itamar Moses 1977 n/a American playwright, author, and television writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Moses
Damon Galgut Damon Galgut 1963 n/a South African novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Galgut
Phoebe Ephron Phoebe Ephron 1914 1971 American playwright and screenwriter, who often worked with Henry Ephron, her husband, whom she wed in 1934 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Ephron
Péter Nádas Péter Nádas 1942 n/a Hungarian writer, playwright, and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Péter_Nádas
Bruno Frank Bruno Frank 1887 1945 German author, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and humanist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Frank
Jean-Claude van Itallie Jean-Claude van Itallie 1936 2021 Belgian playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_van_Itallie
Bruno Jasieński Bruno Jasieński 1901 1938 Polish poet, novelist, playwright, Catastrophist, and leader of the Polish Futurist movement in the interwar period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Jasieński
Edward Einhorn Edward Einhorn 1970 n/a American playwright, theater director, and novelist, noted for the comic absurdism of his drama and the imaginative richness of his literary works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Einhorn
Itzik Manger Itzik Manger 1901 1969 null prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk bard, visionary, and 'master tailor' of the written word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzik_Manger
Evgeny Schwartz Evgeny Lvovich Schwartz none 1958 Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplays for three films (in collaboration with Nikolai Erdman) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeny_Schwartz
George Oppenheimer George Seligman Oppenheimer 1900 1977 American screenwriter, playwright, and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Oppenheimer
Larry Fineberg Larry Fineberg 1945 n/a Canadian playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Fineberg
Hannah Moscovitch Hannah Moscovitch 1978 n/a Canadian playwright who rose to national prominence in the 2000s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Moscovitch
Aram Saroyan Aram Saroyan 1943 n/a American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright, who is especially known for his minimalist poetry, famous examples of which include the one-word poem "lighght" and a one-letter poem comprising a four-legged version of the letter "m" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Saroyan
Oscar Milosz Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz 1877 1939 French language poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and representative of Lithuania at the League of Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Milosz
Jack Gelber Jack Gelber 1932 2003 American playwright best known for his 1959 drama The Connection, depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Gelber
Jean-Claude Grumberg Jean-Claude Grumberg 1939 n/a French writer of children's books and a playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Grumberg
Roman Brandstaetter Roman Brandstaetter 1906 1987 Polish writer, poet, playwright, journalist and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Brandstaetter
Pepe Soriano José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano 1929 n/a Argentine prominent actor, director, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_Soriano
David Martin (poet) David Martin 1915 1997 Australian novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, editor, literary reviewer and lecturer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Martin_(poet)
Leo Mittler Leo Mittler 1893 1958 Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Mittler
Nicholas de Jongh Nicholas de Jongh null null British writer, theatre critic and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_de_Jongh
Ari Roth Ari Roth 1961 n/a American theatrical producer, playwright, director and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Roth
Moshe Shamir Moshe Shamir 1921 2004 Israeli author, playwright, opinion writer, and public figure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Shamir
Ivan Klíma Ivan Klíma 1931 n/a Czech novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Klíma
Halley Feiffer Halley Feiffer 1984 n/a American actress and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley_Feiffer
Marian Hemar Marian Hemar 1901 1972 Polish poet, journalist, playwright, comedy writer, and songwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Hemar
Ludwig Fulda Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda 1862 1939 German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Fulda
Leo Stein (writer) Leo Stein 1861 1921 null playwright and librettist of operettas in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries, including works adapted for a number of Broadway productions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Stein_(writer)
Viña Delmar Viña Delmar 1903 1990 American short story writer, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who worked from the 1920s to the 1970s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viña_Delmar
Joseph Jefferson Farjeon Joseph Jefferson Farjeon 1883 1955 English crime and mystery novelist, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson_Farjeon
David Pinski David Pinski 1872 1959 null Yiddish language writer, probably best known as a playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pinski
David Zelag Goodman David Zelag Goodman 1930 2011 null playwright and screenwriter for both TV and film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Zelag_Goodman
Michael Blankfort Michael Seymour Blankfort 1907 1982 American screenwriter, author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Blankfort
Jason Sherman Jason Sherman 1962 n/a Canadian playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Sherman
Frank Marcus Frank Ulrich Marcus 1928 1996 British playwright, best known for The Killing of Sister George https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Marcus
Gabriel Josipovici Gabriel David Josipovici 1940 n/a British novelist, short story writer, critic, literary theorist, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Josipovici
Max Aub Max Aub Mohrenwitz 1903 1972 Mexican experimentalist novelist, playwright, poet, and literary critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Aub
Yehonatan Geffen Yehonatan Geffen 1947 n/a Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehonatan_Geffen
Diane Flacks Diane Flacks null null Canadian comedic actress, screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Flacks
David Avidan David Avidan 1934 1995 Israeli "poet, painter, filmmaker, publicist, and playwright" (as he often put it) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Avidan
Julius Zeyer Julius Zeyer 1841 1901 Czech prose writer, poet, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Zeyer
A. de Herz Adolf Edmund George de Herz, commonly shortened to A. de Herz 1887 1936 Romanian playwright and literary journalist, also active as a poet, short story author, and stage actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._de_Herz
Bernard Weinraub Bernard Weinraub 1937 n/a American journalist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Weinraub
Arnolt Bronnen Arnolt Bronnen 1895 1959 Austrian playwright and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnolt_Bronnen
Jiří Weiss Jiří Weiss 1913 2004 Czech film director, screenwriter, writer, playwright and pedagogue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiří_Weiss
Michelene Wandor Michelene Dinah Wandor 1940 n/a English playwright, critic, broadcaster, poet, lecturer, and musician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelene_Wandor
Hector-Jonathan Crémieux Hector-Jonathan Crémieux 1828 1893 French librettist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector-Jonathan_Crémieux
Michael Wex Michael Wex 1954 n/a Canadian novelist, playwright, translator, lecturer, performer, and author of books on language and literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wex
Yehoshua Sobol Yehoshua Sobol 1939 n/a Israeli playwright, writer, and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehoshua_Sobol
Norman Briski Norman Briski 1938 n/a null well-known Argentine theatre actor, director and playwright, as well as a noted cinema and television actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Briski
Grigori Gorin Grigori Gorin , real name Grigori Israilevich Ofshtein 1940 2000 Soviet playwright and writer of Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Gorin
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
Aristide Blank Aristide or Aristid Blank 1883 1960 Romanian financier, economist, arts patron and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristide_Blank
Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Jesse Louis Lasky Jr. 1910 1988 American screenwriter, novelist, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_L._Lasky_Jr.
Bill C. Davis William Clarke Davis 1951 2021 American playwright and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_C._Davis
Valeri Petrov Valeri Petrov null null Bulgarian popular poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Petrov
Caroline Azar Caroline Azar null null null director and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Azar
Norman Rosten Norman Rosten 1913 1995 American poet, playwright, and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Rosten
David Adjmi David Adjmi 1973 n/a American playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Adjmi
José Pablo Feinmann José Pablo Feinmann 1943 2021 Argentine philosopher, writer, playwright, and television host https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Pablo_Feinmann
Paul Ableman Paul Victor Ableman 1927 2006 English playwright and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ableman
John Palmer (director) John Palmer 1943 2020 Canadian theatre and film director and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Palmer_(director)
Fred Newman (philosopher) Frederick Delano Newman 1935 2011 American philosopher, psychotherapist, playwright, and political activist and the creator of a therapeutic modality, Social Therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Newman_(philosopher)
Aharon Megged Aharon Megged 1920 2016 Israeli author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aharon_Megged
Hershey Felder Hershey Felder 1968 n/a null pianist, actor, and playwright known for his portrayals of classical and American composers on the theatrical stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_Felder
John Buffalo Mailer John Buffalo Mailer 1978 n/a American author, playwright, actor, producer, and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buffalo_Mailer
Ben Starr Benjamin Starr 1921 2014 American television producer, creator, writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Starr
Jean-Richard Bloch Jean-Richard Bloch 1884 1947 French critic, novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Richard_Bloch
Diane Samuels Diane Samuels 1960 n/a British author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Samuels
Benjamin Farjeon Benjamin Leopold Farjeon 1838 1903 English novelist, playwright, printer and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Farjeon
Nava Semel Nava Semel 1954 2017 Israeli author, playwright, screenwriter and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nava_Semel
Nisim Aloni Nissim Aloni 1926 1998 Israeli playwright and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisim_Aloni
Avrom Ber Gotlober Avrom Ber Gotlober 1811 1899 Russian Maskilic writer, poet, playwright, historian, journalist and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avrom_Ber_Gotlober
Theresa Helburn Theresa Helburn 1887 1959 American playwright and theatrical producer best known for her work as a co-founder and producer of New York's Theatre Guild from 1919 to the 1950s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Helburn
František Langer František Langer 1888 1965 Czech Jewish playwright, screenwriter, essayist, literary critic, publicist and military physician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/František_Langer
Milán Füst Milán Füst 1888 1967 Hungarian writer, poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milán_Füst
Joseph Lateiner Joseph Lateiner 1853 1935 null playwright in the early years of Yiddish theater, first in Bucharest, Romania and later in New York City, where he was a co-founder in 1903 with Sophia Karp of the Grand Theater, New York's first purpose-built Yiddish language theater building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lateiner
Sydney Rosenfeld Sydney Rosenfeld 1855 1931 American playwright who wrote numerous plays, and adapted many foreign plays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Rosenfeld
Amy Rosenthal Amy Rosenthal 1974 n/a British playwright from Muswell Hill, London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Rosenthal
Cherie Bennett Cherie Bennett 1960 n/a American novelist, actress, director, playwright, newspaper columnist, singer, and television writer on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherie_Bennett
Leo Birinski Leo Birinski 1884 1951 null playwright, screenwriter and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Birinski
Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya Yelizaveta Yakovlevna Tarakhovskaya 1891 1968 Russian poet, playwright, translator, and author of children's books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelizaveta_Tarakhovskaya
Deb Margolin Deb Margolin null null American performance artist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Margolin
Léon Gozlan Léon Gozlan 1803 1866 null 19th-century French novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_Gozlan
Miklós László Miklos Laszlo 1903 1973 null playwright and naturalized American citizen born in Budapest, Hungary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miklós_László
Beatrice deMille Matilda Beatrice deMille 1853 1923 English play broker, screenwriter, playwright, theater actress and entrepreneur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_deMille
Richard Greenblatt (playwright) Richard Greenblatt 1953 n/a Canadian playwright who currently lives in Toronto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Greenblatt_(playwright)
Leroy F. Aarons Leroy "Roy" F. Aarons 1933 2004 American journalist, editor, author, playwright, founder of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), and founding member of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_F._Aarons
Edmond Fleg Edmond Flegenheimer better known as Edmond Fleg 1874 1963 French Jewish writer, thinker, novelist, essayist and playwright of the 20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Fleg
Regina M. Anderson Regina M. Anderson 1901 1993 American playwright and librarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_M._Anderson
Aurel Baranga Aurel Baranga 1913 1979 Romanian playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurel_Baranga
Gyula Háy Gyula "Julius" Háy; 5 May 1900 – 7 May 1975) null null Hungarian communist intellectual and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyula_Háy
Jean-Jacques Bernard Jean-Jacques Bernard 1888 1972 French playwright and the chief representative of what became known as l’école du silence or, as some critics called it, the art of the unexpressed, in which the dialogue does not express the characters’ real attitudes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Bernard
Hans Jaray Hans Jaray 1906 1990 Austrian actor and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Jaray
Margaretta D'Arcy Margaretta Ruth D'Arcy 1934 n/a Irish actress, writer, playwright, and activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaretta_D'Arcy
C. P. Taylor Cecil Philip Taylor 1929 1981 Scottish playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._P._Taylor
Ronetti Roman Ronetti Roman 1847 1908 null Imperial Austrian-born Romanian playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronetti_Roman
Barra Grant Barra Grant 1948 n/a American actress, screenwriter, film director and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barra_Grant
Oscar Blumenthal Oscar Blumenthal or Oskar Blumenthal 1852 1917 German playwright and drama critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Blumenthal
Georgy Natanson Georgy Grigorievich Nathanson 1921 2017 Soviet theater and cinema director, screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgy_Natanson
Leon Kobrin Leon Kobrin 1873 1946 null playwright in Yiddish theater, writer of short stories and novels, and a translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Kobrin
Amanda Sthers Amanda Queffélec-Maruani 1978 n/a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Sthers
Iddo Netanyahu Iddo Netanyahu 1952 n/a Israeli physician, author, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iddo_Netanyahu
Solomon Ettinger Solomon Ettinger 1802 1856 null 19th-century Yiddish- and Hebrew-language playwright, poet and writer of songs and fables whose emblematic play Serkele has remained a classic of the Yiddish theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Ettinger
Anatoly Marienhof Anatoly Borisovich Marienhof null null Russian poet, novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Marienhof
Ariana Reines Ariana Reines null null American poet, playwright, performance artist, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana_Reines
Ronald Cass Ronald Cass 1923 2006 British screenwriter, composer, playwright, novelist and music director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Cass
Lucia Demetrius Lucia Aurora Demetrius 1910 1992 Romanian novelist, poet, playwright and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucia_Demetrius
Herman Yablokoff Herman Yablokoff 1903 1981 Belarusian Jewish actor, singer, composer, poet, playwright, director and producer who became one of the biggest stars in Yiddish theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Yablokoff
Lawrence Marston Lawrence Marston 1857 1939 American actor, playwright, producer, stage director and film director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Marston
Gabriel Astruc Gabriel Astruc 1864 1938 French journalist, agent, promoter, theatre manager, theatrical impresario, and playwright whose career connects many of the best-known incidents and personalities of Belle Epoque Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Astruc
Theresa Tova Theresa Tova 1955 n/a Canadian actress, singer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Tova
Irving Fiske Irving L. Fiske 1908 1990 American playwright, writer, and public speaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Fiske
Jeff Gottesfeld Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld 1956 n/a American novelist, playwright, and screen and television writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gottesfeld
Michael Sayers Michael Sayers 1911 2010 null 20th-century Irish poet, playwright, and writer whose books co-authored with Albert E. Kahn made him a target of US blacklisting during the McCarthyism era of the 1950s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sayers
Peretz Hirschbein Peretz Hirshbein 1880 1948 null Yiddish-language playwright, novelist, journalist, travel writer, and theater director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peretz_Hirschbein
Shulamit Lapid Shulamit Lapid 1934 n/a Israeli novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shulamit_Lapid
Julia Pascal Julia Pascal null null British playwright and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Pascal
Kata Wéber Kata Wéber null null Hungarian screenwriter, playwright and former actress who often works with her husband, director Kornél Mundruczó https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_Wéber
Mauricio Rosencof Mauricio Rosencof 1933 n/a Uruguayan playwright, poet and journalist from Florida, Uruguay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauricio_Rosencof
Andrew R. Heinze Andrew R. Heinze 1955 n/a American playwright, non-fiction author, and scholar of American history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_R._Heinze
Eduard Volodarsky Eduard Yakovlevich Volodarsky 1941 2012 Soviet screenwriter, writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Volodarsky
Hizgil Avshalumov Hizgil Davidovich Avshalumov 1913 2001 null soviet novelist, poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hizgil_Avshalumov
Siegfried Trebitsch Siegfried Trebitsch 1868 1956 Austrian playwright, translator, novelist and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Trebitsch
Eugene Raskin Eugene Raskin or Gene Raskin 1909 2004 American musician and playwright, author of the lyrics of the English version of the Russian song "Those Were the Days" and also of three books on architecture and adjunct professor at Columbia University (1936–1976) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Raskin
Albrecht Joseph Albrecht Joseph 1901 1991 German playwright, screenwriter and film editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Joseph
Isaac Chocrón Isaac Chocrón Serfaty 1930 2011 Venezuelan economist, playwright and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Chocrón
Franciszka Arnsztajnowa Franciszka Arnsztajnowa 1865 1942 Polish poet, playwright, and translator of Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciszka_Arnsztajnowa
Mathew Klickstein Mathew Klickstein null null American screenwriter, journalist, author, arts therapist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Klickstein
David Scott Milton David Scott Milton 1934 2020 American author, playwright, screenwriter, and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Scott_Milton
Shmuel Hasfari Shmuel Hasfari 1954 n/a Israeli playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmuel_Hasfari
David Fishelson David J. Fishelson 1956 n/a American producer, playwright, and director for film, theatre, television and radio, based in Manhattan since 1982 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fishelson
Charles Lewinsky Charles Lewinsky 1946 n/a Swiss screenwriter and playwright (among others Fascht e Familie), as well as a writer of novels and non-fiction, born and living in Zürich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lewinsky
Yevgeny Aryeh Yevgeny Arye 1947 2022 Israeli theater director, playwright, scriptwriter, and set designer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Aryeh
Claude Roger-Marx Claude Roger-Marx 1888 1977 French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Roger-Marx
Emmanuel Schwartz Emmanuel Schwartz null null Canadian actor and playwright from Montreal, Quebec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Schwartz
Samuel Shipman Samuel Shipman 1883 1937 null playwright in the U.S. Several of his plays were adapted to film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Shipman
Arkady Arkanov Arkady Mikhailovich Arkanov 1933 2015 Russian writer, doctor, playwright and stand-up comedian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_Arkanov
David Feldshuh David Mark Feldshuh 1944 n/a American physician, playwright, and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Feldshuh
Eleazar Lipsky Eleazar Lipsky 1911 1993 null prosecutor, lawyer, novelist and playwright born in the Bronx, New York, United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleazar_Lipsky
Hans Rehfisch Hans Rehfisch 1891 1960 German playwright, short story writer and film script writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Rehfisch
Karol Sidon Karol Efraim Sidon 1942 n/a Czech rabbi, writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Sidon
Meyer Weisgal Meyer Wolf Weisgal 1894 1977 American journalist, publisher, playwright, fundraiser, and Zionist activist who served as the President of the Weizmann Institute of Science and as the founding President of Beit Hatfutsot (the Jewish Diaspora Museum) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Weisgal
Reshef Levi Reshef Levi 1972 n/a Israeli screenwriter, playwright, film director, producer, writer, comedian and television presenter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reshef_Levi
Osvaldo Dragún Osvaldo Dragún 1929 1999 Argentine prominent playwright and the director of Cervantes Theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Dragún
Rosa Labordé Rosa Labordé null null Canadian playwright, screenwriter, director and actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Labordé
Michael Beer (poet) Michael Beer 1800 1833 German Jewish poet, author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Beer_(poet)
Raquel Bitton Raquel Bitton null null French singer, actress and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel_Bitton
Ida Jenbach Ida Jenbach null null Austrian playwright and screenwriter for German cinema during the 1920s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Jenbach
Thomas Cooper de Leon Thomas Cooper De Leon 1839 1914 American journalist, author, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cooper_de_Leon
Else Feldmann Else Feldmann 1884 1942 Austrian writer, playwright, poet, socialist journalist, and victim of the Holocaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Else_Feldmann
Jan Skopeček Jan Skopeček 1925 2020 Czech actor and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Skopeček
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Saïd Sayrafiezadeh 1968 n/a American memoirist, playwright and fiction writer living in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saïd_Sayrafiezadeh
Józef Hen Józef Hen 1923 n/a Polish novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and reporter of Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Józef_Hen
Samantha Ellis Samantha Ellis null null British playwright and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Ellis
Oren Safdie Oren Safdie 1965 n/a Canadian playwright and screenwriter, and the son of architect Moshe Safdie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oren_Safdie
Alexander Isaakovich Gelman Alexander Isaakovich Gelman 1933 n/a null Bessarabian-born Soviet playwright, writer, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Isaakovich_Gelman
Patricia Broderick Patricia Biow Broderick 1925 2003 American playwright and painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Broderick
Anna Gmeyner Anna Wilhelmine Gmeyner 1902 1991 null exiled German author, playwright and screenwriter, who is now best known for her novel Manja (1939) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Gmeyner
Nahum Meir Schaikewitz Nahum Meïr Schaikewitz 1849 1905 null Yiddish and Hebrew novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum_Meir_Schaikewitz
Samir Naqqash Samir Naqqash 1938 2004 Israeli novelist, short-story writer, and playwright who immigrated from Iraq at the age of 13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samir_Naqqash
Simon Blumenfeld Simon Blumenfeld 1907 2005 British columnist, author, playwright, theatre critic, editor and communist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Blumenfeld
Aleksandr Volodin (playwright) Aleksandr Moiseyevich Volodin 1919 2001 Soviet playwright, screenwriter and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Volodin_(playwright)
Arkady Vaksberg Arkady Iosifovich Vaksberg 1927 2011 Soviet investigative journalist, writer on historical subjects, film maker and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_Vaksberg
Yankev Shternberg Yankev Shternberg 1890 1973 null Yiddish theater director, teacher of theater, playwright, avant-garde poet and short-story writer, best known for his theater work in Romania between the two world wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankev_Shternberg
Yuz Aleshkovsky Iosif Efimovich Aleshkovsky null null null modern Russian writer, poet, playwright and performer of his own songs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuz_Aleshkovsky
Avigdor Dagan Avigdor Dagan 1912 2006 Czech writer, playwright, literary translator, and diplomat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avigdor_Dagan
Jean-Claude Deret Jean-Claude Deret 1921 2016 French television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright, and author of children's books and detective novels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Deret
Léo Lania Leo Lania 1896 1961 null journalist, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léo_Lania
Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker 1888 1942 Algerian Jewish poet and playwright who wrote in French https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthe_Bénichou-Aboulker
Zygmunt Turkow Zygmunt Turkow 1896 1970 Polish actor, director, playwright and director of Jewish origin from Warsaw, who became famous for roles in the pre-war Jewish films and stage plays in Yiddish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygmunt_Turkow
Michael Nathanson (director) Michael Nathanson null null Canadian playwright and theatre director, who was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2009 Governor General's Awards for his play Talk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Nathanson_(director)
Adam Seelig Adam Seelig 1975 n/a Canadian poet, playwright, director, composer and Artistic Director of One Little Goat Theatre Company in Toronto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Seelig
Valentine Thomson Valentine Mathilde Amélie Thomson 1881 1944 null influential French journalist, playwright and editor, who was active both in Europe and the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine_Thomson
Hanna Azoulay Hasfari Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari 1960 n/a Israeli actress, screenwriter, playwright, film director and a two-time winner of the Ophir Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Azoulay_Hasfari
Inez Bensusan Inez Bensusan 1871 1967 Australian born Jewish actress, playwright and suffragette in the UK. She was a leader of the Actresses' Franchise League and the Jewish League for Woman Suffrage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inez_Bensusan
Semyon Yushkevich Semyon Solomonovich Yushkevich 1868 1927 Russian language writer, and playwright and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Yushkevich
Kate Mailer Kate Mailer 1962 n/a American stage and film actress and daughter of American author-playwright Norman Mailer and third wife, journalist Lady Jeanne Campbell, eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Argyll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Mailer
Lev Lunts Lev Natanovich Lunts 1901 1924 Russian playwright, proser and critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Lunts
Ruth Weiss (beat poet) Ruth Weiss 1928 2020 null poet, performer, playwright and artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Weiss_(beat_poet)
Motti Lerner Motti Lerner 1949 n/a Israeli playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motti_Lerner
Pippin Parker Pippin Parker 1969 n/a American playwright and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippin_Parker
Naomi Ragen Naomi Ragen 1949 n/a American modern-Orthodox Jewish author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Ragen
Jesse Kellerman Jesse Oren Kellerman 1978 n/a American novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Kellerman
Emmanuil Kazakevich Emmanuil Genrikhovich Kazakevich 1913 1962 Soviet author, poet and playwright of Jewish extraction, writing in Russian and Yiddish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuil_Kazakevich
Barbara Gelb Barbara Gelb 1926 2017 American author, playwright, and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Gelb
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
Jacobo Langsner Jacobo Langsner 1927 2020 Uruguayan playwright who had a strong presence in the Uruguayan theatre from 1950 onwards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobo_Langsner
Sidney Goldfarb Sidney Goldfarb 1942 n/a null Harvard College-educated American poet and experimental playwright, whose work continues the tradition of poetic theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Goldfarb
Bratko Kreft Bratko Kreft 1905 1996 Slovenian playwright, writer, literary and theater historian and director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratko_Kreft
Ryan Craig (playwright) Ryan Craig 1972 n/a British playwright, whose plays usually probe both social norms and ethical issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Craig_(playwright)
Sigi Ziering Sigi Ziering 1928 2000 German business executive, scientist, playwright and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigi_Ziering
Diana Raznovich Diana Raznovich 1945 n/a Argentine playwright and cartoonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Raznovich
Solayman Haïm Solayman Haïm n/a 1970 Iranian lexicographer, translator, playwright and essayist, often called "Iran's Father of the bilingual dictionary" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solayman_Haïm
Leone de' Sommi Leone de' Sommi Portaleone 1525 1590 Italian Jewish playwright, director, actor, poet, translator, and treatiser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leone_de'_Sommi
Liviu Deleanu Liviu Deleanu 1911 1967 Moldovan poet and playwright, a doyen of postwar Moldovan literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liviu_Deleanu
Nava Macmel-Atir Nava Macmel-Atir 1964 n/a Israeli author, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nava_Macmel-Atir
Beatrice Kaufman Beatrice Bakrow Kaufman 1895 1945 American editor, writer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Kaufman
Joyce Sparer Adler Joyce Sparer Adler 1915 1999 American critic, playwright, and teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Sparer_Adler
Newman Levy Newman Levy 1888 1966 American lawyer, poet, playwright and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman_Levy
Eduardo Pavlovsky Eduardo Alejo Pavlovsky, often nicknamed Tato Pavlovsky 1933 2015 Argentine playwright, psychoanalyst, actor and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Pavlovsky
Alfred Deutsch-German Alfred Deutsch-German 1870 1943 Austrian journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Deutsch-German
Hanuš Burger Hans Herbert Burger 1909 1990 null theater, film, and television director, playwright and author of books and screenplays, including the documentary film Crisis (1939), and the German language version of Death Mills (1945), supervised by Billy Wilder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuš_Burger
Leslie Landau Leslie Lesser Landau 1904 1977 British director, film producer, screenwriter, screenplay editor and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Landau
Karen Malpede Karen Malpede null null American playwright and director whose work reflects an ongoing interest in social justice issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Malpede
Anshel Schorr Anshel Schorr 1871 1942 Austrian playwright, lyricist, theater manager and composer active in the Yiddish Theatre of the early twentieth century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anshel_Schorr
Dan Ben-Amotz Dan Ben-Amotz 1924 1989 Israeli radio broadcaster, journalist, playwright, and author, as well as a former Palmach member https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Ben-Amotz
Ulla Wolff Ulla Wolff-Frankfurter 1850 1924 German Jewish playwright, novelist, and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulla_Wolff
Bente Kahan Bente Kahan 1958 n/a Norwegian solo vocalist, actress, musician, director and playwright, best known for her renditions and productions of Yiddish folk music and plays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bente_Kahan
Charles Zachary Barnett Charles Zachary Barnett 1813 1849 English librettist and playwright of Jewish descent notable for writing the libretti for two operas by his brother the composer John Barnett as well as for his early theatrical adaptations of the works of Charles Dickens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Zachary_Barnett
Mark London Williams Mark London Williams null null American author, playwright, journalist, and creator of the Golden Duck-nominated, Los Angeles Times Bestselling young adult time travel series Danger Boy, and author of Max Random and the Zombie 500 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_London_Williams
Axel Jodorowsky Axel Cristóbal Jodorowsky 1965 n/a Mexican actor, writer, painter, playwright, trainer, tarologist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Jodorowsky
Arnošt Goldflam Arnošt Goldflam 1946 n/a Czech playwright, writer, director, screenwriter, and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnošt_Goldflam
Joel Gersmann Joel Gersmann 1942 2005 American playwright of experimental theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Gersmann
Lazarre Seymour Simckes Lazarre Seymour Simckes null null null playwright, novelist, educator, Hebrew-English translator, and psychotherapist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarre_Seymour_Simckes
Israela Margalit Israela Margalit null null American concert pianist, recording artist, playwright and television writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israela_Margalit
Sidney Mttron Hirsch Sidney Mttron Hirsch 1884 1962 American model and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Mttron_Hirsch
B. Gorin Isaac Goido 1868 1925 Russian Jewish-American Yiddish playwright, journalist, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._Gorin
Dora Wasserman Dora Wasserman 1919 2003 Canadian Jewish actress, playwright and theater director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Wasserman
Howard Rubenstein (physician) Howard S. Rubenstein 1931 2020 American physician, playwright and translator of classical Greek drama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Rubenstein_(physician)
Mária Földes Mária Földes 1925 1976 Hungarian playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mária_Földes
Ury Benador Ury Benador 1895 1971 Romanian playwright and prose writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ury_Benador
Elisa Lerner Elisa Lerner Nagler 1932 n/a Venezuelan playwright and essayist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisa_Lerner
Mihail Davidoglu Mihail Davidoglu 1910 1987 Romanian playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Davidoglu
Isidore Lillian Isidore Lillian 1882 1960 null actor, songwriter, playwright, and composer who was a leading figure in the New York Yiddish Theatre for the first half of the twentieth century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_Lillian
Berta Lask Berta Lask 1878 1967 German writer, playwright and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berta_Lask
Eleanor Reissa Eleanor Reissa null null American actress, singer, theatre director, playwright, librettist, choreographer, and translator based in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Reissa
David Ignatoff David Ignatoff 1885 1954 Russian Yiddish author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ignatoff
John Susman John Susman null null American playwright, screenwriter and a director/producer of film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Susman
Richard Hall (writer) Richard Hall 1926 1992 American novelist, playwright and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hall_(writer)
Veza Canetti Venetiana "Veza" Taubner-Calderon Canetti 1897 1963 Austrian novelist, playwright, and short story writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veza_Canetti
Ron Elisha Ron Elisha 1951 n/a Israeli playwright, writer and general practitioner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Elisha
Rebecca Fromer Rebecca Camhi Fromer 1927 2012 American playwright, historian and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Fromer
Annie Reiner Sylvia Anne Reiner 1949 n/a American author, playwright, poet and singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Reiner
Josef Mundy Josef Mundy 1935 1994 Israeli author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mundy
Tamar Adar Tamar Adar 1939 2008 Israeli writer, poet, playwright, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_Adar
Arthur Pine Arthur Pine 1917 2000 American publicist, literary agent, self-help author, composer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Pine
Gail Louw Gail Louw 1951 n/a South African playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Louw
Sandra Stone Sandra Stone 1934 2018 null Oregon-based visual and conceptual artist as well as a poet, playwright and author of literary fiction and nonfiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Stone
Dan Fishback Dan Fishback 1981 n/a American performance artist, playwright and singer-songwriter who is heavily associated with that city's anti-folk movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Fishback
Sonia Chocrón Sonia Chocrón 1961 n/a Venezuelan poet, novelist, screenwriter and playwright of Sephardic origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Chocrón
Doron Ben-Atar Doron Ben-Atar 1957 n/a Israeli historian and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doron_Ben-Atar
Miriam Shomer Zunser Miriam Shomer Zunser 1882 1951 American journalist, playwright and artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Shomer_Zunser
Mikhoel Felsenbaum Mikhoel Felzenbaum 1951 n/a null postmodernist Yiddish novelist, poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhoel_Felsenbaum
Lois Roisman Lois Roisman 1938 2008 American philanthropist, playwright and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Roisman
June Bingham Birge June Bingham Birge 1919 2007 null author, playwright, and member of the Lehman family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Bingham_Birge
Anat Gov Anat Gov 1953 2012 Israeli screenwriter and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anat_Gov
Isadora Newman Isadora Newman 1878 1955 American artist, poet, writer, playwright and storyteller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Newman
Ya'akov Cahan Ya'akov Cahan or Kahan 1881 1960 Israeli poet, playwright, translator, writer and Hebrew linguist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya'akov_Cahan
Rudolph Marks Rudolph Marks 1867 1930 null playwright, songwriter, and comedian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Marks
Sylvia Bernstein (screenwriter) Sylvia Bernstein null null American screenwriter and playwright active in Hollywood in the late 1920s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Bernstein_(screenwriter)
Lois Fine Lois Fine null null Canadian playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Fine
Sebastián de Horozco Sebastián de Horozco 1510 1579 null poet and playwright of the Spanish Golden Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastián_de_Horozco
Arno Nadel Arno Nadel 1878 1943 Lithuanian musicologist, composer, playwright, poet, and painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_Nadel
Samuel Gordon (novelist) Samuel Gordon 1871 1927 English novelist, short story writer, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gordon_(novelist)
Emjo Basshe Emjo Basshe 1898 1939 Lithuanian Jewish playwright of Spanish ancestry and theatre director who co-founded New York City's New Playwrights Theatre in 1926 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emjo_Basshe
Nissim Malul Nissim Jacob Malul 1892 1959 null journalist, translator, playwright, historian, and Zionist activist who promoted Jewish-Arab cooperation in the Yishuv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissim_Malul
Alexandra Brushtein Alexandra Yakovlevna Brushtein 1884 1968 Russian writer, playwright, and memoirist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Brushtein
Arkady Inin Arkady Yakovlevich Inin null null Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor, publicist, teacher and professor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkady_Inin
Arje Shaw Arje Shaw 1941 2018 null Broadway producer, music producer, playwright and author, best known for his role as the creator and producer of the Broadway show The gathering in 1999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arje_Shaw
Sarah Blau Sarah Blau 1973 n/a Israeli author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Blau
Victor Sosnora Victor Aleksandrovich Sosnora 1936 2019 Russian poet, writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Sosnora
Maurits Dekker Maurits Rudolph Joël Dekker 1896 1962 Dutch novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurits_Dekker
Susan Charlotte Susan Charlotte 1954 n/a American playwright, screenwriter and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Charlotte
Merle Feld Merle Feld 1947 n/a null educator, activist, author, playwright, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Feld
Lotte Moos Margarete Charlotte Moos 1909 2008 German politically active poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_Moos
Amram Ducovny Amram Ducovny 1927 2003 American non-fiction writer, playwright and novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amram_Ducovny
Rose Caylor Rose Caylor 1898 1979 Russian screenwriter, playwright, actress, and journalist known for her work in the U.S. in the 1920s through the 1940s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Caylor
David Aizman David Yakovlevich Aizman 1869 1922 Russian Jewish novelist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Aizman
Moses Mendez Moses Mendez, or Mendes 1690 1758 British poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Mendez
Rachel Mironovna Khin Rachel Mironovna Khin 1861 1928 Russian Jewish author, playwright, and salonnière https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Mironovna_Khin
Yehuda Hyman Yehuda Hyman null null American playwright, dancer, choreographer, actor, and poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehuda_Hyman
Zalmon Libin Zalmon Libin, usually known as Z. Libin 1872 1955 null writer of short stories and a playwright in Yiddish theater, active around 1900 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalmon_Libin
Nina Kossman Nina Kossman null null null bilingual Russian-American poet, memoirist, playwright, translator of Russian poetry, editor, and artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Kossman
John W. Lowell John W. Lowell null null American playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Lowell
Yakov Agarunov Yakov Agarunov 1907 1992 Mountain Jew poet, playwright, political and public figure of Azerbaijan, author of the new Mountain Jewish alphabet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Agarunov
Sonia Pilcer Sonia Pilcer null null American author, playwright, and poet, best known for her semi-autobiographical novels Teen Angel and The Holocaust Kid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Pilcer
Gershom Bader Gershom Bader 1868 1953 Galician Jewish-American writer, journalist, and playwright who wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershom_Bader
Jeffrey Sanzel Jeffrey Sanzel null null null theater director, stage actor, and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Sanzel
Samuel L. Bensusan Samuel Levy Bensusan 1872 1958 English born author, playwright and expert on country matters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._Bensusan
Moritz Cohn Moritz Cohn 1844 1907 Prussian playwright, poet, and novelist, as well as a prolific contributor to the press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Cohn
Adolf Wiesner Adolf Wiesner 1807 1867 Austrian journalist, playwright, author, and revolutionary who fled to the United States after the Revolutions of 1848 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Wiesner
Thomas Wiseman Thomas Wiseman 1931 2018 British author, playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wiseman
Shelley Silas Shelley Silas null null British playwright of Sephardi Jewish heritage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_Silas
Marie Waife Marie Waife 1892 1985 American writer best known for writing the 1968 biography, My Father, Sholem Aleichem, about the brilliant Yiddish author and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Waife
Adiva Geffen Adiva Geffen 1946 n/a Israeli writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiva_Geffen
Rudolf Schanzer Rudolf (or Rudolph) Schanzer 1875 1944 Austrian playwright and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Schanzer
Benedikt Arnstein Benedikt David Arnstein 1765 1841 Austrian playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedikt_Arnstein
Julian Henry Lowenfeld Julian Henry Lowenfeld 1963 n/a American poet, playwright, trial lawyer, composer, and prize-winning translator, best known for his translations of Alexander Pushkin's poetry into English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Henry_Lowenfeld
Ithamar Handelman Smith Itamar Handelman Smith 1976 n/a British writer, columnist, filmmaker, playwright, and DJ based in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithamar_Handelman_Smith
George Silviu George Silviu 1901 1971 Romanian poet, playwright, translator and lawyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Silviu
Jacob Samuel Bick Jacob Samuel Bick 1772 1831 Galician Maskilic author, playwright, and translator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Samuel_Bick
Ferdinand Eckstein Ferdinand Eckstein 1790 1861 null philosopher and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Eckstein
Moses Raine Moses Raine 1984 n/a null playwright and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Raine
Abraham Cykiert Abraham Cykiert 1926 2009 Australian Holocaust survivor and Melburnian playwright and Zionist activist of the 1970s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Cykiert
Friedrich Rosenthal Friedrich Rosenthal 1885 1942 Austrian director and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Rosenthal
Zalman Kornblit Zalman Kornblit null null null Jewish playwright, active in Yiddish theater in Romania in the early 20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalman_Kornblit
Leslie Jacobson Leslie Bravman Jacobson null null null George Washington University professor emeritus of theatre, playwright, director, and the founding artistic director of the longest-running women's theatre in the United States, Horizons: Theatre from a Woman's Perspective in Washington, D.C. She was also a founder and vice president of the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Bokamoso Youth Foundation, president of the League of Washington Theatres, and recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jacobson
Louis Reingold Louis David Reingold 1874 1875 null Yiddish playwright and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Reingold
Moritz Geisenheimer Moritz Geisenheimer 1818 1878 German merchant, playwright, activist of Jewish Emancipation and the German Gymnastics and National Movement, one of the first sports officials in Düsseldorf, and a publicist and politician of the during the German revolutions of 1848–1849 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Geisenheimer
Miriam Hoffman Miriam (Schmulewitz) Hoffman 1936 n/a null Yiddish language playwright and lecturer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Hoffman
Oded Liphshitz Oded Liphshitz null null Israeli playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oded_Liphshitz
Harlan Baker Harlan Baker null null American politician and playwright from Maine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Baker
Heinrich Blau Heinrich Blau 1858 1901 German journalist and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Blau
Arthur Benham Arthur Benham none 1895 English playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Benham
Sergey Zvantsev Sergey Zvantsev 1893 1973 Soviet writer, playwright and feuilletonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Zvantsev
Tamás Simon Tamás Simon 1935 1956 Hungarian Jewish poet and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamás_Simon
Beki Luiza Bahar Beki Luiza Bahar 1926 2011 Turkish Jewish writer and playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beki_Luiza_Bahar
Yaron Edelstein Yaron Edelstein 1979 n/a Israeli playwright and theatre director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaron_Edelstein