Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Playwrights, including Neil Simon, Sam Shepard, Danai Gurira, Mark Rylance and Arthur Miller.

Famous 20th Century Playwrights

Danai GuriraDanai Gurira

14 February 1978

American,Zimbabwean

Rod SerlingRod Serling

25 December 1924

American

Sam ShepardSam Shepard

05 November 1943

American

Arthur MillerArthur Miller

17 October 1915

American

Neil SimonNeil Simon

04 July 1927

American

Martin McDonaghMartin McDonagh

26 March 1970

Irish,British

Gore VidalGore Vidal

03 October 1925

American

Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams

26 March 1911

American

Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett

13 April 1906

Irish

Yukio MishimaYukio Mishima

14 January 1925

Japanese

Nora EphronNora Ephron

19 May 1941

American

Mark RylanceMark Rylance

18 January 1960

British

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Tracy LettsTracy Letts

04 July 1965

American

Roxann DawsonRoxann Dawson

11 September 1958

American

David MametDavid Mamet

30 November 1947

American

Harold PinterHarold Pinter

10 October 1930

British

Joseph HellerJoseph Heller

01 May 1923

American

Yolanda KingYolanda King

17 November 1955

American

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Tom StoppardTom Stoppard

03 July 1937

Czech,British

Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol Oates

16 June 1938

American

Doris LessingDoris Lessing

22 October 1919

British

Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz

11 December 1911

Egyptian

Dick CusackDick Cusack

29 August 1925

American

Lillian HellmanLillian Hellman

20 June 1905

American

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Brendan BehanBrendan Behan

09 February 1923

Irish

Humayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed

13 November 1948

Bangladeshi

Patrick WhitePatrick White

28 May 1912

Australian

Caryl ChurchillCaryl Churchill

03 September 1938

British

Dario FoDario Fo

24 March 1926

Italian

Elfriede JelinekElfriede Jelinek

20 October 1946

Austrian

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Robertson DaviesRobertson Davies

28 August 1913

Canadian

Irwin ShawIrwin Shaw

27 February 1913

American

Adrian MitchellAdrian Mitchell

24 October 1932

British

A. B. YehoshuaA. B. Yehoshua

19 December 1936

Israeli

James WongJames Wong

20 April 1959

American

Evan ChandlerEvan Chandler

25 January 1944

American

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Russell ToveyRussell Tovey

14 November 1981

British

Amanda PalmerAmanda Palmer

30 April 1976

American

Leslie JordanLeslie Jordan

29 April 1955

American

Lisa EdelsteinLisa Edelstein

21 May 1966

American

Matthew CowlesMatthew Cowles

28 September 1944

American

Noël CowardNoël Coward

16 December 1899

British

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Jeffrey ArcherJeffrey Archer

15 April 1940

British

Andrew UptonAndrew Upton

01 February 1966

Australian

Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini

05 March 1922

Italian

Alejandro JodorowskyAlejandro Jodorowsky

17 February 1929

Chilean,French

Ian McEwanIan McEwan

21 June 1948

British

Clive BarkerClive Barker

05 October 1952

British

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Philip PullmanPhilip Pullman

19 October 1946

British

Anthony NewleyAnthony Newley

24 September 1931

British

Sally WainwrightSally Wainwright

1963 AD

British

Ben EltonBen Elton

03 May 1959

Australian,British

W. S. MerwinW. S. Merwin

30 September 1927

American

Lorraine HansberryLorraine Hansberry

19 May 1930

American

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Grant MorrisonGrant Morrison

31 January 1960

Scottish

Anna Deavere SmithAnna Deavere Smith

18 September 1950

American

Girish KarnadGirish Karnad

19 May 1938

Indian

Thomas HarrisThomas Harris

11 April 1940

American

Anthony MinghellaAnthony Minghella

06 January 1954

British

Elaine MayElaine May

21 April 1932

American

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Peter MorganPeter Morgan

10 April 1963

British

Mike LeighMike Leigh

20 February 1943

British

Morgan SpurlockMorgan Spurlock

07 November 1970

American

Howard ZinnHoward Zinn

24 August 1922

American

Sidney SheldonSidney Sheldon

11 February 1917

American

Ron PalilloRon Palillo

02 April 1949

American

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Irvine WelshIrvine Welsh

27 September 1958

British

Roberto RosselliniRoberto Rossellini

08 May 1906

Italian

Alan BennettAlan Bennett

09 May 1934

British

Beverley CrossBeverley Cross

13 April 1931

British

Rainer Werner FassbinderRainer Werner Fassbinder

31 May 1945

German

Christine JorgensenChristine Jorgensen

30 May 1926

American

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Stephen PoliakoffStephen Poliakoff

01 December 1952

British

Jonathan LarsonJonathan Larson

04 February 1960

American

Don DeLilloDon DeLillo

20 November 1936

American

J. Michael StraczynskiJ. Michael Straczynski

17 July 1954

American

Dan ButlerDan Butler

02 December 1954

American

Matt LetscherMatt Letscher

26 June 1970

American

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Howard AshmanHoward Ashman

17 May 1950

American

Edward AlbeeEdward Albee

12 March 1928

American

Tovah FeldshuhTovah Feldshuh

27 December 1952

American

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