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Lionel Abel RW5 Img American playwright, novelist, essayist, drama critic,
Paul Ableman RWF Img British playwright, novelist,   
Kathy Acker RW5 Img American novelist, playwright, essayist,
Felix Aderca HW Img Romanian novelist, playwright, poet, journalist, critic,
David Adjmi RW5 Img American playwright,
Friedrich Adler HW Img Czech-born Austrian jurist, politician, translator, author,
Lynn Ahrens RW5 Img american singer/songwriter, librettist,
David Aizman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, playwright,
Sholem Aleichem RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Yuz Aleshkovsky RWF Img Russian writer, poet, playwright, bard,
Samuil Alioshin RWF Img Polish-born Russian writer, playwright, satirican,
Woody Allen RWF HW Img American director, producer, writer, actor, comedian,
Dan Almagor RW5 HW Img Israeli playwright, translator, presenter, songwriter:lyricist,
Nissim Aloni RW5 HW Img Israeli playwright, translator,   
Nathan Alterman RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli poet, journalist, translator, writer, ExLink
Semyon Ansky RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish author, politician, playwright, Shloyme
Jacob Appel RW5 Img American playwright, poet, bioethesist, lawyer, social critic,
Viktor Ardov RWF Img Russian/Soviet writer, playwright, caricaturist, RWN
Albert Arlen RWB Img Australian pianist, composer, actor, playwright, //playwrAus
Franciszka Arnsztajnowa RWF Img Polish poet, playwright, translator,
Lawrence Aronovitch RW5 Img Canadian playwright, actor,
Billy Aronson RW5 Img American playwright, librettist, lyricist,
Yevgeny Aryeh RWF Img Russian/Soviet-born Israeli theater director, playwright, screenwriter, set designer,
Sholem Asch RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish author, playwright,
Liliane Atlan HW Img French playwright, poet, author,
Gerald Aubert Img French playwright, author,
David Auburn RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, theater director,(Jewish mother) ExLink
Raoul Auernheimer HW Img Austrian writer, playwright, theater critic,
Hizgil Avshalumov RWF Img Russian/Soviet writer, humorist, playwright, caricaturist,
George Axelrod RWC Img American director, producer, screenwriter, playwright, (Jewish father)
Rachel Axler RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, ???
Gerzel Baazov RWF HW Img Georgian poet, playwright,  
Julius Bab RW5 HW Img German playwright, theater critic,
Isaac Babel RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian journalist, playwright, screenwriter, writer,
Hermann Bahr RWF Img Austrian writer, playwright,
Jon Baitz RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, television producer, actor,
Annie Baker RWB Img American playwright, (Jewish mother)
Peter Barnes RW5 Img British American playwright, screenwriter,
Jeff Baron RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Julian Barry RW5 HW Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Isaac Bashevis Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1978),
Emjo Basshe RWB Img Lithuanian-born  American playwright,
Richard Beer-Hofmann RWF HW Img Austrian poet, author, playwright,
Samuel Behrman RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, novelist,
David Belasco RWC Img American theater director, playwright, theatrical producer, actor,
Saul Bellow RWF HW Img Canadian-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1976)
Doron Ben-Atar RWB Img Israeli-born American historian, playwright,
Michael Bennett RW5 Img American theater director, choreographer, dancer, playwright,
Israil Bercovici RW5 HW Img Romanian playwright, director, biographer, memorist, poet,
Steven Berkoff RWF Img British actor, writer, director, screenwriter,
Jean-Jacques Bernard RW5 Img French playwright,
Tristan Bernard RW5 Img French playwright, novelist,   
Elsa Bernstein RW5 Img Austrian-born Geman writer, dramatist,
Henri Bernstein RW5 Img French playwright,
Jakob Bettelheim HW Img Austrian-born German playwright, writer, translator,
Vladimir Bill-Belotserkovsky RWF Img Ukrainian-born Russian playwright, 
Hayyim Nachman Bialik RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli poet, playwright, translator,
Leo Birinski RWF Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, screenwriter, film director,  
Lajos Biro RWF HW Img Hungarian/Romanian-born British  novelist, playwright, screenwriter,
Lewis Black RW5 HW Img American comedian, author, playwright, actor,   
Tim Blake Nelson RW5 HW Img American director, writer, playwright, stage/film/television actor, screenwriter,
Michael Blankfort RW5 Img American author, screenwriter, playwright,
Jean-Richard Bloch RWF Img French author, dramatist, playwright, literary critic, 
Pedro Bloch Img Brazilian writer, playwright,
Oscar Blumenthal RWF Img German playwright, drama critic,
Jerry Bock RWF Img American composer, lyricist, violinist, conductor,
Jane Bowles RW5 Img American writer, playwright,
Svetlana Boym RW5 Img Russian-born American playwright, novelist, literary critic, ExLink
Felix Braun RWF Img Austrian art historian, playwright, literary critic, journalist,  
Arnolt Bronnen RWB Img Austrian playwright, theater director,
Mel Brooks RWF HW Img American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, lyricist,
Murray Burnett Img American-born British playwright,
Abe Burrows RW5 Img American writer, librettist, theater director, playwright,
Gaston Arman de Caillavet RW5 Img French playwright, (Jewish mother)
Ion Calugaru RWF HW Img Romanian novelist, journalist, film/literary critic, screenwriter,
Vera Caspary RWF Img American novelist, screenwriter, playwright,
Joseph Chaikin RW5 HW Img American theater director, playwright,
Paddy Chayefsky RWF Img American dramatist, playwright, screenwriter, comedian,
Jerome Chodorov RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Susan Cinoman Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Felix Cohen French dramatist, author,
Robert Cohen RW5 Img American theater director, drama critic, playwright,
Betty Comden RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, librettist, lyricist,  
Matt Corriel HW Img American playwright, composer, lyricist,
Norman Corwin RW5 Img American writer, playwright, screenwriter, producer, essayist,
Ryan Craig Img British playwright,
David Crane RWC Img American  producer, screenwriter, paywright,
Hector-Jonathan Cremieux RWF Img French librettist, playwright,
Max Croiset Img Dutch film actor, playwright, theater director,
Sergiu Dan RWF Img Romanian journalist, novelist, biographer, translator,
Isak Daniel HW Img Bulgarian-born Israeli theater director, playwright,
Bitush Davidov HW Img Bulgarian-born Israeli theater director, actor, playwright,
Bill Davis Img American playwright, actor, (Jewish descent)
Maurits Dekker Img Dutch novelist, playwright,
Vina Delmar RWF Img American author, playwright, screenwriter,
Adolphe d'Ennery RWF Img French playwright, novelist, opera librettist,
Howard Dietz RW5 Img American songwriter, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Carl Djerassi RWF Img Austrian-born American organic chemist, oral contraceptive, novelist, playwright,
Moshe Dluznowsky Img Polish-born journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist,
Baron Lajos Doczi Img Hungarian playwright, poet, journalist, translator, librettist,
Ariel Dorfman RWB Img Argentine playwright, novelist, essayist, literary critic,
Osvaldo Dragun RWB HW Img Argentine playwright, theater director,
Rosalyn Drexler RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright, painter, sculptor,
Vladimir Dykhovichny RWF Img Russian/Soviet playwright, songwriter, poet, 
Osip Dymow RWF Img Belarusian-born humorist, fiction writer, playwright,
Lisa Edelstein RWF HW Img American actress, playwright,   
Samuel Eichelbaum Img Argentine dramatist, playwright, 
Edward Einhorn RW5 Img American playwright, theater director, novelist,
Edward Eliscu RW5 Img American songwriter:lyricist, playwright, producer, actor,
Ron Elisha RWB Img Israeli-born Australian playwright,
Samantha Ellis Img British playwright, writer,
Ben Elton RW5 HW Img British-born Australian  comedian, playwright, actor, director, (Jewish father)
Juan del Encina RWC Img Spanish poet, playwright, composer, (converso descent)
Eve Ensler RWF Img American playwright, (Jewish father), The Vagina Monologues
Delia Ephron RW5 Img American author, screenwriter, playwright, producer,
Phoebe Ephron RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Nikolai Erdman RWB HW Img Russian-born Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter,
Martin Esslin RW5 Img Hungarian-born British producer, playwright, journalist, translator, critic,
Nissim Ezekiel RWF HW Img Indian-born  British poet, author, playwright, art critic,
Myron Coureval Fagan RW5 Img American writer, film/stage producer/director, 
Benjamin Farjeon RWF Img British playwright, journalist, author,
Halley Feiffer RWF Img American actress, playwright,
Jules Feiffer RW5 Img American playwrifht, cartoonist, author,
Jose Pablo Feinmann RW5 Img Argentine philosopher, writer, playwright, TV host,
Hershey Felder RWB HW Img Canadian pianist, stage actor, playwright, composer, producer,
Edna Ferber RWF Img American playwright,
Baron Ferdinand Eckstein RWC Img Danish philosopher, playwright,
Leon Feuchtwanger RWF HW Img German American novelist, playwright, translator,
Leslie Fiedler RW5 Img American literary critic, playwright,
Joseph Fields RW5 HW Img American playwright, screenwriter, theater director, film producer,
Harvey Fierstein RWF HW Img American actor, comedian, playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
Dan Fishback Img American performance artist, playwright, singer/songwriter,
Diane Flacks RW5 Img Canadian actress, screenwriter, playwright,
Maria Foldes Img Romanian-born Hungarian playwright,
Bruno Frank RWN Img German author, poet, dramatist, screenwriter,
Rose Franken HW Img American author, playwright,
Donald Freed RWB HW Img American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, actor,
David Freedman RWF Img Romanian-born American playwright, biographer, librettist,
Robert Freedman RWB Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Bruce Friedman RW5 Img American novelist, screenwriter, playwright,
Rebecca Fromer Img American playwright, historian, poet,
Milan Fust RW5 Img Hungarian writer, poet, playwright,
Tamara Gabbe RWF Img Russian-born Soviet writer, playwright, translator, 
Alexander Galich RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer/songwriter,
Shmuel Galkin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Soviet playwright, translator, poet,
Herb Gardner RW5 Img American playwright, cartoonist, screenwriter,
Yehonatan Geffen RWF HW Img Israeli singer/songwriter, author, poet, journalist, playwright,
Larry Gelbart RW5 HW Img American playwright, librettist,
Jack Gelber Img American playwright,
Alexander Gelman RWF Img Moldovan-born playwright, writer, screenwriter,
Ira Gershwin RWF HW Img American lyricist, librettist, songwriter:lyricist, playwright,
Joel Gersmann RW5 Img American playwright,
Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros RW5 Img American playwright, actress,
Natalia Ginzburg RWF HW Img Italian writer, (Jewish father)
Montague Glass Img British-born American playwright, author, Answers
Anna Gmeyner RW5 Img Austrian-born author, playwright, screenwriter,
Les Golden Img American gambling writer,
Sidney Goldfarb Img American poet, playwright,
Arnost Goldflam RW5 Img Czech playwright, writer, director, screenwriter, actor,   
Bo Goldman RWF Img American  screenwriter, playwright,
James Goldman RWF Img American playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
William Goldman RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright, screenwriter,
Yvan Goll RWF HW Img French-born German poet, playwright, librettist,
Frances Goodrich RWF Img American screenwriter, playwright, ExLink
Jacob Gordin RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Mordecai Gorelik RWF Img Belarusian-born American playwright, theater director/producer,
Grigory Gorin RWF HW Img Soviet/Russian playwright, screenwriter,
Hinko Gottlieb HW Img Yugoslav-born writer, poet, playwright, editor, playwright,
Leon Gozlan RWF Img French novelist, playwright,
Adolph Green RWC Img American playwright, librettist, lyrisist, songwriter:lyricist,
Richard Greenberg RW5 Img American playwright, ExLink
Richard Greenblatt RW5 HW Img Canadian playwright, actor,
Josh Greenfeld RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, author,
Isabella Grinevskaya RWF Img Belarusian-born paywright, novelist, poet,   
Robbie Gringras RW5 Img British-born Israeli stage actor, playwright,
Kathryn Grody RW5 Img American actress, writer, playwright,
Sammy Gronemann HW Img German-born Israeli playwright, satirist, zionist,
Jean-Claude Grumberg Img French playwright,
Denis Guedj Img Algerian-born French novelist, playwright,
Soleiman Haim HW Img Iranian-born translator, dictionary editor, playwright,
Victor Haim Img French playwright, actor, screenwriter, 
Leon Halevy RWF Img French author, historian, dramatist,
Owen Hall RW5 Img Irish-born British journalist, playwright, ExLink
Marvin Hamlisch RWF HW Img American composer, playwright, songwriter:composer, conductor,
Oscar Hammerstein II RWF HW Img German-born American producer, lyricist, librettist, songwriter:lyricist, theater director, (Jewish father)
Helene Hanff RWB HW Img American writer, screenwriter,
Otto Harbach RWF Img American playwright, songwriter:lyricist, librettist,   
Yip  Harburg RW5 HW Img American songwriter:lyricist, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Mark Harelik RW5 Img American television/film/stage actor, playwright,
Sheldon Harnick RW5 Img American songwriter:lyricist, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Lee Harris Img South African playwright, publisher,
Sam Harris RWB Img American theatrical producer/manager, playwright, 
Carey Harrison RW5 Img British novelist, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Moss Hart RW5 HW Img American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, theater director,
Sir Ronald Harwood RWF HW Img South African-born British American playwright, author, screenwriter, producer,
Walter Hasenclever RWF Img German writer, playwright,  
Shmuel Hasfari RW5 Img Israeli playwright, screenwriter,  
Guy Hasson Img Israeli playwright, filmmaker, science fiction author,  
Gyula Hay Img Hungarian communist intellectual, playwright,
Ben Hecht RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist,
Herman Heijermans RWF Img Dutch American playwright, dramatist,  
Andrew Heinze HW Img American historian, journalist, author, playwright,
Joseph Heller RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright,
Lillian Hellman RWF HW Img American playwright, librettist,
Marian Hemar RWF Img Polish journalist, playwright, poet, comedy writer, translator,
Jozef Hen RW5 Img Polish novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, reporter,
Henrik Hertz RWF Img Danish poet, playwright,
Theodor Herzl RWF HW Img Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism, playwright, journalist,
Vladimir Herzog RW5 Img Croatian-born Brazilian journalist, teacher, playwright,
Paul von Heyse RWF HW Img German author, poet, translator, playwright, Nobel Prize (1910) (Jewish mother),
Peretz Hirshbein RW5 HW Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish language playwright,
Fritz Hochwalder RW5 Img Austrian playwright,
Aaron Hoffman RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright, ExLink
Barbara Honigmann RW5 Img German author, artist, playwright,  
Robert Horn Img American playwright, screenwriter, producer,
Israel Horovitz RWC Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Moses Horowitz RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Romanian playwright, stage actor,
Sidney Howard RW5 Img American playwright, dramatist, screenwriter,
Quiara Alegria Hudes RW5 Img Puetro Rican American playwright, author, (Jewish father)
Yehuda Hyman RW5 Img American playwright, dancer, choreographer, actor, poet,
Eugene Ionesco RWF HW Img Romanian-born French playwright, (Jewish mother), RWN
Jean-Claude van Itallie RWB HW Img Belgian-born American playwright, educator,
Sergey Izgiyayev RWF Img Soviet/Russian poet, playwright, translator,
Hans Jaray RWF Img Austrian film/stage actor,
Bruno Jasienski RWF Img Polish-born Russian author, poet, playwright, (Jewish father)
Alan Jay Lerner RWC HW Img American songwriter:lyricist, lyricist, librettist, screenwriter,
Elfriede Jelinek RWF HW Img Austrian American playwright, novelist, Nobel Prize winner, (Jewish father), 
Ida Jenbach RWC Img Hungarian-born German Austrian screenwriter, playwright,
George Jessel RW5 Img American film producer, actor, singer/songwriter, librettist,
Nicholas de Jongh RW5 Img British theater critic, playwright,
Gabriel Josipovici RW5 Img French-born British novelist, literary theorist, playwright,
Jerzy Jurandot RWF Img Polish poet, dramatist, satirist, songwriter,
Gustav Kadelburg RWF Img Hungarian-born German actor, dramatist, writer,
Amalia Kahana-Carmon RWC HW Img Israeli author,
David Kalisch RWF Img German playwright, humorist,
Rene Kalisky RW5 Img Belgian writer, playwright,
Garson Kanin RWB Img American director, screenwriter, playwright,
Michael Kanin RWF Img American director, producer, screenwriter, playwright,
Grigorijus Kanovicius RWF Img Lithuanian-born writer, poet, playwright,
Jason Katims RWF Img American television writer, producer, playwright,
Rudolf Kats RWE Img Russian writer, playwright, 
George Kaufman RW5 HW Img American playwright, director, producer, drama critic,
Moises Kaufman RW5 Img Venezuelan-born American playwright, director,
Alfred Kazin RWF HW Img American author, playwright, literary critic,
Amos Keinan RWF HW Img Israeli writer, journalist, painter, sculptor, playwright,
Jesse Kellerman RWF Img American novelist, playwright,
Tom Kempinski RW5 Img British playwright, actor,
Etgar Keret RWF Img Israeli writer, screenwriter, playwright,
Lyle Kessler RWB Img American playwright, screenwriter, actor,
Michelle Kholos Img American playwright,
Sidney Kingsley RWF Img American playwright,
Ernest Kinoy RWF Img American writer, screenwriter, playwright,
Ephraim Kishon RWF HW Img Hungarian-born Israeli screenwriter, satirist, dramatist, director,  
Edward Kleban RWF Img American composer, lyricist,
Julius Leopold Klein RWF Img Hungarian-born German writer, playwright,
Ivan Klima RWF Img Czech novelist , playwright,
Leon Kobrin RW5 Img Belarusian-born American playwright, author, translator,
Manuel Komroff RWB Img American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, ExLink
Arthur Kopit RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Bernard Kops RW5 Img British playwright, poet,
Paul Kornfeld RW5 Img Czech-born German playwright,
Yakov Kostyukovsky RWC Img Russian playwright, screenwriter, songwriter,
Hyman Kraft RWB Img American writer, screenwriter, playwright, theatrical producer, ???,
Larry Kramer RW5 Img American dramatist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, co-founder of GMHC GMHC
Joseph Kramm Img American playwright, actor, director,
Karl Kraus RWF HW Img Czech-born Austrian author, journalist, playwright, satirist,
Lisa Kron RW5 Img American stage actress, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Harry Kurnitz RWB Img American playwright, novelist, screenwriter,
Tony Kushner RWF HW Img American playwright, screenwriter,
David Lan RWB Img South African-born British playwright, filmmaker, theater director,
Tina Landau RWB HW Img American playwright, theater director,
Adam Langer HW Img American author, playwright,
Frantisek Langer RWC Img Czech playwright, author, literary critic,   
Anna Langfus RWF HW Img Polish-born French writer,
Leo Lania RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Austrian journalist,  playwright, screenwriter,
Yitzhak Laor RW5 Img Israeli poet, author, journalist,   
James Lapine RW5 Img American theater director, librettist,
Jonathan Larson RWC HW Img American composer, lyricist, librettist,
Boris Laskin RWF Img Belarusian-born Soviet songs lyricist, screenwriter,
Miklos Laszlo RW5 Img Hungarian-born American playwright, screenwriter,
Joseph Lateiner RW5 Img Moldovan-born American playwright,
Stephen Laughton RW5 Img British playwright, screenwriter,
Arthur Laurents RWC Img American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, libbretist, stage director,
Oren Lavie RWF HW Img Israeli singer/songwriter, playwright, theater director,
Jerome Lawrence RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, author,
John Lawson RWF Img American writer, playwright,
Michael Lederer Img American novelist, poet, playwright,
David Lefkowitz HW Img American playwright, radio personality,
Mike Leigh RWF HW Img British film/theater director, screenwriter, playwright,
Alan Jay Lerner RWC HW Img American songwriter:lyricist, lyricist, librettist, screenwriter,
H. Leivick RW5 Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish-language playwright,
Philippe Lellouche Img Israeli-born French actor, comedian, playwright,
Melchior Lengyel RW5 Img Hungarian writer, journalist, playwright, screenwriter,
Elisa Lerner RWF Img Venezuelan playwright, essayist,
Motti Lerner RW5 Img Israeli playwright, screenwriter,
Steven Levenson RW5 HW Img American playwright, television writer, librettist,
Hanoch Levin RWF HW Img Israeli dramatist, playwright,  
Ira Levin RWF HW Img American playwright, librettist,
Charles Lewinsky RW5 Img Swiss screenwriter, playwright,
Leopold Lewis Img British dramatist, playwright,
Oded Liphshitz Img Israeli playwright,
Eleazar Lipsky Img American novelist, lawyer, prosecutor, playwright,
Ernst Lissauer RW5 HW Img German poet, dramatist, writer,
Frank Loesser RWC Img American musical score composer, songwriter,
Mark London Williams HW Img American author, playwright, journalist,
Kenneth Lonergan RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, director, (Jewish mother/stepfather)
Rudolf Lothar RW5 Img Hungarian-born Austrian writer, plywright, critic,
Leonid Lubashevsky RWF Img Russian Soviet actor, playwright, screenwriter,
Craig Lucas RW5 Img American actor, comedian, playwright
Ken Ludwig RWB HW Img American playwright, theater director, librettist,
Semyon Lungin RWF Img Soviet screenwriter,
Lev Lunts RW5 HW Img Russian writer, literary critic, playwright, translator,
Richard Maibaum HW Img American producer, playwright, screenwriter,
Emil Makai HW Img Hungarian poet, journalist, playwright, translator,
David Mamet RWF HW Img American playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, poet, novelist,
Lynn Mamet Img American theater director, playwright, screenwriter, television producer,
Wolf Mankowitz RW5 Img British writer, playwright, screenwriter,
Emily Mann RWB HW Img American artistic director, playwright,
Patrick Marber RW5 Img British playwright, comedian, director, actor, screenwriter,
Gabriel Marcel RWF Img French philosopher, playwright, music critic, (Jewish mother),
Frank Marcus RW5 Img German/Polish-born British playwright,
Donald Margulies RW5 Img American playwright,
Peretz Markish RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Yiddish poet, playwright, novelist, RWN
Samuil Marshak RWF HW Img Soviet poet, satirist, translator, playwright, screenwriter,
Joe Masteroff RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Mark Medoff RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, film/theater director, actor,
Aharon Megged RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli author, playwright,
Didi Menosi RWF Img Israeli writer, journalist, poet, playwright, lyricist, satirist,
Ed Metzger RW5 Img American film/television actor, playwright,
Arthur Miller RWF HW Img American playwright, essayist,
Leo Mittler RW5 Img Austrian playwright, screenwriter, film director,
Cheryl Moch RW5 Img American writer, playwright,
Mendele Mocher Sforim RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Becky Mode RW5 Img American playwright, actress, television producer,
Ferenc Molnar RWF HW Img Hungarian playwright,
Lotte Moos HW Img German-born British  poet, playwright,  
Peter Morgan RWC Img British screenwriter, playwright, (Jewish father)
Martha Morton Img American playwright,
Hannah Moscovitch RW5 Img Canadian playwright, (Jewish father)
Julius Mosen RW5 Img German poet, playwright,  
Salomon Mosenthal RWF Img German-born Austrian playwright, writer, poet, librettist,
Itamar Moses RW5 HW Img American playwright, author, television writer,
Yigal Mossinson RWF Img Israeli writer, playwright, inventor,
Harry Mulisch RWF HW Img Dutch author, poet, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Josef Mundy Img Romanian-born Israeli author, playwright,
Peter Nadas RW5 Img Hungarian playwright, writer, essayist,
Henri Nathansen Img Danish writer, stage director, playwright,
Gellu Naum RW5 Img Romanian poet, playwright, novelist,
Alfred Neumann Img German writer, playwright, screenwriter, translator,
Mike Nichols RWF HW Img German-born American film director, producer, writer, actor, comedian,
Yuri Nikulin Img Soviet playwright, RWN
Manuel Noah HW Img American politician, journalist, diplomat, playwright,
Denis Norden RW5 Img British television presenter, writer, playwright,
Ana Novac HW Img Romanian-born French playwright, author,
Cornelius Novak HW Img Romanian-born Israeli  journalist, editor, playwright, Dan Zaharia
Janos Nyiri RWF Img Hungarian theater director, journalist, playwright,
Tracy-Ann Oberman RWF Img British stage/television/radio actress, playwright,
Clifford Odets RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, actor,
Rich Orloff Img American playwright,
Moni Ovadia RW5 HW Img Bulgarian-born Italian actor, singer, playwright,
George Packer RWB HW Img American journalist, novelist, playwright, (Jewish father)
John Palmer Img Canadian theater/film director, playwright,
Francine Pascal RW5 Img American author, dramatist, playwright,
Julia Pascal RW5 Img British playwright, theater director,
Isaac Peretz RWF HW Img Polish-born author, playwright,
Carey Perloff RWF Img American theater director, playwright,
Melanie Phillips RW5 HW Img British journalist, author, playwright, radio personality,   
David Pinski RW5 HW Img Belarusian-born American writer, playwright,
Harold Pinter RWF HW Img British American playwright, theater director, actor, Nobel Prize (2005)
Urlich Plenzdorf RWF Img German author, playwright,
Elizabeth Polack Img British playwright, dramatist,  
Stephen Poliakoff RWF Img British playwright, screenwriter, director,
Sharon Pollock RW5 Img Canadian playwright, actor, director, ExLink
Georgy Polonsky RWF Img Soviet screenwriter, literary scholar,
Bernard Pomerance RWB Img American playwright, poet, ExLink
Marcel Prawy RWN Img Austrian dramatist, opera critic,
Jay Presson Allen RW5 Img American film/television writer, playwright, theater director, novelist, ExLink
Ion Pribeagu HW Img Romanian playwright, author,  
Iosif Prut RWF Img Russian/Soviet playwright, screenwriter,
Jack Pulman RWB HW Img British screenwriter, playwright, I, Claudius
Samson Raphaelson RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright, ExLink
Annie Reiner RW5 Img American author, playwright, poet,
Carl Reiner RWF Img American actor, film director, producer, writer, comedian, playwright,
Jeno Rejto RW5 Img Hungarian journalist, writer, playwright,
Yasmina Reza RWF HW Img French playwright, actress, novelist, screenwriter,
Elmer Rice RWF HW Img American producer, director, playwright,
Mark Richman RW5 HW Img American film/television actor, playwright, screenwriter, writer,
Robert Riskin RWF Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Ludwig Robert RW5 Img German dramatist,
Daniel Roberts Img American playwright, editor, politician,  
Claude Roger-Marx RWB HW Img French writer, playwright, art critic/historian,
Lois Roisman Img American playwright, poet,
Reginald Rose RWF Img American film/television writer, playwright,  
Mauricio Rosencof RW5 Img Uruguayan-born playwright, poet, journalist,
Amy Rosenthal RW5 Img British playwright, journalist,
Jack Rosenthal RW5 Img British TV playwright, novelist,
Mikhail Roshchin RW5 Img Russian/Soviet playwright, screenwriter, RWEE
Ari Roth Img American playwright, theatrical producer, director,
Saul Rubinek RWF Img German-born Canadian film/television actor, director, producer, playwright,
Paul Rudnick RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Morrie Ryskind RW5 Img American writer, lyricist, director,
Nelly Sachs RWF HW Img German-born Swedish poet, dramatist, Nobel Prize (1966),
Howard Sackler Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Oren Safdie RW5 Img Canadian American Israeli screenwriter, playwright,
Peter Sagal RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, actor, game show host,
Frederica Sagor Mass RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, essayist, author,
Mark Saltzman HW Img American television writer, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter,
Rick Salutin RW5 Img Canadian playwright, critic, journalist,
Susan Sandler RWF Img American writer, playwright, screenwriter, 
Yaqub Sanu RW5 Img Egyptian journalist, playwright,
Steven Sater RW5 Img American poet, playwright, lyricist, screenwriter, television writer,
Natalya Sats RWF Img Russian director, dramatist,
Said Sayrafiezageh RWB Img American playwright, author,
Nahum Schaikewitz RWB Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Dore Schary Img American producer, screenwriter, playwright, executive,
Will Scheffer HW Img American playwright,
Robert Schenkkan RWC Img American playwright, screnwriter, film/television actor, (Jewish father)
Murray Schisgal Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt RWF Img French writer, dramatist,
Eliza Schneider RWF Img American actress, singer/songwriter, playwright, artist, (Jewish father)
Arthur Schnitzler RWF HW Img Austrian author, playwright, novelist,
Arnold Schulman RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, producer, songwriter, novelist,
Franz Schulz RW5 Img Czech-born Austrian playwright, screenwriter,
David Scott Milton RW5 Img American author, playwright, screenwriter, actor,
Eugene Scribe RWF Img French dramatist, librettist, ???
Mihail Sebastian RW5 HW Img Romanian writer, playwright, journalist, theater critic,  
Harry Segall Img American playwright, screenwriter, television writer,
David Seidler RWF HW Img British-born American screenwriter, television writer, playwright,
Rod Serling RWF Img American  screenwriter, playwright, producer,
Lazarre Seymour Simckes Img American playwright, novelist, educator, translator, psychotherapist,
Yaakov Shabtai Img Israeli novelist, playwright, translator,  
Anthony Shaffer RWF Img British playwright, novelist, screenwriter,  
Sir Peter Shaffer RWF HW Img British playwright, screenwriter, dramatist,
Moshe Shamir RWF HW Img Israeli author, playwright, public figure, politician,
Mel Shapiro RWB HW Img American director, playwright, librettist,
Mikhail Shatrov RWN Img Soviet playwright, screenwriter,
Irwin Shaw RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright, screenwriter,
Wallace Shawn RWF Img American actor, playwright, comedian,
Rachel Sheinkin Img American playwright, librettist, ExLink
Sidney Sheldon RWF HW Img American screenwriter, playwright, novelist,
James Sherman Img American playwright,
Jason Sherman RW5 Img Canadian playwright, screenwriter,
Jonathan Sherman RW5 Img American playwright, actor,
Martin Sherman RW5 HW Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Burt Shevelove Img Americal musical theater writer, lyricist, librettist, director,
Avraham Shlonsky RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli poet, playwright, translator, public figure,
Aleksandr Shtein RWF Img Uzbek-born Russian author, playwright, screenwriter,
Eliezer Steinbarg RWN Img Moldovan-born Russian poet, playwright,
Evgeny Shvarts RWF HW Img Russian-born writer, playwright,  (Jewish father)
Ephraim Sidon RW5 HW Img Israeli author, playwright, satirist,  
Karol Sidon RW5 Img Czech rabbi, writer, playwright, (convert to Judaism)
Antonio Jose Da Silva RWF HW Img Brazilian-born Portuguese playwright, ExLink
Neil Simon RWF HW Img American playwright, screenwriter, comedian,
Israel Joshua Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish language novelist,
Henry Slesar RWF Img American author, screenwrier, playwright, copywriter,
Moris Slobodsky RWF Img Russian/Soviet playwright, screenwriter, novelist, poet,
Bernard Sobel RWB Img American playwright, drama critic,
Yehoshua Sobol RW5 HW Img Israeli playwright, writer, theater director,
Jill Soloway RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, television writer, actor, director, producer,
Leone de' Sommi Img Italian playwright, director, actor, poet, translator,
Pepe Soriano RW5 Img Argentine actor, playwright,
Aaron Sorkin RWF HW Img American  screenwriter, producer, playwright, director, Img
Jura Soyfer RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Austrian political journalst, cabaret writer, playwright,
Joyce Sparer Adler Img American critic, playwright, teacher,
Bela Spewack RWF Img Romanian-born American playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
Samuel Spewack RWF Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
George Spiro HW Img Hungarian playwright, author,
Gertrude Stein RWF Img American French writer, lyricist, playwright,
Joseph Stein RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Gladys Stern RWB Img British journast, literary critic, novelist, playwright,
Louise Stern RW5 Img American writer, artist,
Carl Sternheim RWF Img German playwright, (Jewish father) ExLink
Michael Stewart RWB Img American playwright, librettist, lyrisist,
Sir Tom Stoppard RWF HW Img Czech-born British screenwriter, playwright,
Jacqueline Susann RWF HW Img American novelist, film/telvision actress, playwright,
John Susman RWB Img American playwright, screenwriter, film director,
Alfred Sutro RW5 Img British playwright, writer, translator
Italo Svevo RW5 HW Img Italian dramatist, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Jeffrey Sweet RW5 Img American playwright, journalist, songwriter, theater historian,    ExLink
Bela Szenes HW Img Hungarian playwright,
Erno Szep HW Img Hungarian poet, playwright, journalist,
Deszo Szomory RW5 Img Hungarian writer, playwright,
Arnold Szyfman RWF Img Polish film director, playwright, theater director,
George Tabori RWF HW Img Hungarian-born German playwright, theater director,
Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya RWF Img Russian poet, playwright, translator, RWN
Cecil Taylor Img British playwright,  
Ezekiel the Tragedian RWF Img Ancient Greek dramatist, playwright,
Stephen Tobolowsky RW5 Img American stage/film/television actor, playwright,
Ernst Toller RWF HW Img Polish-born German playwright, anarchist, politician,
Roland Topor RW5 Img French screenwriter, playwright, fiction writer, illustrator,   
Bartolome de Torres Naharro RW5 Img Spanish playwright, (converso descent)
Ivan Tors RW5 HW Img Hungarian playwright, film director, screenwriter, film/television producer,
Zygmunt Turkow RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli stage/film actor, director, playwright,
Yakov Tzanua HW Img Egyptian journalist, playwright,
Tristan Tzara RWF HW Img Romanian-born French journalist, playwright, poet, literary/art critic, composer,
Alfred Uhry RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, 
Pieter-Dirk Uys Img South African satirist, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Esther Vilar RW5 HW Img Argentine-born German writer, playwright,
Paula Vogel RWF Img American playwright,  (Jewish father)
Jacob Volchek RWF Img Soviet/Russian playwright, screenwriter,
Aleksandr Volodin RWN Img Belarusian-born Russian playwright, screenwriter, poet,
Benn W. Levy Img British politician, playwright,
Michelene Wandor RW5 Img British playwright, critic, broadcaster, poet, musician,  
Dale Wasserman RWF Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Wendy Wasserstein RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Jerome Weidman RW5 Img American playwright, novelist, librettist,
John Weidman RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Romain Weingarten Img French playwright,
Bernard Weinraub RW5 Img American journalist, playwright,
Arnold Weinstein RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Peter Weiss RWF Img German-born Swedish writer, playwright, painter, artist,  (Jewish father)
Franz Werfel RWF HW Img Czech-born Austrian novelist, playwright, poet, librettist,
Sir Arnold Wesker RW5 HW Img British American playwright, poet, author,
Mae West RWF HW Img American actress, playwright, screenwriter, (Jewish mother)
Michael Wex RW5 Img Canadian novelist, playwright, tanslator,
Norman Wexler RW5 Img American screenwriter, dramaturg,
Shimon Wincelberg RWF Img German-born American television writer, screenwriter, playwright,
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero RWF Img British playwright, dramatist, actor, (Jewish paternal grandfather)
Rory Winston RW5 Img American playwright, comedy writer, screenwriter, 
Scott Wittman RW5 Img American musical theater director, lyricist, playwright,
Friedrich Wolf RWF HW Img German author, novelist, playwright,
Garin Wolf RWB Img American screenwriter, television writer, playwright, 
Karl Wolfskehl RWF HW Img German author, translator, playwright,
Victor Wolfson Img American screenwriter, playwright, novelist,
Herman Wouk RWF HW Img American writer, playwright,
Sherman Yellen Img American playwright, screenwriter, librettist, ExLink
Semyon Yushkevich RWF Img Ukrainian-born Russian/Soviet writer, playwright,
Charlotte Zaltzberg RW5 Img American librettist, playwright,
Israel Zangwill RWF HW Img British writer, playwright, 
Julius Zeyer RWF Img Czech playwright,  writer, poet, (Jewish mother)
Mary Zimmerman HW Img American theater director, playwright, ??? ExLink
Paul Zindel RWB HW Img American author, playwright,
Howard Zinn RWF HW Img American historian, political scientist, playwright,
Carl Zuckmayer RWF Img German author, poet, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Max Zweig HW Img Austrian-born Israeli playwright,
Stefan Zweig RWF HW Img Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist, biographer, librettist,
JewishPlaywrights/EW
Playwrights by Country
American playwrights
Lionel Abel RW5 Img American playwright, novelist, essayist, drama critic,
Kathy Acker RW5 Img American novelist, playwright, essayist,
David Adjmi RW5 Img American playwright,
Lynn Ahrens RW5 Img american singer/songwriter, librettist,
Sholem Aleichem RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Woody Allen RWF HW Img American director, producer, writer, actor, comedian,
Jacob Appel RW5 Img American playwright, poet, bioethesist, lawyer, social critic,
Billy Aronson RW5 Img American playwright, librettist, lyricist,
David Auburn RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, theater director,(Jewish mother) ExLink
George Axelrod RWC Img American director, producer, screenwriter, playwright, (Jewish father)
Rachel Axler RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, ???
Jon Baitz RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, television producer, actor,
Annie Baker RWB Img American playwright, (Jewish mother)
Peter Barnes RW5 Img British American playwright, screenwriter,
Jeff Baron RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Julian Barry RW5 HW Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Isaac Bashevis Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1978),
Emjo Basshe RWB Img Lithuanian-born  American playwright,
Samuel Behrman RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, novelist,
David Belasco RWC Img American theater director, playwright, theatrical producer, actor,
Saul Bellow RWF HW Img Canadian-born American writer, Nobel Prize (1976)
Doron Ben-Atar RWB Img Israeli-born American historian, playwright,
Michael Bennett RW5 Img American theater director, choreographer, dancer, playwright,
Leo Birinski RWF Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, screenwriter, film director,  
Lewis Black RW5 HW Img American comedian, author, playwright, actor,   
Tim Blake Nelson RW5 HW Img American director, writer, playwright, stage/film/television actor, screenwriter,
Michael Blankfort RW5 Img American author, screenwriter, playwright,
Jerry Bock RWF Img American composer, lyricist, violinist, conductor,
Jane Bowles RW5 Img American writer, playwright,
Svetlana Boym RW5 Img Russian-born American playwright, novelist, literary critic, ExLink
Mel Brooks RWF HW Img American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, composer, lyricist,
Murray Burnett Img American-born British playwright,
Abe Burrows RW5 Img American writer, librettist, theater director, playwright,
Vera Caspary RWF Img American novelist, screenwriter, playwright,
Joseph Chaikin RW5 HW Img American theater director, playwright,
Paddy Chayefsky RWF Img American dramatist, playwright, screenwriter, comedian,
Jerome Chodorov RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Susan Cinoman Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Robert Cohen RW5 Img American theater director, drama critic, playwright,
Betty Comden RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, librettist, lyricist,  
Matt Corriel HW Img American playwright, composer, lyricist,
Norman Corwin RW5 Img American writer, playwright, screenwriter, producer, essayist,
David Crane RWC Img American  producer, screenwriter, paywright,
Bill Davis Img American playwright, actor, (Jewish descent)
Vina Delmar RWF Img American author, playwright, screenwriter,
Howard Dietz RW5 Img American songwriter, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Carl Djerassi RWF Img Austrian-born American organic chemist, oral contraceptive, novelist, playwright,
Moshe Dluznowsky Img Polish-born journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist,
Rosalyn Drexler RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright, painter, sculptor,
Lisa Edelstein RWF HW Img American actress, playwright,   
Edward Einhorn RW5 Img American playwright, theater director, novelist,
Edward Eliscu RW5 Img American songwriter:lyricist, playwright, producer, actor,
Eve Ensler RWF Img American playwright, (Jewish father), The Vagina Monologues
Delia Ephron RW5 Img American author, screenwriter, playwright, producer,
Phoebe Ephron RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Nissim Ezekiel RWF HW Img Indian-born  British poet, author, playwright, art critic,
Myron Coureval Fagan RW5 Img American writer, film/stage producer/director, 
Halley Feiffer RWF Img American actress, playwright,
Jules Feiffer RW5 Img American playwrifht, cartoonist, author,
Edna Ferber RWF Img American playwright,
Leslie Fiedler RW5 Img American literary critic, playwright,
Joseph Fields RW5 HW Img American playwright, screenwriter, theater director, film producer,
Harvey Fierstein RWF HW Img American actor, comedian, playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
Dan Fishback Img American performance artist, playwright, singer/songwriter,
Rose Franken HW Img American author, playwright,
Donald Freed RWB HW Img American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, actor,
David Freedman RWF Img Romanian-born American playwright, biographer, librettist,
Robert Freedman RWB Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Bruce Friedman RW5 Img American novelist, screenwriter, playwright,
Rebecca Fromer Img American playwright, historian, poet,
Herb Gardner RW5 Img American playwright, cartoonist, screenwriter,
Larry Gelbart RW5 HW Img American playwright, librettist,
Jack Gelber Img American playwright,
Ira Gershwin RWF HW Img American lyricist, librettist, songwriter:lyricist,
Joel Gersmann RW5 Img American playwright,
Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros RW5 Img American playwright, actress,
Montague Glass Img British-born American playwright, author, Answers
Les Golden Img American gambling writer,
Sidney Goldfarb Img American poet, playwright,
Bo Goldman RWF Img American  screenwriter, playwright,
James Goldman RWF Img American playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
William Goldman RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright, screenwriter,
Frances Goodrich RWF Img American screenwriter, playwright, ExLink
Jacob Gordin RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, author,
Mordecai Gorelik RWF Img Belarusian-born American playwright, theater dircetor/producer,
Adolph Green RWC Img American playwright, librettist, lyrisist, songwriter:lyricist,
Richard Greenberg RW5 Img American playwright, ExLink  
Josh Greenfeld RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, author,
Kathryn Grody RW5 Img American actress, writer, playwright,
Marvin Hamlisch RWF HW Img American composer, playwright, songwriter:composer, conductor,
Oscar Hammerstein II RWF HW Img German-born American producer, lyricist, librettist, songwriter:lyricist, theater director, (Jewish father)
Helene Hanff RWB HW Img American writer, screenwriter,
Mark Harelik RW5 Img American television/film/stage actor, playwright,
Otto Harbach RWF Img American playwright, songwriter:lyricist, librettist,   
Yip  Harburg RW5 HW Img American songwriter:lyricist, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Sheldon Harnick RW5 Img American songwriter:lyricist, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Sam Harris RWB Img American theatrical producer/manager, playwright, (Jewish mother(
Moss Hart RW5 HW Img American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, theater director,
Ronald Harwood RWF HW Img South African-born British American playwright, author, screenwriter, producer,
Ben Hecht RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist,
Andrew Heinze HW Img American historian, journalist, author, playwright,
Joseph Heller RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright,
Lillian Hellman RWF HW Img American playwright, librettist,
Peretz Hirshbein RW5 HW Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish language playwright,
Aaron Hoffman RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright, ExLink
Barbara Honigmann RW5 Img German author, artist, playwright,  
Robert Horn Img American playwright, screenwriter, producer,
Israel Horovitz RWC Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Quiara Alegria Hudes RW5 Img Puetro Rican American playwright, author, (Jewish father)
Yehuda Hyman RW5 Img American playwright, dancer, choreographer, actor, poet,
Jean-Claude van Itallie RWB HW Img American author, playwright,
George Jessel RW5 Img American film producer, actor, singer/songwriter, librettist,
Garson Kanin RWB Img American director, screenwriter, playwright,
Michael Kanin RWF Img American director, producer, screenwriter, playwright,
Jason Katims RWF Img American television writer, producer, playwright,
George Kaufman RW5 HW Img American playwright, director, producer, drama critic,
Moises Kaufman RW5 Img Venezuelan-born American playwright, director,
Alfred Kazin RWF HW Img American author, playwright, literary critic,
Jesse Kellerman RWF Img American novelist, playwright,
Lyle Kessler RWB Img American playwright, screenwriter, actor,
Michelle Kholos Img American playwright,
Sidney Kingsley RWF Img American playwright,
Ernest Kinoy RWF Img American writer, screenwriter, playwright,
Edward Kleban RWF Img American composer, lyricist,
Leon Kobrin RW5 Img Belarusian-born American playwright, author, translator,
Manuel Komroff RWB Img American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, ExLink
Arthur Kopit RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Hyman Kraft RWB Img American writer, screenwriter, playwright, theatrical producer, ???,
Larry Kramer RW5 Img American dramatist, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, co-founder of GMHC GMHC
Joseph Kramm Img American playwright, actor, director,
Lisa Kron RW5 Img American stage actress, playwright, lyricist, librettist,
Harry Kurnitz RWB Img American playwright, novelist, screenwriter,
Tony Kushner RWF HW Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Tina Landau RWB HW Img American playwright, theater director,
Adam Langer Img American author, playwright,
James Lapine RW5 Img American theater director, librettist,
Jonathan Larson RWC HW Img American composer, lyricist, librettist,
Miklos Laszlo RW5 Img Hungarian-born American playwright, screenwriter,
Joseph Lateiner RW5 Img Moldovan-born American playwright,
Arthur Laurents RWC Img American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, libbretist, stage director,
Jerome Lawrence RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, author,
John Lawson RWF Img American writer, playwright,
Michael Lederer Img American novelist, poet, playwright,
David Lefkowitz HW Img American playwright, radio personality,
H. Leivick RW5 Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish-language playwright,
Alan Jay Lerner RWC HW Img American songwriter:lyricist, lyricist, librettist, screenwriter,
Steven Levenson RW5 HW Img American playwright, television writer, librettist,
Ira Levin RWF HW Img American playwright, librettist,
Eleazar Lipsky Img American novelist, lawyer, prosecutor, playwright,
Frank Loesser RWC Img American musical score composer, songwriter,
Mark London Williams HW Img American author, playwright, journalist,
Kenneth Lonergan RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, director, (Jewish mother/stepfather)
Craig Lucas RW5 Img American actor, comedian, playwright
Ken Ludwig RWB HW Img American playwright, theater director, librettist,
Richard Maibaum HW Img American producer, playwright, screenwriter,
David Mamet RWF HW Img American playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, poet, novelist,
Lynn Mamet Img American theater director, playwright, screenwriter, television producer,
Emily Mann RWB HW Img American artistic director, playwright,
Donald Margulies RW5 Img American playwright,
Joe Masteroff RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Mark Medoff RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, film/theater director, actor,
Ed Metzger RW5 Img American film/television actor, playwright,
Arthur Miller RWF HW Img American playwright, essayist,
David Scott Milton RW5 Img American author, playwright, screenwriter, actor,
Cheryl Moch RW5 Img American writer, playwright,
Becky Mode RW5 Img American playwright, actress, television producer,
Martha Morton Img American playwright, ExLink
Itamar Moses RW5 HW Img American playwright, author, television writer,
Mike Nichols RWF HW Img German-born American film director, producer, writer, actor, comedian,
Manuel Noah HW Img American politician, journalist, diplomat, playwright,
Clifford Odets RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, actor,
Rich Orloff Img American playwright,
George Packer RWB HW Img American journalist, novelist, playwright, (Jewish father)
Francine Pascal RW5 Img American author, dramatist, playwright,
Carey Perloff RWF Img American theater director, playwright,
David Pinski RW5 HW Img Belarusian-born American writer, playwright,
Bernard Pomerance RWB Img American playwright, poet, ExLink
Jay Presson Allen RW5 Img American film/television writer, playwright, theater director, novelist, ExLink
Samson Raphaelson RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright, ExLink
Annie Reiner RW5 Img American author, playwright, poet,
Carl Reiner RWF Img American actor, film director, producer, writer, comedian, playwright,
Elmer Rice RWF HW Img American producer, director, playwright,
Mark Richman RW5 HW Img American film/television actor, playwright, screenwriter, writer,
Robert Riskin RWF Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Daniel Roberts Img American playwright, editor, politician,  
Lois Roisman Img American playwright, poet,
Reginald Rose RWF Img American film/television writer, playwright,  
Ari Roth Img American playwright, theatrical producer, director,
Paul Rudnick RW5 Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Morrie Ryskind RW5 Img American writer, lyricist, director,
Howard Sackler Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Peter Sagal RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, actor, game show host,
Frederica Sagor Mass RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, essayist, author,
Mark Saltzman HW Img American television writer, screenwriter, playwright, songwriter,
Susan Sandler RWF Img American writer, playwright, screenwriter, 
Steven Sater RW5 Img American poet, playwright, lyricist, screenwriter, television writer,
Said Sayrafiezageh RWB Img American playwright, author,
Nahum Schaikewitz RWB Img Belarusian-born American Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Dore Schary Img American producer, screenwriter, playwright, executive,
Will Scheffer HW Img American playwright,
Robert Schenkkan RWC Img American playwright, screnwriter, film/television actor, (Jewish father)
Murray Schisgal Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Eliza Schneider RWF Img American actress, singer/songwriter, playwright, artist, (Jewish father)
Arnold Schulman RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, producer, songwriter, novelist,
Harry Segall Img American playwright, screenwriter, television writer,
David Seidler RWF HW Img British-born American screenwriter, television writer, playwright,
Rod Serling RWF Img American  screenwriter, playwright, producer,
Mel Shapiro RWB HW Img American director, playwright, librettist,
Irwin Shaw RWF HW Img American novelist, playwright, screenwriter,
Wallace Shawn RWF Img American actor, playwright, comedian,
Sidney Sheldon RWF HW Img American screenwriter, playwright, novelist,
Rachel Sheinkin Img American playwright, librettist, ExLink
James Sherman Img American playwright,
Jonathan Sherman RW5 Img American playwright, actor,
Martin Sherman RW5 HW Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Burt Shevelove Img Americal musical theater writer, lyricist, librettist, director,
Neil Simon RWF HW Img American playwright, screenwriter, comedian,
Israel Joshua Singer RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish language novelist,
Henry Slesar RWF Img American author, screenwrier, playwright, copywriter,
Bernard Sobel RWB Img American playwright, drama critic,
Jill Soloway RWF Img American playwright, screenwriter, television writer, actor, director, producer,
Aaron Sorkin RWF HW Img American  screenwriter, producer, playwright, director, Img
Gertrude Stein RWF Img American French writer, lyricist, playwright,
Joseph Stein RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Louise Stern RW5 Img American writer, artist,
Michael Stewart RWB Img American playwright, librettist, lyrisist,
Joyce Sparer Adler Img American critic, playwright, teacher,
Bela Spewack RWF Img Romanian-born American playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
Samuel Spewack RWF Img Ukrainian-born American playwright, librettist, screenwriter,
Jacqueline Susann HW Img American novelist, film/telvision actress, playwright,
Jeffrey Sweet RW5 Img American playwright, journalist, songwriter, theater historian,    ExLink
John Susman RWB Img American playwright, screenwriter, film director,
Stephen Tobolowsky RW5 Img American stage/film/television actor, playwright,
Alfred Uhry RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter, 
Paula Vogel RWF Img American playwright,  (Jewish father)
Dale Wasserman RWF Img American screenwriter, playwright,
Wendy Wasserstein RW5 Img American playwright, screenwriter,
Jerome Weidman RW5 Img American playwright, novelist, librettist,
John Weidman RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Bernard Weinraub RW5 Img American journalist, playwright,
Arnold Weinstein RW5 Img American playwright, librettist,
Sir Arnold Wesker RW5 HW Img British American playwright, poet, author,
Mae West RWF HW Img American actress, playwright, screenwriter, (Jewish mother)
Norman Wexler RW5 Img American screenwriter, dramaturg,
Shimon Wincelberg RWF Img German-born American television writer, screenwriter, playwright,
Rory Winston RW5 Img American playwright, comedy writer, screenwriter, 
Scott Wittman RW5 Img American musical theater director, lyricist, playwright,
Garin Wolf RWB Img American screenwriter, television writer, playwright, 
Victor Wolfson Img American screenwriter, playwright, novelist,
Herman Wouk RWF HW Img American writer, playwright,
Sherman Yellen Img American playwright, screenwriter, librettist, ExLink
Charlotte Zaltzberg RW5 Img American librettist, playwright,
Mary Zimmerman HW Img American theater director, playwright, ??? ExLink
Howard Zinn RWF HW Img American historian, political scientist, playwright,
JewishAmericansPlaywrights
Jewish American dramatists and playwrights
Argentine playwrights //playwrArg
Ariel Dorfman RWB Img Argentine playwright, novelist, essayist, literary critic,
Osvaldo Dragun RWB HW Img Argentine playwright, theater director,
Samuel Eichelbaum Img Argentine dramatist, playwright, 
Jose Pablo Feinmann RW5 Img Argentine philosopher, writer, playwright, TV host,
Eduardo Pavlovsky Img Argentine playwright, psychoanalyst, actor, novelist,
Pepe Soriano RW5 Img Argentine actor, playwright,
Austrian playwrights //playwrAus
Raoul Auernheimer HW Img Austrian writer, playwright, theater critic,
Hermann Bahr RWF Img Austrian writer, playwright,
Richard Beer-Hofmann RWF HW Img Austrian poet, author, playwright,
Jakob Bettelheim HW Img Austrian-born German playwright, writer, translator,
Felix Braun RWF Img Austrian art historian, playwright, literary critic, journalist,  
Arnolt Bronnen RWB Img Austrian playwright, theater director,
Anna Gmeyner RW5 Img Austrian-born author, playwright, screenwriter,
Theodor Herzl RWF HW Img Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism, playwright, journalist,
Fritz Hochwalder RW5 Img Austrian playwright,
Hans Jaray RWF Img Austrian film/stage actor,
Elfriede Jelinek RWF HW Img Austrian American playwright, novelist, Nobel Prize winner, (Jewish father), 
Ida Jenbach RWC Img Hungarian-born German Austrian screenwriter, playwright,
Karl Kraus RWF HW Img Czech-born Austrian author, journalist, playwright, satirist,
Leo Lania RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Austrian journalist,  playwright, screenwriter,
Leo Mittler RW5 Img Austrian playwright, screenwriter, film director,
Marcel Prawy RWN Img Austrian dramatist, opera critic,
Arthur Schnitzler RWF HW Img Austrian author, playwright, novelist,
Franz Schulz RW5 Img Czech-born Austrian playwright, screenwriter,
Jura Soyfer RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Austrian political journalst, cabaret writer, playwright,
Max Zweig HW Img Austrian-born Israeli playwright,
Stefan Zweig RWF HW Img Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist, biographer, librettist,
British playwrights //playwrBr
Paul Ableman RWF Img British playwright, novelist,   
Steven Berkoff RWF Img British actor, writer, director, screenwriter,
Lajos Biro RWF HW Img Hungarian/Romanian-born British  novelist, playwright, screenwriter,
Ryan Craig Img British playwright,
Samantha Ellis Img British playwright, writer,
Ben Elton RW5 HW Img British-born Australian  comedian, playwright, actor, director, (Jewish father)
Martin Esslin RW5 Img Hungarian-born British producer, playwright, journalist, translator, critic,
Benjamin Farjeon RWF Img British playwright, journalist, author,
Owen Hall RW5 Img Irish-born British journalist, playwright, ExLink
Carey Harrison RW5 Img British novelist, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Sir Ronald Harwood RWF HW Img South African-born British American playwright, author, screenwriter, producer,
Nicholas de Jongh RW5 Img British theater critic, playwright,
Gabriel Josipovici RW5 Img French-born British novelist, literary theorist, playwright,
Tom Kempinski RW5 Img British playwright, actor,
Bernard Kops RW5 Img British playwright, poet,
David Lan RWB Img South African-born British playwright, filmmaker, theater director,
Stephen Laughton RW5 Img British playwright, screenwriter,
Mike Leigh RWF HW Img British film/theater director, screenwriter, playwright,
Benn W. Levy Img British politician, playwright,
Leopold Lewis Img British dramatist, playwright,
Wolf Mankowitz RW5 Img British writer, playwright, screenwriter,
Patrick Marber RW5 Img British playwright, comedian, director, actor, screenwriter,
Frank Marcus RW5 Img German/Polish-born British playwright,
Peter Morgan RWC Img British screenwriter, playwright, (Jewish father)
Denis Norden RW5 Img British television presenter, writer, playwright,
Tracy-Ann Oberman RWF Img British stage/television/radio actress, playwright,
Julia Pascal RW5 Img British playwright, theater director,
Melanie Phillips RW5 HW Img British journalist, author, playwright, radio personality,   
Harold Pinter RWF HW Img British American playwright, theater director, actor, Nobel Prize (2005)
Elizabeth Polack Img British playwright, dramatist,  
Stephen Poliakoff RWF Img British playwright, screenwriter, director,
Jack Pulman RWB HW Img British screenwriter, playwright, I, Claudius
Amy Rosenthal RW5 Img British playwright, journalist,
Jack Rosenthal RW5 Img British TV playwright, novelist,
Anthony Shaffer RWF Img British playwright, novelist, screenwriter,  
Sir Peter Shaffer RWF HW Img British playwright, screenwriter, dramatist,
Gladys Stern RWB Img British journast, literary critic, novelist, playwright,
Sir Tom Stoppard RWF HW Img Czech-born British screenwriter, playwright,
Alfred Sutro RW5 Img British playwright, writer, translator
Cecil Taylor Img British playwright,  
Michelene Wandor RW5 Img British playwright, critic, broadcaster, poet, musician,  
Sir Arnold Wesker RW5 HW Img British American playwright, poet, author,
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero RWF Img British playwright, dramatist, actor, (Jewish paternal grandfather)
Israel Zangwill RWF HW Img British writer, playwright, 
Canadian playwrights //playwrCan
Hershey Felder RWB HW Img Canadian pianist, stage actor, playwright, composer, producer,
Diane Flacks RW5 Img Canadian actress, screenwriter, playwright,
Richard Greenblatt RW5 HW Img Canadian playwright, actor,
Hannah Moscovitch RW5 Img Canadian playwright, (Jewish father)
John Palmer Img Canadian theater/film director, playwright,
Sharon Pollock RW5 Img Canadian playwright, actor, director, ExLink
Saul Rubinek RWF Img German-born Canadian film/television actor, director, producer, playwright,
Oren Safdie RW5 Img Canadian American Israeli screenwriter, playwright,
Rick Salutin RW5 Img Canadian playwright, critic, journalist,
Jason Sherman RW5 Img Canadian playwright, screenwriter,
Michael Wex RW5 Img Canadian novelist, playwright, tanslator,
Czech playwrights //playwrCze
Arnost Goldflam RW5 Img Czech playwright, writer, director, screenwriter, actor,   
Frantisek Langer RWC Img Czech playwright, author, literary critic,   
Karol Sidon RW5 Img Czech rabbi, writer, playwright, (convert to Judaism)
Franz Werfel RWF HW Img Czech-born Austrian novelist, playwright, poet, librettist,
Julius Zeyer RWF Img Czech playwright,  writer, poet, (Jewish mother)
Danish playwrights
Baron Ferdinand Eckstein RWC Img Danish philosopher, playwright,
Henrik Hertz RWF Img Danish poet, playwright,
Henri Nathansen Img Danish writer, stage director, playwright,
Dutch playwrights
Max Croiset Img Dutch film actor, playwright, theater director,
Maurits Dekker Img Dutch novelist, playwright,
Herman Heijermans RWF Img Dutch American playwright, dramatist,  
Harry Mulisch RWF HW Img Dutch author, poet, playwright, (Jewish mother)
French playwrights //playwrFr
Liliane Atlan HW Img French playwright, poet, author,
Gerald Aubert Img French playwright, author,
Jean-Richard Bloch RWF Img French author, dramatist, playwright, literary critic, 
Gaston Arman de Caillavet RW5 Img French playwright, (Jewish mother)
Jean-Jacques Bernard RW5 Img French playwright,
Tristan Bernard RW5 Img French playwright, novelist,   
Henri Bernstein RW5 Img French playwright,
Felix Cohen French dramatist, author,
Hector-Jonathan Cremieux RWF Img French librettist, playwright,
Adolphe d'Ennery RWF Img French playwright, novelist, opera librettist,
Denis Guedj Img Algerian-born French novelist, playwright,
Leon Gozlan RWF Img French novelist, playwright,
Jean-Claude Grumberg Img French playwright,
Eugene Ionesco RWF HW Img Romanian-born French playwright, (Jewish mother), RWN
Victor Haim Img French playwright, actor, screenwriter, 
Leon Halevy RWF Img French author, historian, dramatist,
Philippe Lellouche Img Israeli-born French actor, comedian, playwright,
Gabriel Marcel RWF Img French philosopher, playwright, music critic, (Jewish mother),
Ana Novac HW Img Romanian-born French playwright, author,
Yasmina Reza RWF HW Img French playwright, actress, novelist, screenwriter,
Claude Roger-Marx RWB HW Img French writer, playwright, art critic/historian,
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt RWF Img French writer, dramatist,
Eugene Scribe RWF Img French dramatist, librettist, ???
Roland Topor RW5 Img French screenwriter, playwright, fiction writer, illustrator,   
Tristan Tzara RWF HW Img Romanian-born French journalist, playwright, poet, literary/art critic, composer,
Romain Weingarten Img French playwright,
German playwrights //playwrGer
Julius Bab RW5 HW Img German playwright, theater critic,
Elsa Bernstein RW5 Img Austrian-born Geman writer, dramatist,
Oscar Blumenthal RWF Img German playwright, drama critic,
Leon Feuchtwanger RWF HW Img German American novelist, playwright, translator,
Bruno Frank RWN Img German author, poet, dramatist, screenwriter,
Yvan Goll RWF HW Img French-born German poet, playwright, librettist,
Walter Hasenclever RWF Img German writer, playwright,  
Paul von Heyse RWF HW Img German author, poet, translator, playwright, Nobel Prize (1910) (Jewish mother),
Gustav Kadelburg RWF Img Hungarian-born German actor, dramatist, writer,
David Kalisch RWF Img German playwright, humorist,
Julius Leopold Klein RWF Img Hungarian-born German writer, playwright,
Ernst Lissauer RW5 HW Img German poet, dramatist, writer,
Paul Kornfeld RW5 Img Czech-born German playwright,
Lotte Moos HW Img German-born British  poet, playwright,  
Julius Mosen RW5 Img German poet, playwright,  
Salomon Mosenthal RWF Img German-born Austrian playwright, writer, poet, librettist,
Alfred Neumann Img German writer, playwright, screenwriter, translator,
Urlich Plenzdorf RWF Img German author, playwright,
Ludwig Robert RW5 Img German dramatist,
Nelly Sachs RWF HW Img German-born Swedish poet, dramatist, Nobel Prize (1966),
Carl Sternheim RWF Img German playwright, (Jewish father) ExLink Jewish father
George Tabori RWF HW Img Hungarian-born German playwright, theater director,
Ernst Toller RWF HW Img Polish-born German playwright, anarchist, politician,
Esther Vilar RW5 HW Img Argentine-born German writer, playwright,
Friedrich Wolf RWF HW Img German author, novelist, playwright,
Karl Wolfskehl RWF HW Img German author, translator, playwright,
Carl Zuckmayer RWF Img German author, poet, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Hungarian playwrights //playwrHun
Baron Lajos Doczi Img Hungarian playwright, poet, journalist, translator, librettist,
Milan Fust RW5 Img Hungarian writer, poet, playwright,
Gyula Hay Img Hungarian communist intellectual, playwright,
Melchior Lengyel RW5 Img Hungarian writer, journalist, playwright, screenwriter,
Rudolf Lothar RW5 Img Hungarian-born Austrian writer, plywright, critic,
Emil Makai HW Img Hungarian poet, journalist, playwright, translator,
Ferenc Molnar RWF HW Img Hungarian playwright,
Peter Nadas RW5 Img Hungarian playwright, writer, essayist,
Janos Nyiri RWF Img Hungarian theater director, journalist, playwright,
Jeno Rejto RW5 Img Hungarian journalist, writer, playwright,
George Spiro HW Img Hungarian playwright, author,
Bela Szenes HW Img Hungarian playwright,
Erno Szep HW Img Hungarian poet, playwright, journalist,
Deszo Szomory RW5 Img Hungarian writer, playwright,
Ivan Tors RW5 HW Img Hungarian playwright, film director, screenwriter, film/television producer,
Israeli playwrights //playwrIsr
Dan Almagor RW5 HW Img Israeli playwright, translator, presenter, songwriter:lyricist,
Nissim Aloni RW5 HW Img Israeli playwright, translator,   
Nathan Alterman RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli poet, journalist, translator, writer, ExLink
Yevgeny Aryeh RWF Img Russian/Soviet-born Israeli theater director, playwright, screenwriter, set designer,
Hayyim Nachman Bialik RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli poet, playwright, translator,
Isak Daniel HW Img Bulgarian-born Israeli theater director, playwright,
Bitush Davidov HW Img Bulgarian-born Israeli theater director, actor, playwright,
Yehonatan Geffen RWF HW Img Israeli singer/songwriter, author, poet, journalist, playwright,
Robbie Gringras RW5 Img British-born Israeli stage actor, playwright,
Sammy Gronemann HW Img German-born Israeli playwright, satirist, zionist,
Shmuel Hasfari RW5 Img Israeli playwright, screenwriter,  
Guy Hasson Img Israeli playwright, filmmaker, science fiction author,  
Jozef Hen RW5 Img Polish novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, reporter,
Amos Keinan RWF HW Img Israeli writer, journalist, painter, sculptor, playwright,
Etgar Keret RWF Img Israeli writer, screenwriter, playwright,
Ephraim Kishon RWF HW Img Hungarian-born Israeli screenwriter, satirist, dramatist, director,  
Yitzhak Laor RW5 Img Israeli poet, author, journalist,   
Oren Lavie RWF HW Img Israeli singer/songwriter, playwright, theater director,
Motti Lerner RW5 Img Israeli playwright, screenwriter,
Hanoch Levin RWF HW Img Israeli dramatist, playwright,  
Oded Liphshitz Img Israeli playwright,
Leonid Lubashevsky RWF Img Russian Soviet actor, playwright, screenwriter,
Aharon Megged RWF HW Img Polish-born Israeli author, playwright,
Didi Menosi RWF Img Israeli writer, journalist, poet, playwright, lyricist, satirist,
Yigal Mossinson RWF Img Israeli writer, playwright, inventor,
Josef Mundy Img Romanian-born Israeli author, playwright,
Cornelius Novak HW Img Romanian-born Israeli  journalist, editor, playwright, Dan Zaharia
Shaike Ophir RWF HW Img Israeli actor, comedian, director, playwright,
Yaakov Shabtai Img Israeli novelist, playwright, translator,  
Moshe Shamir RWF HW Img Israeli author, playwright, public figure, politician,
Avraham Shlonsky RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Israeli poet, playwright, translator, public figure,
Ephraim Sidon RW5 HW Img Israeli author, playwright, satirist,  
Lazarre Seymour Simckes Img American playwright, novelist, educator, translator, psychotherapist,
Yehoshua Sobol RW5 HW Img Israeli playwright, writer, theater director,
Italian playwrights
Moni Ovadia RW5 HW Img Bulgarian-born Italian actor, singer, playwright,
Leone de' Sommi Img Italian playwright, director, actor, poet, translator,
Italo Svevo RW5 HW Img Italian dramatist, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Polish playwrights //playwrPol
Franciszka Arnsztajnowa RWF Img Polish poet, playwright, translator,
Sholem Asch RWF HW Img Polish-born American Yiddish author, playwright,
Marian Hemar RWF Img Polish journalist, playwright, poet, comedy writer, translator,
Jozef Hen RW5 HW Img Polish novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter,
Jerzy Jurandot RWF Img Polish poet, dramatist, satirist, songwriter,
Isaac Peretz RWF HW Img Polish-born author, playwright,
Zygmunt Turkow RW5 HW Img Polish-born Israeli stage/film actor, director, playwright,
Arnold Szyfman RWF Img Polish film director, playwright, theater director,
Romanian playwrights //playwrRom
Felix Aderca HW Img Romanian novelist, playwright, poet, journalist, critic,
Israil Bercovici RW5 HW Img Romanian playwright, director, biographer, memorist, poet,
Ion Calugaru RWF HW Img Romanian novelist, journalist, film/literary critic, screenwriter,
Sergiu Dan RWF Img Romanian journalist, novelist, biographer, translator,
Moses Horowitz RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Romanian playwright, stage actor,
Gellu Naum RW5 Img Romanian poet, playwright, novelist,
Ion Pribeagu HW Img Romanian playwright, author,  
Mihail Sebastian RW5 HW Img Romanian writer, playwright, journalist, theater critic,  
Russian/Soviet playwrights //playwrRuss
David Aizman RW5 Img Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, playwright,
Yuz Aleshkovsky RWF Img Russian writer, poet, playwright, bard,
Samuil Alioshin RWF Img Polish-born Russian writer, playwright, satirican,
Semyon Ansky RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish author, politician, playwright, Shloyme
Viktor Ardov RWF Img Russian/Soviet writer, playwright, caricaturist, RWN
Hizgil Avshalumov RWF Img Russian/Soviet writer, humorist, playwright, caricaturist,
Vladimir Bill-Belotserkovsky RWF Img Ukrainian-born Russian playwright, 
Vladimir Dykhovichny RWF Img Russian/Soviet playwright, songwriter, poet, 
Osip Dymow RWF Img Belarusian-born humorist, fiction writer, playwright,
Nikolai Erdman RWB HW Img Russian-born Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter,
Tamara Gabbe RWF Img Russian-born Soviet writer, playwright, translator, 
Alexander Galich RWF HW Img Ukrainian-born Russian poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer/songwriter,
Shmuel Galkin RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Soviet playwright, translator, poet,
Alexander Gelman RWF Img Moldovan-born playwright, writer, screenwriter,
Grigory Gorin RWF HW Img Soviet/Russian playwright, screenwriter,
Isabella Grinevskaya RWF Img Belarusian-born paywright, novelist, poet,   
Sergey Izgiyayev RWF Img Soviet/Russian poet, playwright, translator,
Bruno Jasienski RWF Img Polish-born Russian author, poet, playwright, (Jewish father)
Rudolf Kats RWE Img Russian writer, playwright, 
Arkady Khait RWF Img Russian author, satirist, screenwriter, playwright,
Yakov Kostyukovsky RWC Img Russian playwright, screenwriter, songwriter,
Boris Laskin RWF Img Belarusian-born Soviet songs lyricist, screenwriter,
Lev Lunts RW5 HW Img Russian writer, literary critic, playwright, translator,
Samuil Marshak RWF HW Img Soviet poet, satirist, translator, playwright, screenwriter,
Mendele Mocher Sforim RWF HW Img Belarusian-born Yiddish novelist, playwright,
Yuri Nikulin Img Soviet playwright, RWN
Iosif Prut RWF Img Russian/Soviet playwright, screenwriter,
Mikhail Roshchin RW5 Img Russian/Soviet playwright, screenwriter, RWEE
Natalya Sats RWF Img Russian director, dramatist,
Evgeny Schwartz RWF Img Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, (Jewish father)
Mikhail Shatrov RWN Img Soviet playwright, screenwriter,
Aleksandr Shtein RWF Img Uzbek-born Russian author, playwright, screenwriter,
Eliezer Steinbarg RWN Img Moldovan-born Russian poet, playwright,
Evgeny Shvarts RWF HW Img Russian-born writer, playwright,  (Jewish father)
Lev Slavin RWF Img Ukrainian-born Soviet author, playwright, screenwriter, journalist,
Moris Slobodsky RWF Img Russian/Soviet playwright, screenwriter, novelist, poet,
Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya RWF Img Russian poet, playwright, translator, RWN
Jacob Volchek RWF Img Soviet/Russian playwright, screenwriter,
Aleksandr Volodin RWN Img Belarusian-born Russian playwright, screenwriter, poet,
Semyon Yushkevich RWF Img Ukrainian-born Russian/Soviet writer, playwright,
Other Countries' playwrights //playwrOth
Albert Arlen RWB Img Australian pianist, composer, actor, playwright, //playwrAus
Gerzel Baazov RWF HW Img Georgian poet, playwright,  
Pedro Bloch Img Brazilian writer, playwright,
Antonio Jose Da Silva RWF HW Img Brazilian-born Portuguese playwright, ExLink
Ron Elisha RWB Img Israeli-born Australian playwright,
Juan del Encina RWC Img Spanish poet, playwright, composer, (converso descent)
Maria Foldes Img Romanian-born Hungarian playwright,
Hinko Gottlieb HW Img Yugoslav-born writer, poet, playwright, editor, playwright,
Soleiman Haim HW Img Iranian-born translator, dictionary editor, playwright,
Lee Harris Img South African playwright, publisher,
Vladimir Herzog RW5 Img Croatian-born Brazilian journalist, teacher, playwright,
Albert Hirsch RWF Img Austrian composer, poet, actor, singer, playwright, pianist,
Rene Kalisky RW5 Img Belgian writer, playwright,
Grigorijus Kanovicius RWF Img Lithuanian-born writer, poet, playwright,
Ivan Klima RWF Img Czech novelist , playwright,
Elisa Lerner RWF Img Venezuelan playwright, essayist,
Charles Lewinsky RW5 Img Swiss screenwriter, playwright,
Rudolf Lothar RW5 Img Hungarian-born Austrian writer, plywright, critic,
Mauricio Rosencof RW5 Img Uruguayan-born playwright, poet, journalist,
Yaqub Sanu RW5 Img Egyptian journalist, playwright,
Bartolome de Torres Naharro RW5 Img Spanish playwright, (converso descent)
Yakov Tzanua HW Img Egyptian journalist, playwright,
Ezekiel the Tragedian RWF Img Ancient Greek dramatist, playwright,
Peter Weiss RWF Img German-born Swedish writer, playwright, painter, artist,  (Jewish father)
Pieter-Dirk Uys Img South African satirist, playwright, (Jewish mother)
Pulitzer Prize for Drama Pulitzer Prize ==>
David Auburn RWF Img Proof 2001 Jewish mother
Annie Baker RWB Img The Flick 2014
Michael Bennett Img A Chorus Line 1976 Jewish mother
Jerry Bock RWF Img Fiorello! 1960 music
Abe Burrows RW5 Img How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 1962 book
Ira Gershwin RWF HW Img Of Thee I Sing 1932 lyrics
Frances Goodrich RWF Img Img The Diary of Anna Frank 1956
Marvin Hamlisch RWF HW Img A Chorus Line 1976 music
Oscar Hammerstein II RWF HW Img South Pacific 1950 lyrics
Sheldon Harnick RW5 Img Fiorello! 1960 lyrics
Moss Hart HW Img You Can't Take It With You 1937
Sidney Howard RW5 Img Gone with the Wind 1925
Quiara Alegria Hudes RW5 Img Water by the Spoonful 2012 Jewish father
George Kaufman RW5 HW Img You Can't Take It With You 1937
Of Thee I Sing 1932
Sidney Kingsley RWF Img Men in White 1934
Tom Kitt RWB Img Next to Normal 2010 music
Edward Kleban RWF Img A Chorus Line 1976
Joseph Kramm Img The Shrike 1952
Tony Kushner RWF HW Img Angels of America: Millennium Approaches 1993
James Lapine Img Sunday in the Park with George 1985
Jonathan Larson RWC HW Img Rent 1996
Margo Lion Img Angels of America: Millennium Approaches 1993
Frank Loesser RWC Img How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 1962 music&lyrics
David Mamet RWF HW Img Glengarry Glen Rose 1984
Donald Margulies Img Dinner With Friends 2000
Arthur Miller RWF HW Img Death of a Salesman 1949 Img
Elmer Rice RWF HW Img Street Scene 1929
Richard Rodgers RWF HW Img South Pacific 1950 music
Morrie Ryskind RW5 Img Of Thee I Sing 1932
Howard Sackler Img The Great White Hope 1969
Dore Schary Img Sunrise at Campobello 1958
Robert Schenkkan RWC Img The Kentucky Cycle 1992 Jewish father
Neil Simon RWF HW Img Lost in Yonkers 1991
Stephen Sondheim RWF HW Img Sunday in the Park with George 1985
Alfred Uhry Img Driving Miss Daisy 1988
Paula Vogel RWF Img How I Learned To Drive 1998 Jewish father
Wendy Wasserstein RW5 Img The Heidi Chronicles 1989
Jerome Weidman RW5 Img Fiorello! 1960
Paul Zindel RWB HW Img The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1971
PulitzerPrizeforDrama/wiki
Tony Award for the Best Play  
David Auburn RWF Img Proof 2001 Jewish mother
Harvey Fierstein RWF HW Img Torch Song Trilogy 1983
Herb Gardner RW5 Img I'm Not Rappaport 1986
Francis Goodrich The Diary of Anna Frank 1956
Richard Greenberg Img Take Me Out 2003 ExLink
Tony Kushner RWF HW Img Angels in America 1993
Angels in America: Perstroika 1994
Mark Medoff Img Children of a Lesser God 1980
Arthur Miller RWF HW Img All my Sons 1947
Death of a Saleman 1949
The Crucible 1953
Mike Nichols RWF HW Img The Real Thing 1984
Harold Pinter RWF HW Img The Homecoming 1967
Bernard Pomerance RWB Img The Elephant Man 1979
Yasmina Reza RWF HW Img Art 1998 ExLink
God of Carnage 2009
Howard Sackler Img The Great White Hope 1969
Dore Schary Img Sunrise at Campobello 1958
Robert Schenkkan RWC Img All the Way 2014 Jewish father
Anthony Shaffer RWF Img Sleuth 1971
Sir Peter Shaffer RWF HW Img Equus 1975
Amadeus 1981
Neil Simon RWF HW Img Biloxi Blues 1985
Lost in Yonkers 1991
Sir Tom Stoppard RWF HW Img Rosencrattz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1968
Travesties 1976
The Real Thing 1984
The Coast of Utopia 2007
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Alfred Uhry RW5 Img The Last Night of Ballyhoo 1997
Wendy Wasserstein RW5 Img The Heidi Chronicles 1989
Peter Weiss RWF Img Marat/Sade 1966 Jewish father
Tony Award for the Best Play/wiki
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