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Alexander Ablesimov biography: 1742 - Ablesimov was born in Galichsky district, Kostroma on September 9, 1742. 1750-1782 - Ablesimov worked as a copyist for Alexander Sumarokov. Alexander Ablesimov was able to published his fables and satirical poems. ...
Joseph Addison biography: 1672 - Born on the 1st of May in Milston, Wiltshire. 1693 - Joseph Addison addressed a poem to John Dryden the former Poet Laureate. 1694 - His first major work, a book about the lives of English poets, was published. 1699 - Joseph Addison received a pension of £300 to enable him to travel ...
Zoe Akins biography: 1886 - Akins was born in Humansville, Missouri on October 30, 1886. 1896 - Studied in Illinois and Saint Louis, where Zoe Akins started to write. 1911 - Published her collections of poems, "Interpretations". 1914 - Wrote the dramatic piece Papa. 1929 - Wrote "The G ...
Vittorio Alfieri biography: 1749 - Vittorio Alfieri was born in Asti, Piedmont on the 16th of January. 1759 - Vittorio Alfieri was placed in the academy of Turin. 1762 - Vittorio Alfieri studied civil and canonical law. 1766 - Vittorio Alfieri departed after having a permission from the king to travel abroad und ...
Serafin Alvarez Quintero biography: 1871 - Alvarez Quintero was born in Utrera, Seville, Spain on the 26th of March. 1889 - Serafin Alvarez Quintero and Joaquin wrote the first stage piece entitled Gilito. 1901 - One of his best-known work comedy was The Flowers. 1905 - One of his best-known work comedy was A Sunny Morn ...
Robert Woodruff Anderson biography: 1917 - Born on April 28th in New York, New York. American playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter.1940 - Married to Phyllis Stohl on June 24th.1953 - Robert Woodruff Anderson is best known for Tea and Sympathy, the story of a schoolboy accused of homosexuality. &nb ...
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh biography: 1910 - Born on June 23rd in Bordeaux, France. French playwright who became one of the strongest personalities of the French theatre and achieved an international reputation.1932 - Married to Monelle Valentin. - After studying law, Jean Marie Lucien Pierre A ...
Pietro Aretino biography: 1492 - Born in Arezzo on April 20, 1492. Although Aretino was the son of an Arezzo shoemaker, Pietro Aretino later pretended to be the bastard son of a nobleman and derived his adopted name ("the Aretine") from that of his native city (his real name is unknown). 1517 - While still ve ...
Aristophanes biography: 446 B.C – Aristophanes was born this year. Aristophanes is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy. 426 B.C – Aristophanes was probably victorious at least once at the City Dionysia, with Babylonians in this year, and at least three times at the Lenaia, w ...
David Auburn biography: 1969 - Born on Chicago and raised in Ohip and Arkansas. - David Auburn attended the University of Chicago and got a degree in English literature.1997 - His first full-length play, Skyscraper, ran off-Broadway.2000 - Auburn is best known for his play Proof.2 ...