Brian Friel
Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929-2015) · Ireland · On the map · Writers · Died at 86
Brian Patrick Friel was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company. He had been considered one of the greatest living English-language dramatists. He has been likened to an "Irish Chekhov" and described as "the universally accented voice of Ireland".
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About this person
His plays have been compared favourably to those of contemporaries such as Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams.
Country
Ireland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2015 · aged 86
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What they share with Brian
David KellyAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)
Siobhán McKennaAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)Florence PatersonAlso in Freedom of the City (1975)
Niall TóibínAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)
Donal McCannAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)William TrevorBoth received Irish PEN Award
Siobhán McKennaAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)Florence PatersonAlso in Freedom of the City (1975)Niall TóibínAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)Donal McCannAlso in Philadelphia, Here I Come (1975)William TrevorBoth received Irish PEN Award