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Brian Friel

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Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929-2015)

WritersLived 1929 to 2015 · aged 86
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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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Friel's childhood home at Omagh in County TyroneFriel's childhood home at Omagh in County TyroneTranslations on stage in MinskTranslations on stage in MinskStatue of Friel (left) and John B. Keane in DublinStatue of Friel (left) and John B. Keane in Dublin

Awards 4

1992Tony Award for Best Play
Irish PEN Award
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
AWB Vincent Literary Award

Connected to Brian 6

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)Edna O'BrienAlso won Irish PEN Award

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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". His plays have been compared favourably to those of contemporaries such as Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams.

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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2015 · aged 86
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25 languages

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