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George Bernard Shaw in a group photographGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist. Seen here in a group photograph, with a large number of people in a garden. He is sitting in the second row, just off-centre to the left
Epstein portrait bust of George Bernard ShawA portrait bust of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist, by Jacob Epstein (this is the second portrait bust made by this sculptor). Date: 20th century
George Bernard Shaw, Irish writer and dramatistGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish writer and dramatist. Seen here on the right, in old age. Date: circa 1940s
Anthony Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriterAnthony Joshua Shaffer (1926-2001), English barrister, advertising executive, novelist, playwright and screenwriter, identical twin brother of the writer and dramatist Peter Shaffer
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Russian writerAleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. Date: circa 1940s
Hanif Kureishi, English writerHanif Kureishi (b 1954), English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. Date: circa 1980s
Jacquetta Hawkes, Bertrand Russell and Stephen King-HallJacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), British writer and archaeologist, Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician
Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poetSamuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish avant-garde playwright, novelist and poet. Photographed in the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: 1969
Thomas Lovell Beddoes Poet Dramatist Death Jestthomas, lovell, beddoes, poet, dramatist, death, jest, book, and, for, the, 10152421
William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911) English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator. Date: 1904
Max Beerbohm (1872 - 1956), writer and dramatist, pictured in his study at home in 1905, part of a series of photographs in The Tatler showing literary figures in their homes. Date: 1905
Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798-1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840). Date: 1875
Sir Richard Steele, pseud. Isaac Bickerstaff, (1672-1729) was an English essayist, dramatist, journalist, and politician, best known as principal author (with Joseph Addison)
Samuel Foote (1720-1777), a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall. He was known for his comedic acting and writing
Cartoon portrait, E L Blanchard, English writerCartoon portrait, Pantomime - Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic, best known for his Drury Lane pantomimes. 1880s
Portrait of Arthur Matthison, playwrightPortrait of Arthur Matthison (?-1883), playwright. 1880s
Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt and George SimsCartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt (actor and dramatist, right) and George Sims (journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist). Am I to stand in next time, George? I shouldn t like to promise, Henry! 1885
Cartoon, Gus Harris and Tom ThorneCartoon, Mr Gus Harris - I m blest if there isn t Tom Thorne doing my Clergy-Testimonial trick! Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario
Cartoon, Messrs Stephens and Yardley don t like being harassed, and are now running the " Vicar" themselves. Possibly a reference to the comic operetta, The Vicar of Bray
Cartoon, Wilson Barrett and G R Sims, Called BackCartoon, Called Back. Wilson Barrett (left), actor, manager and playwright - Glad to have you back, Mr Sims. George Robert Sims (right), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist
Henry Vernon Esmond, British actor and playwrightHenry Vernon Esmond (1869-1922), British actor and playwright, at his desk. circa 1900
Richard Cumberland, English writerRichard Cumberland (1732-1811), English dramatist, essayist, pamphleteer and novelist. 1809
Moliere reading his comedies to his housekeeperThe French dramatist Moliere reading his comedies to his housekeeper. 17th century
General John Burgoyne, British army officerGeneral John Burgoyne (1722-1792), British army officer, dramatist and politician. circa 1770s
John O Keefe, Irish actor and dramatistJohn O Keefe (1747-1833), Irish actor and dramatist. early 19th century
Charles Reece Pemberton, British actor and dramatistCharles Reece Pemberton (1790-1840), British actor, dramatist and lecturer. Date: circa 1830s
Stephen Phillips, English poet and dramatistStephen Phillips (1864-1915), English poet and dramatist. 1900
Frank C Burnand, plawyright and Editor of PunchFrank C Burnand, playwright and Editor of Punch - in The Theatre Magazine, February 1883. 1883
E L Blanchard - The Theatre magazineE L Blanchard - English playwright, in The Theatre Magazine, October 1885. 1885
Augustus Harris - The Theatre magazineAugustus Harris, British actor and dramatist, at the time of the debut of his play (co-written with Pettitt) Human Nature - in The Theatre Magazine, June 1886. 1886
SEYMOUR HICKS (Sir Edward Seymour Hicks) (1871 - 1949), English actor-manager and dramatist
Cartoon, New drama by Reade and PettittCartoon, New drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt -- Star actors sometimes get very dainty. Their melodrama, Love and Money, was in production at the Adelphi Theatre, London
MENANDERMenander (343-291 BC), Greek author of more than 100 comedies, considered the finest of their kind. Date: 343 - 291 BC
Hall Caine, British author, poet and criticSir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853-1931), British author, poet and critic. Date: 1901
Henry Arthur Jones - English DramatistHenry Arthur Jones (1851-1929) - English Dramatist. His works included The Liars (897) and the society play Mrs Danes Defence (1900). Date: circa 1904
Charles Dibdin - Actor, Dramatist and SongwriterCharles Dibdin (1745-1814) - Actor, Dramatist and Songwriter. Date: circa 1790
William Shakespeare's Will on a Christmas card -- a local habitation and a name. Date: circa 1890s
Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. Statue by Juan Figueras Vila (1829-1881) in 1876. Marble. Saint Anne Square. Madrid. Spain
Socrates (470-399 BC) and Seneca the Younger (4 BC-65 AD). DSocrates (470-399 BC). Athenian philosopher and Seneca the Younger (4 BC-65 AD). Roman stoic philosopher. Double bust. Roman copy of 3rd century AD after a greek original of 1st century AD
Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Engraving. ColoredPedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Spanish poet and playwright. Engraving by J. Serra Pausas. History of Spain, 1882. Colored
John Burgoyne (1722-1792). Colored engravingJohn Burgoyne (1722-1792). British General and playwright. Engraving in The American Revolution. Colored
Caricature of Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwrightCaricature of Oscar Fingal O Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet, novelist, essayist and playwright. 1881
Lucius Annaeus Seneca. BustSENECA, Lucius Annaeus (4 BC-65). Latin philosopher, statesman, politician and dramatist. Oil
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) - French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Date: circa 1924
Gerhart Hauptmann - German author, dramatist and novelistGerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) - German author, dramatist and novelist. Date: circa 1910
Statue of Henrik Wergeland, Oslo, NorwayStatue of Henrik Wergeland (1808-1845), Norwegian writer, in Eidsvoll Square, Oslo, Norway. Date: circa 1905
Cartoon, Henry James Byron, dramatistCartoon of Henry James Byron (1835-1884), the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. Seen here surrounded by posters advertising plays by other writers
Cartoon, The Sailor and His Lass -- Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, holding his newborn baby daughter, with the midwife in the background. 1883