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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
George Bernard Shaw by John CollierGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Irish writer painted by John Collier. Date: 1928
Joseph-Isidore Samson as Paul in La Famille Poisson, 1845French actor and playwright Joseph-Isidore Samson as Paul in La Famille Poisson, Theatre Francais, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets
Henry Vernon Esmond, British actor and playwrightHenry Vernon Esmond (1869-1922), British actor and playwright, at his desk. circa 1900
Hans SachsWoodcut of Hans Sachs (1494-1576), German Meistersinger, poet, playwright and shoemaker
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, political activist and winner of Nobel Prize in Literature
J M Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwrightCaricature, J M Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright. 1893
Augustin Daly, American drama critic and theatre managerCartoon portrait of Augustin Daly, American drama critic, theatre manager and, playwright. On his head is a miniature figure of Ada Rehan, an actress who appeared in many of his plays. 1893
General John Burgoyne, British army officerGeneral John Burgoyne (1722-1792), British army officer, dramatist and politician. circa 1770s
Francoise de Graffigny, French novelistFrancoise de Graffigny (born d Issembourg Du Buisson d Happoncourt, 1695-1758), French novelist, playwright and salon hostess. 18th century
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
Montague Williams, man of many professionsMontague Williams (1835-1892), teacher, army officer, actor, playwright, barrister and magistrate. 1890
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
Ts Eliot / RothensteinThomas Stearns Eliot, poet, playwright and literary critic. Received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 Date: 1888-1965
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
EDWARD MOORE playwright, in 1787 Date: 1712 - 1757
Frenchman 1780A gentleman of Louis XVIs reign - the playwright Beaumarchais Date: circa 1780
Harriet Bosse 1930Harriet Bosse (1878 - 1961) actress, and third wife of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg Date: circa 1820
ARTHUR WING PINERO (1855 - 1934), playwright Date: 1891
Shakespeare Jubilee, Stratford 1769WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Playwright and poet. The Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford-upon-Avon. Date: 1769
L B PICARDLOUIS-BENOIT PICARD French playwright and member of the Academie- Francaise Date: 1769 - 1828
Cartoon portrait, Quite Too-Too Puffickly Precious!! -- OSCAR WILDE (1856 - 1900), satirical portrait. Date: 1892
Cartoon, A Wilde Idea (Oscar Wilde)Cartoon, A Wilde Idea -- Oscar Wilde, Irish-born playwright, depicted as a French soldier (a reference to the fact that he first wrote his controversial play, Salome, in French). Date: 1892
Temple Bar & Devil TavernThe Devil Tavern Devil and St Dunstan or The Devil and the Saint. The taverns origins date back to at least 16th century. Elizabethan playwright Ben Jonson made it home to the literary dining club
These Clever People... Snapshots of Seven Writers. (clockwise from top left): Anita Leslie, Margery Lawrence, Helen Simpson, Aime Francois Tschifelly, Norah Hoult, Jill Craigie and Jeffrey Dell
Wilson Barrett, English actor, manager and playwrightWilson Barrett (1846-1904), English actor, manager and playwright. Date: 1901
Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poetSir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Date: 19th century
Hall Caine, British author, poet and criticSir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853-1931), British author, poet and critic. Date: 1901
Arthur Murphy - Author and PlaywrightArthur Murphy (1727-1805) - Author and Playwright Date: circa 1790s
Elizabeth Berkeley, Countess of Craven (1750-1828), subsequently Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach - author and playwright Date: circa 1790s
Cartoon, Gaston Murray, actor and writerCartoon, Gaston Murray (Garstin Parker Wilson, 1826-1889), actor and writer -- Gar. 1883
Daphne du Maurier and children at Menabilly, 1944Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) tutoring her daughters Tessa(right) and Flavia at their desks, whilst her son Christian plays on a rocking horse nearby. Date: 1944
Daphne du Maurier and daughters at Menabilly, 1944Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) giving her daughter Tessa practical instruction at the piano at her Cornish home Menabilly in 1944
Felix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635). Spanish playwright and poet, one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century Baroque literature. Colored engraving
SCHILLERJOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH SCHILLER German poet and playwright Date: 1759 - 1805
William Shakespeare, Shakey - T-shirt / poster print designWilliam Shakespeare portrait - T-shirt / poster print design, Shakey, London
Agatha Christie and her daughter, 1926Photographic portrait of Agatha Christie (1890-1976), the English novelist and playwright, with her young daughter c.1926
Noel Coward at CannesNoel Coward (1899-1973) at Cannes. His play This Happy Breed was due to premier in October. The outbreak of World War II caused this to be delayed until 1942. The play was turned into a film in 1944
Cartoon, Mr James Willing and the GhostCartoon, Mr James Willing, Jun, is busy writing another stirring drama. Our artist has caught him at that moment when the " ghost" comes in
Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum ClubAnne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903
Cartoon, Oscar Wilde and William WildeCartoon, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), poet and playwright, comforted by his brother William Wilde (1852-1899) in the face of American criticism of his play, Vera
Cartoon, George Conquest outside the Eagle TavernCartoon, George Conquest -- I wonder if I shall ever be back there! George Augustus Oliver Conquest (1837-1901), playwright, theatre manager, acrobat and pantomimist
Russian Literary Giants - Chekov, Tolstoy and GorkyThree Russian Literary Giants - (left) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Playwright and short story writer (centre) Count Lev (Leo) Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910)
