Top 20 Playwright celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Playwright celebrities [Updated January 27, 2023].
Paul Foster was born
on October 15, 1931
in United States.
He is a founding member and the first president of the experimental theater troupe La MaMa, E.T.C.
Net Worth 2020: $1.1 Billion
Gore Vidal was born
on October 3, 1925
in West Point, United States.
In addition to being a writer and a political activist, he was known as the arch enemy of political intellectual and author, Normal Mailer.
Net Worth 2020: $30 Million
Arthur Miller was born
on October 17, 1915
in New York City, United States.
In addition to his plays, he wrote the film The Misfits.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Craig Johnson was born
on January 16, 1961
in Huntington, United States.
His 2011 novel, Hell is Empty, received the Library Journal Mystery Novel of the Year Award.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Eric Bogosian was born
on April 24, 1953
in Woburn, United States.
Playwright and novelist whose play Talk Radio was nominated for a Pulitzer prize. Oliver Stone later adapted it into a film.
He played Captain Danny Ross on an episode of Law & Order.
Net Worth 2020: $6 Million
Tracy Letts was born
on July 4, 1965
in Tulsa, United States.
He was featured in seasons 3 and 4 of Showtime's Homeland, and was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the ensemble cast.
Net Worth 2020: $1 Million
Eve Ensler was born
on May 25, 1953
in New York City, United States.
Eugene O'Neill was born
on October 16, 1888
in New York City, United States.
He became known for only one comic play (Ah, Wilderness!); his career as a playwright was marked by dark, highly pessimistic dramas that often painted a grim picture of family dysfunction.
Edward Albee was born
on March 12, 1928
in United States.
Playwright who wrote Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play.
He attempted to create a musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's, but it was unsuccessful.
Bonnie Greer was born
on November 16, 1948
in United States.
She served as Chancellor of London's Kingston University and became a board member at the Royal Opera House, the London Film School, and the British Museum.
Lillian Hellman was born
on June 20, 1905
in New Orleans, United States.
The Children's Hour proved popular with audiences on Broadway, but with themes of lesbianism, was impossible to put on film without censorship.
Paula Vogel was born
on November 16, 1951
in United States.
She was honored by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in 2003 when they created the annual Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting.
Tennessee Williams was born
on March 26, 1911
in United States.
A Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival takes place in March of every year to commemorate his career. The festival began in 1986, three years after his death. There is also a theatre named after him in Key West, Florida.
William Inge was born
on May 3, 1913
in Independence, United States.
A twentieth-century American dramatist and novelist, he is best known for his play, Picnic, which premiered at the Music Box Theatre and served as the Broadway debut of renowned actor, Paul Newman. Inge's other popular plays include The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and Bus Stop.
His play, Picnic, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Joseph Stein was born
on May 30, 1912
in The Bronx, United States.
He was part of the writing team for Your Show of Shows with
Mel Brooks.
Johnathan Larson was born
on February 4, 1960
in United States.
While he had moderate success with the play Tick, Tick...BOOM!, he was felled by an aneurysm just one night before the premiere of his masterpiece Rent.
George S. Kaufman was born
on November 16, 1889
in Pittsburgh, United States.
He wrote the musical scores for several of the Marx Brothers films.
Neil Simon was born
on July 4, 1927
in The Bronx, United States.
In 1991, he won a Pulitzer prize and a Tony Award for his play Lost in Yonkers.
Robert Middlemass was born
on September 3, 1883
in United States.
Kenneth Lonergan was born
on October 16, 1962
in United States.
He worked as a speechwriter for the Environmental Protection Agency after graduating from NYU.
