Famous Playwrights Trivia Questions
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Which playwright wrote 'Don Juan in Hell', Act III of 'Man and Superman', often performed separately?
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george bernard shaw
Which author founded the Berliner Ensemble in East Berlin in 1949 and is known for writing 'The Threepenny Opera'?
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bertolt brecht
Who is the actor-playwright that acted in community theater before writing hit plays like 'Glengarry Glen Ross'?
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david mamet
Which famous playwright, who reviewed books and worked as a play reader, wrote 'The Children's Hour'?
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lillian hellman
Who is the playwright whose first play, 'Tamburlaine the Great', opened in 1587, and who was killed in 1593?
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christopher marlowe
Which playwright's father, James O'Neill, toured for years in the stage version of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'?
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eugene o'neill
Which playwright wrote the play 'A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur' set in a St. Louis amusement park named Creve Coeur?
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tennessee williams
Which actor-playwright, known for writing plays like 'The Birthday Party,' acted in England under the name David Baron?
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harold pinter
Which playwright, who married and divorced actress Diane Lander twice in the late 80s and early 90s, is known for his work 'The Odd Couple'?
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neil simon
Who was the playwright born in 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin, and not in Grover's Corners?
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thornton wilder
Who wrote the screenplay for Marilyn Monroe's last completed film?
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arthur miller
Which playwright had three plays on Broadway in 1948, including 'John Bull's Other Island,' 'You Never Can Tell,' and 'Man and Superman'?
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george bernard shaw
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