Carlo Goldoni

Carlo Goldoni

male, deceased (1793)
Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (25 February 1707 - 6 February 1793) was a celebrated Venetian playwright, whom critics today rank among the European...
Dario Fo

Dario Fo

male, 83 years old
Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, and composer. He received the Nobel Prize for...
Carlo Gozzi

Carlo Gozzi

male, deceased (1806)
Carlo, Count Gozzi (13 December 1720 - April 4, 1806), was an Italian dramatist.
Jacques Lecoq

Jacques Lecoq

male, deceased (1999)
Jacques Lecoq was a French actor, mime and acting instructor. Born in Paris, he is most famous for his methods on physical theatre, movement and...

Molière

male, deceased (1673)
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known by his stage name, Molière was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of c...
Isabella Andreini

Isabella Andreini

female, deceased (1604)
Isabella Andreini (1562-1604) was an Italian actress and writer. Andreini was a member of her husband Francesco Andreini's company, i Gelosi,...
Joseph Grimaldi

Joseph Grimaldi

male, deceased (1837)
Joseph Grimaldi (December 18, 1778 - May 31, 1837), the most celebrated of English clowns Grimaldi's performances were reminiscent of the classic...
Francesco Andreini

Francesco Andreini

male, deceased (1624)
Francesco Andreini (c. 1548 - 1624) was an Italian actor. Andreini was born at Pistoia. He was a member of the company of i Gelosi which Henry IV...
Jean-Gaspard Deburau

Jean-Gaspard Deburau

male, deceased (1846)
Jean-Gaspard Deburau (born Jan Kašpar Dvořák on July 31, 1796 - June 17, 1846) was a Bohemian-French actor and mime. Born in Kolín, Bohemia (now...
Midori Snyder

Midori Snyder

female
Midori Snyder has published six acclaimed novels for adults, as well as children's fiction, poetry, and short stories. Snyder's first novel, a...