Barry Unsworth

Barry Unsworth

male, 79 years old
novelist, University of Istanbul, Iowa Writers' Workshop, County Durham, Moralityplay, Pascali's Island
Barry Unsworth (born 1930) is a British novelist who is known for novels with historical themes. He has published 14 novels, and has been...
Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen

male, deceased (1906)
norwegian, Playwright, death by stroke, Moralityplay, Victorian values, Victorian morality…morality
Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828 - May 23, 1906) was a major Norwegian playwright largely responsible for the rise of modern realistic drama. He...
Peter van Diest

Peter van Diest

male, 609 years old
dutch, hagiography, Low Countries, Lives of the Saint, Moralityplay, Carthusian
Peter van Diest (Latinised as Petrus Diesthemius) was a medieval writer from the Low Countries. The late 15th century morality play "Elckerlijc" is...
Thomas Nabbes

Thomas Nabbes

male, deceased (1645)
A.H. Bullen, The Unfortunate Mother, Microcosmus, a Morall Maske, Hannibal and Scipio, The Bride, General History of the Turk…Moralityplay
Thomas Nabbes (1605-1645?) was an English dramatist. He was born in humble circumstances in Worcestershire, and educated at Exeter College, Oxford....
Ben Greet

Ben Greet

male, deceased (1936)
Harvard University, Sir Philip Barling "Ben" Greet, The Star of Bethlehem, She Stoops to Conquer, mystery play, cymbeline…Moralityplay
Sir Philip Barling "Ben" Greet (September 24, 1857 - 1936) was a Shakespearean actor, director, and impresario. Greet made his professional stage...
Walter Nugent Monck

Walter Nugent Monck

male, deceased (1958)
rose madder, shropshire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, World War I, British Army soldier, blickling hall…mystery play, Moralityplay
Walter Nugent Monck was an English theatre director and founder of Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich. He was born in Welshampton, Shropshire in 1877....