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Born	April 18, 1923 • Frederiksberg • Denmark
Died	January 16, 1977 (aged 53) • Denmark

Tom Stoppard wearing a dark suit, blue checkered shirt, and green tie, looking at the camera against a dark background.

Tom Stoppard

Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter

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Fay Weldon

British author

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Irwin Shaw

American author

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Gustav Wied

Danish author

Ben Elton

Ben Elton

British actor, writer, and comedian

Ludvig Holberg

Ludvig Holberg, Baron Holberg

Scandinavian author

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

American writer

Suzan-Lori Parks, 2006

Suzan-Lori Parks

American playwright

Assia Djebar wearing a wide-brimmed blue hat, gold necklace, white blouse, and red jacket, looking at the camera with a slight smile.

Assia Djebar

Algerian writer and filmmaker

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Alun Owen

British dramatist

Berg, Gertrude

Gertrude Berg

American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky

American playwright

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Michael Frayn

British author and translator

John Mortimer, c. 1971.

Sir John Mortimer

British writer and lawyer

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Shelagh Delaney

British dramatist

Andersen, Hans Christian

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish author

Hauch, Johannes Carsten

Johannes Carsten Hauch

Danish author

Drachmann

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann

Danish author

Wessel, Johan Herman

Johan Herman Wessel

Danish author

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Klaus Rifbjerg

Danish writer