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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, born on this day in 1751 - Dublin-born playwright, poet, satirist & politician. Owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane & writer of 'The School for Scandal' which was first performed in 1777 #WritingCommunity #Ireland #London #drama #poetry
On this day in 1777, British general John Burgoyne surrenders his army following the defeat at Saratoga. His military career in tatters, "Gentleman Johnny" will go on to become a successful London playwright.
Happy Birthday to Oscar Wilde, born on this day in 1854.
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@Proton_Jon You think the Flintstones comic is out there. Check out the Snagglepuss comic from the same series. Basically, Snag's a gay playwright in the 50's.
Meet Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle: autodidact and visionary. Poetess, playwright, aristocrat, iconoclast, thinker, inventor, wonderer, believer. In her own description, an "illustrious and excellent princesse."
Samuel Johnson (18 Sep 1709 – 13 Dec 1784) was a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. Book shown is in stock. https://t.co/cW2eROD50w
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#Otd 2017: Death of JP Donleavy. Born NYC. Irish parents. Lived at Levington Park #Mullingar #Westmeath. Novelist/playwright.👨🎓@MicrobiologyTCD. The Ginger Man initially banned for obscenity. A Fairy Tale of New York gave song title! Hon DLitt @tcddublin. https://t.co/Uz37Cs4txD
"If you deny me absolute power, how the hell do you expect me to found liberty?"
✒ #VictorienSardou, French author and playwright, was #BOTD 5 September 1831. #Theatre #Literature
第6回目のテーマは『flamingo』
flamingo[フラミンゴ]は、淡いピンクから鮮やかな紅色を体に有した鳥。
ラテン語で「炎」を意味するflammaに由来している。
@Tembin_3と@WAnoOekaki による世界感を楽しんでいただけると嬉しいです✍︎
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#Otd 1729: Death #Dublin's Sir Richard Steele. Writer, playwright & MP. Co-founder The Tatler (to echo coffee house conversations. Jonathan Swift contributed!), The Spectator & the Guardian. In household Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne!✍️🎭 https://t.co/wTrvRIZjCb
Govard Bidloo (1649-1713) was a Dutch Golden Age #physician, anatomist, poet and playwright. In 1685 he published an anatomical atlas illustrated with 105 plates by Gerard de Lairesse, showing the human figure both in living attitudes and as dissected cadavers.
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📆 On this day:
Willy Russell, Liverpool playwright, dramatist, composer and artist whose works include Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine was born, today celebrating his 74th birthday! 🎂
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Sir Thomas North
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15 August 2021 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott - Scottish novelist, poet and playwright who was wildly popular in the early 19th century. He was also a long-term admirer of Jane Austen
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Today's Character Based On of the day is Oscar François de Jarjayes, or Lady Oscar, from The Rose of Versailles.
She is named after Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet and playwright, because Riyoko Ikeda is a fan of his work.