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Genius was for Language: Bertolt Brecht
His plays often lose something in the translation from his Native German: Bertolt Brecht
He didn't want the audience to feel emotions - he wanted them to think.: Bertolt Brecht
His technique was known as the "alienation effect": Bertolt Brecht
Each of his television episodes ended with a dialogue where he asked his wife to say "goodnight": George Burns
His 38 year message ended with his wife's death: George Burns
Was in a movie called "Oh, God!": George Burns
At the age of 80, he became the oldest recipient of an oscar for his role in "The Sunshine Boys": George Burns
Was the author of 10 books and also won a grammy at the age of 79.: George Burns
He was identified by his trademark cigar and televised his 90th, 95th, and 100th birthday: George Burns
Was a Kennedy Center Honoree: George Burns
His iconic alter ego was known as Charlie.: Charlie Chaplin
His notion of a tramp character evolved from his fondness for such usually type-cast characters as they appeared in comics.: Charlie Chaplin
He was childlike in his utter lack of inhibition: Charlie Chaplin
He had important physical techniquies for gaining audience identification: Charlie Chaplin
His mood swings worked as laughable suprises when joy suddenly supplanted grief: Charlie Chaplin
"The Tramp" was the first film in which his direction was given free reigh: Charlie Chaplin
His perfection of the "french" Kick, or rabbit kick, the moustache wiggle and other simple choreographed moves broadly expressed a childish enthusiasm that enabled him to bond with his audience: Charlie Chaplin
grew up in England and Canada: Caryl Churchill
Wrote three plays: "Downstairs," "you've no need to be frightened," and "having a wonderful time": Caryl Churchill
Served as resident dramatist at the Royal Court theater from 1974-1975: Caryl Churchill
continued to utilize an improvisational workshop setting in the development of some of her plays: Caryl Churchill
in "The Skriker" (1994), she utilizes an associative dream logic which some critics found to be nonsensicle: Caryl Churchill
Married David Harter in 1961 and had 3 sons: Caryl Churchill
Her awards include three obie awards and a society of West End Theater Award: Caryl Churchill
Her 2002 play, "A Number" adresses the subject of Human cloning: Caryl Churchill
Wrote "Three Sisters": Anton Chekov
Wrote "Uncle Vanya": Anton Chekov
Wrote "the cherry orchard": Anton Chekov
Wrote "the seagull": Anton Chekov
Said: "All i wanted was to ssay honestly to people: 'Have a look at yourselve and see how bad and dreary your lives are!'": Anton Chekov
During his final years, he wa forced to live in exile from the intellectuals of moscow: Anton Chekov
He died of tuberculosis on July 14, 1904, at the age of 44, in a German Health resort and was buried in Moscow.: Anton Chekov
He has come to be considered the greatest Russian storyteller and dramatist of modern times.: Anton Chekov
Deeply commited to the black struggle for equality and human rights.: Lorraine Hansbury
Her Brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 35: Lorraine Hansbury
"A Raisin in the Sun" was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway: Lorraine Hansbury
She was the youngest and the first black writer to recieve the New York Drama Critics Circle Award: Lorraine Hansbury
Her purpose was to show "the many gradatians in even one negro family": Lorraine Hansbury
Directed "The Birds" (1963): Alfred Hitchcock
Directed "psycho" (1960): Alfred Hitchcock
Directed "Vertigo" (1958): Alfred Hitchcock
Directed "Rear Window" (1954): Alfred Hitchcock
Directed "Dial M for Murder" (1954): Alfred Hitchcock
Directed "The 39 Steps" (1935): Alfred Hitchcock
Went on to become the most widely known and influential director in the history of the world cinema witha significant body of work produced over 50 years: Alfred Hitchcock
Norwegian dramatist considered the shakespeare of the modern era for his realistic portrayls of social problems that possessed a psychological depth that forced the European middle clss to conform themselves and the faulty aspects of their value system.: Henrik Ibsen
Said: "I hold that man is the right who is most closely in league with the future.": Henrik Ibsen
With the help of a famous violinist, he became a playwright in residence with the norwegian theater in Bergen, where he was expected to produce atleast a play a year about the glories of Norwegian History.: Henrik Ibsen
In 1857, he married Suzannah Thoreson, a prototypical 'liberated woman' that would later criticize in some of his most famous plays: Henrik Ibsen
He petitioned the Norwegian government to supply financial support so he could travel and devote himself to writing.: Henrik Ibsen
His controversial contemporary domestic drama, "a doll's house," caused a stir throughout europe and ushed in the age of Realism in theater.: Henrik Ibsen
His themes: injustice and falsity of middle class social conventions: Henrik Ibsen
his style: his early period was characterized by an extensive use of symbolism, native myths and religous concerns in plays that were intended to be read rather than performed.: Henrik Ibsen
Major works: "Brand," "Peer Gynt," and Hedda Gabler": Henrik Ibsen
"__________ ___________ is a talented shit," quipped Kirk Douglas after working on "Sparticus" with him as the director.: Stanley Kubrick
He butted heads with many well-respected people in hollywood and he always demanded respect when he was on the set: Stanley Kubrick
Although his attendence at school was poor, he never failed to miss a movie at the local theaters.: Stanley Kubrick
He told Bernard Weinraub of the "New york Times" that watching poorly made films sparked his interests.: Stanley Kubrick
Directed "eyes Wide Shut" (1999): Stanley Kubrick
Directed "Full Metal Jacket" (1987): Stanley Kubrick
Directed "The Shining" (1980): Stanley Kubrick
Directed "A clockwork Orange" (1971): Stanley Kubrick
Directed "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968): Stanley Kubrick
Is concerned with moral responsiblilty during politically repressive times: Tony Kushner
Creates Everyday characters who collide both comically and tragically on stage: Tony Kushner
jewish socialist raised in louisiana: Tony Kushner
Two-part, Broadway production of "Angels In America" has recieved a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, Two drama Desk awards, ect.: Tony Kushner
Has written a screenplay for a film directed by Steven Spielberg which chronicles the events of the 1972 Munich Olympics (projected release date 2005): Tony Kushner
Said: "The American Dream is the largely unacknowledged screen infront of which all american writing plays itself out": Arther Miller
In his more than thirty plays, which have won him a Pulitzer prize and Multiple tony awards, he puts in question "Death and Betrayl and injustice and how we are to account for this little life of ours": Arther Miller
For nearly 6 decades, he has been creating characters that wrestle with power conflicts, personal and social responsibilty, the repercussions of past actions, and the twin poles of guilt and hope: Arther Miller
He once said he thought theater could "change the world": Arther Miller
"The Crucible," which premiered in 1953, is a fictionalization of the Salem witch hunts of 1962, but also deals in an allegorical manner with the house of Un-american Activities Committee.: Arther Miller
"Death of a Salesman" went on to become his most celebrated and most produced play, which he directed at the people's art theater in Beijing in 1983.: Arther Miller
A modern tragedian, he says he looks to the greeks for inspiration, particularly sophoclese.: Arther Miller
"Death of a salesman," which opened in 1949, tells the story of Willy Lowman, an aging salesman who makes his way "on a smile and a shoeshine": Arther Miller
He was supoenaed by the house of Un-American Activities Committee and was convicted of contempt of congress for his refusal to identify writers who believed to hold communist sympathies.: Arther Miller
Was married to Marilyn Monroe: Arther Miller
"Timebends" was his autobiography: Arther Miller
His writing has earned him a lifetime of honors, including the pulitzer prize, seven tony awards, 2 drama critics circle awards, ect.: Arther Miller
Despite the best efforts of his family, he was immutable detined, it seems, for the theatre: Molliere
Having stumbled into a friendship with the Bejart family, a theatre dynasty of the day- and being very taken with a daughter of the family, Madeline, he set his eyes on the stage.: Molliere
He obtained the patronage of Monsieur, Louis XIV's Brother: Molliere
Louis also comissioned him to write and stage many comedies, ballets, royal entertainments, iintermingling dialogue, song and dance, performed in palace settings, often featuring members of the courst.: Molliere
He wrote "Dom Juan," "The Learned Ladies," and his final opus "The Hypochondriac": Molliere
A man of theatre to the end, he insisted on performing in that last piece, despite an advanced pulmonary condition.: Molliere
He began coughing blood during the fourth performance, but finished the show, and died mere hours later: Molliere
Though he originally denied burial on church property, because of his status as an actor who had never renounced the profession, his long-time patron and defende, louis, by we know not what machinations, was able to have his remains transferred to holy g: Molliere
British actor and Director: Laurence Olivier
Was the founding director of the British National Theater and was hailed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century.: Laurence Olivier
He dazzled audiences with brilliant acting, athleticism, and techniques.: Laurence Olivier
His breakthrough came in Romeo and Juiliet (1935) in which he alternated the roles of Romeo and Mercutio with John Gielgud: Laurence Olivier
He gained international movie stardom and the first of 10 academy award nominations for his portrayl of Heathcliff in wuthering Heights (1939): Laurence Olivier
He had other romantic leads in Rebecca and Pride and Prejudice (both 1940): Laurence Olivier
He specialized in shakesperian roles, many of which he transferred to the screen, both as actor and director.: Laurence Olivier
He starred in several plays and films with his econd wife, viven leigh (Scarlett, Gone with the wind): Laurence Olivier
Foremost american dramatist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936: Eugene O'Neill
His masterpiece was "Long Day's Journey into the night" (Produced posthumously in 1956): Eugene O'Neill
He was born into the theater: Eugene O'Neill
His first efforts were akward melodramas, but they were about people and subjects- prostitutes, derelicts, lonely sailors, God's injustice to man- that had, up to that time, been in province of serious novels and were not considered fit subjects for pres: Eugene O'Neill
"Beyond the Horizon" Impressed the critics with its tragic realism, won for him the first of 4 Pulitzer Prizes in drama -- others were Anna Christie, Strange Interlude, And Long Day's journey into Night: Eugene O'Neill
His plays were written from an intensely personal point of view, deriving directly from the scarring effect of his family's tragic relationships--hismother and father, who loved and tormented eachother; his older brother, who loved and corrupted him and: Eugene O'Neill
His tragic view of life was perpetuated in his relationships with the three women he married-- two of whom he divorced-- and with his 3 children.: Eugene O'Neill
His elder son Committed suicide at 40.: Eugene O'Neill
His daughter, Oona, was cut out of his life when, at 18, she infuriated him by marrying Charlie Chaplin, who was his own age.: Eugene O'Neill
He was the first American dramatist to regard the stage as a literary medium and the only American playwright ever to recieve the Nobel Prize for Literature.: Eugene O'Neill
The British Playwright: John Osborne
His Play, "the Entertainer," presented a portrait of an aging comic.: John Osborne
Three other successful plays: "Luther," "Inadmissable Evidence," and "A Patriot.": John Osborne
English Playwright who achieved international success as one of the most complex post-World War II dramatists: Harold Pinter
His plays are noted for their use of silence to increase tension, understatement, and cryptic small talk.: Harold Pinter
His themes are recognizable- nameless menace, erotic fantasy, obsession and jealousy, family hatred, and Mental Disturbance.: Harold Pinter
In 2005, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature: Harold Pinter
Quote: "I dont know how music can influence writing, but it has been very important for me, both jazz and classical music. I feel a sense of music continually in writing, which is a different matter from having been influenced by it.": Harold Pinter
"The Room" originally written for Bristol University's drama department, was finished in four days.: Harold Pinter
"A slight Ache," His first radio Piece, was broadcast on the BBC in 1959.: Harold Pinter
His major plays are usually set in a single room, whose occupants are threatened by forces or people who precise intentions neither the charcters nor audience can define.: Harold Pinter
Often his characters are engaged in a struggle for survival or identity.: Harold Pinter
"The Homecoming" the story of an enstranged son who brings his wife home to meet family, is perhaps the most enigmatic of all his works and won a Tony Award, the Whitbread Anglo-American Theater Award, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awa: Harold Pinter
He has written a number of screen plays: The Last Tycoon, and the French Lieutenant's Woman: Harold Pinter

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