Brian Friel

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Brian Friel was an acclaimed Irish dramatist, often regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, known for works such as "Translations" and "Dancing at Lughnasa."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish writer
dramatist
person
playwright
awardReceived Evening Standard Award for Best Play NERFINISHED
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED
coFounderOf Field Day Theatre Company NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1929-01-09
dateOfDeath 2015-10-02
describedAs one of the greatest Irish dramatists of the 20th century
educatedAt St Columb's College NERFINISHED
St Joseph's College, Belfast NERFINISHED
St Patrick's College, Maynooth NERFINISHED
familyName Friel NERFINISHED
fullName Brian Patrick Friel NERFINISHED
genre drama
theatre
givenName Brian
influencedBy Anton Chekhov NERFINISHED
Irish theatrical tradition
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Aosdána NERFINISHED
movement Irish literary revival (20th century) NERFINISHED
notableWork Aristocrats NERFINISHED
Dancing at Lughnasa NERFINISHED
Faith Healer NERFINISHED
Lovers NERFINISHED
Molly Sweeney NERFINISHED
Philadelphia, Here I Come! NERFINISHED
The Freedom of the City NERFINISHED
The Home Place NERFINISHED
Translations NERFINISHED
Wonderful Tennessee NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 5
occupation playwright
short story writer
placeOfBirth County Tyrone NERFINISHED
Killyclogher NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath County Donegal NERFINISHED
Greencastle NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Muff, County Donegal NERFINISHED
spouse Anne Morrison NERFINISHED
subjectOf Dancing at Lughnasa (film adaptation) NERFINISHED
workLocation County Donegal NERFINISHED

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Abbey Theatre premieredWorkBy Brian Friel
Anna Friel familyName Brian Friel
this entity surface form: Friel