Christopher Fry

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Christopher Fry

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Christopher Fry, one of the last modern playwrights to find success writing entirely in verse, died June 30, 2005, in Chichester, England, the New York Times reported. Mr. Fry was 97 at the time of his death, and his moment in the sun had long since passed. But for a roughly a decade following World War II, he was one of Britain's leading playwrights, applauded for the beauty and probing intelligence of his sincere-minded plays, of which The Lady's Not for Burning is the most famous and enduring. In 1950, he saw three of his plays hold different stages in London, as well as an adaptation of Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon, presented by Peter Brook.

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Born: Dec 18, 1907 in Bristol, England
Death: Jun 30, 2005 in Chichester, England

Roles (10)

	Ring Round the Moon (1999) Opened Apr 28, 1999	Book Adaptation
	Duel of Angels (1960) Opened Apr 19, 1960	Translator Book Adaptation
	The Firstborn (1958) Opened Apr 29, 1958	Writer
	Tiger at the Gates (1955) Opened Oct 3, 1955	Translator
	The Dark Is Light Enough (1955) Opened Feb 23, 1955	Writer
	Venus Observed (1952) Opened Feb 13, 1952	Writer
	Ring Round the Moon (1950) Opened Nov 23, 1950	Translator
	The Lady's Not for Burning (1950) Opened Nov 8, 1950	Writer
	A Phoenix Too Frequent (1950) Opened Apr 26, 1950	Writer