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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Ring Round the Moon (1999) Opened Apr 28, 1999 |
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Duel of Angels (1960) Opened Apr 19, 1960 |
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The Firstborn (1958) Opened Apr 29, 1958 |
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Tiger at the Gates (1955) Opened Oct 3, 1955 |
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The Dark Is Light Enough (1955) Opened Feb 23, 1955 |
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Venus Observed (1952) Opened Feb 13, 1952 |
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Ring Round the Moon (1950) Opened Nov 23, 1950 |
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The Lady's Not for Burning (1950) Opened Nov 8, 1950 |
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A Phoenix Too Frequent (1950) Opened Apr 26, 1950 |
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1956 | Best Foreign Play | Tiger at the Gates | Winner |
1952 | Best Foreign Play | Venus Observed | Winner |
1951 | Best Foreign Play | The Lady's Not for Burning | Winner |