biography
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Fry, Christopher
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pseudonym of Christopher Harris
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1907– )
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Bristol, SW England, UK. Educated at Bedford, he was a teacher and actor before becoming director of Tunbridge Wells Repertory Players (1932–6) and of the Playhouse at Oxford (1940). After service in World War 2 he began a series of major plays in free verse, often with undertones of religion and mysticism, including A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946) and The Lady's Not For Burning (1949). His later works include Curtmantle (1962) and A Yard of Sun (1970). He also produced highly successful translations of Anouilh and Giraudoux. |
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