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Also Known As David Keith Williamson
Born February 24, 1942 (age 83) • Melbourne • Australia
Notable Works “Brilliant Lies” • “Dead White Males” • “Don’s Party” • “Heretic” • “Influence” • “Let the Sunshine” • “Nearer the Gods” • “Phar Lap” • “The Removalists” • “Top Silk” • “Travelling North” • “Up For Grabs”
Playwright Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett
British playwright
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
David Storey
British writer
R.C. Sherriff
British writer
Simon Raven
English writer
Kylie Tennant
Australian author
Patrick White
Patrick White
Australian author
Steele Rudd
Steele Rudd
Australian writer
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Sean O’Casey
Irish dramatist
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
American playwright
Harold Pinter
British dramatist
John Osborne
John Osborne
British playwright and screenwriter
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
British author
Tom Stoppard
Tom Stoppard
British writer
Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
American writer and actress
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
American writer
David Hare
David Hare
British playwright and director
British writer and director Mike Leigh.
Mike Leigh
British writer and director