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Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, especially The Lady's Not for Burning , which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s.
Jun 26, 2024 · Christopher Fry (born December 18, 1907, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England—died June 30, 2005, Chichester, West Sussex) was a British writer of verse plays. Fry adopted his mother’s surname after he became a schoolteacher at age 18, his father having died many years earlier.
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Christopher Fry was an English poet and playwright who revived poetic drama in the late 1940s. He wrote verse dramas such as The Lady’s Not for Burning and Venus Observed, and was praised by critics and actors.
July 5, 2005. Christopher Fry, the British playwright who created memorable parts for John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Edith Evans, gave Richard Burton his first role on...
The Lady’s Not for Burning, verse comedy in three acts by Christopher Fry, produced in 1948 and published in 1949. Known for its wry characterizations and graceful language, this lighthearted play about 15th-century England brought Fry renown. Evoking spring, it was the first in his series of four.
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The Lady's Not for Burning is a 1948 play by Christopher Fry. A romantic comedy in three acts, in verse, it is set in the Middle Ages ("1400, either more or less or exactly").
In Christopher Fry The Boy with a Cart (1950), a story of St. Cuthman, is a legend of miracles and faith in the style of the mystery plays. A Sleep of Prisoners (1951) and The Dark Is Light Enough (1954) explore religious themes.
