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Hugh Leonard (9 November 1926 – 12 February 2009) was an Irish dramatist, television writer, and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote nearly 30 full-length plays, 10 one-act plays, three volumes of essay, two autobiographies, three novels, numerous screenplays and teleplays, and a regular newspaper column.
Feb 13, 2009 · Hugh Leonard, the prolific Irish playwright, memoirist, travel writer and dyspeptic newspaper columnist whose autobiographical play “Da” won four Tony Awards in 1978, including...
Feb 13, 2009 · Irish playwright and commentator Hugh Leonard, who won a Tony Award in 1978 for his bittersweet father-and-son drama “Da,” died Thursday. He was 82 and had been hospitalized for more than a ...
Feb 13, 2009 · Hugh Leonard: The obituary of Irish playwright Hugh Leonard in the California section Feb. 13 identified his second wife as Kathy Bateson. She is Kathy Hayes. The article also said the couple...
Hugh Leonard was born on 9 November 1926 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer and actor, known for Da (1988), Late Night Horror (1968) and Maupassant (1963). He was married to Kathy Bateson and Paule Jacquet. He died on 12 February 2009 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland.
- Hugh Leonard
- February 12, 2009
- November 9, 1926
Hugh Leonard – who was the first Irish playwright to win a Tony Award and who wrote prolifically for the stage, television, big screen, and books and print media – was born in Dublin in 1926 and grew up in the small seaside town of Dalkey.
The books of Hugh Leonard. Hugh Leonard wrote memoirs, novels and a large number of essays and articles, book, theatre, film and television reviews. Many of his satirical columns and essays were anthologised. This page details his work that was published in book format.
