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Brian Friel
Brian Patrick Friel is an Irish playwright, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theater Company. He has been considered one of the greatest living English-speaking playwrights. He has been equated with an "Irish Chekhov" and is described as a "common Irish voice". His plays have been favorably compared with those of contemporaries like Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams. Recognized for his debut works such as Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Faith Healer, Friel has published 24 plays in a career spanning more than half a century. He was elected to the honorary position of Saoi d'Aosdána. His plays were often produced on Broadway in New York during this period, as well as in Ireland and the UK. In 1980, Friel co-founded the Field Day Theater Company and its Screen Translations was the company's first play. For Field Day, Friel collaborated with Seamus Heaney, who received the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature
Born9 January 1929, Knockmoyle, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
DiedOctober 02, 2015, Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland
EducationSt. Patrick's College, Maynooth (BA, 1949), St. Joseph's Training College, Belfast (1950)
Alma materSt Columb's College
Notable worksPhiladelphia, Here I Come! (1964), Faith Healer (1979), Translations (1980), Dancing at Lughnasa (1990)
Notable awardsTony Award Nominations, Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1966), Lovers (1969) • NY Drama Critics Circle Award (1989) • Olivier Award (1991) • Writers' Guild of Britain Award (1991) • Tony Award for Best Play for, Dancing at Lughnasa (1992) • Saoi of Aosdána (2006)
ChildrenFive

About Brian Friel

Playwright Brian Friel was born in Northern Ireland on January 9, 1929. He dies at the age of 86, on October 2, 2015.

He is most known for his 1990 drama Dancing at Lughnasa, which earned a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and multiple Tony Awards. He is considered one of the most accomplished playwrights of his time. Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Faith Healer, Lovers: Winners and Losers, Aristocrats, and Molly Sweeney are among his other critically acclaimed plays.

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Brian Friel before becoming famous

Brian Friel was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1929 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He co-founded Northern Ireland's Field Day Theatre Company early in his career, and his 1980 piece Translations opened the company's first season.

Achievement of Brian Friel

Over a dozen of his plays are set in or near Ballybeg, an imaginary Irish village.

Brian Friel's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, as the son of Mary McLoone and Patrick Friel. He had four kids with his wife, Anne Morrison.

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Friel, who has been compared to Playwright Anton Chekhov, the renowned Russian playwright, wrote an English-language translation of Three Sisters, one of Chekhov's most famous works.

Brian Friel Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Brian Friel updated on March 13 2023.