Fry,Christopher

Fry,Christopher
Fry (frī), Christopher. Born 1907.
British playwright who revitalized modern verse drama with his comic and religious works, such as A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946) and Curtmantle (1962).

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  • Fry, Christopher — orig. Christopher Harris born Dec. 18, 1907, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. British playwright. He worked as an actor, director, and playwright before achieving success with The Lady s Not for Burning (1948), an ironic medieval comedy in verse.… …   Universalium

  • Fry, Christopher — ► (n. 1907) Dramaturgo británico. Intentó la revalorización del verso en el teatro moderno. Obras: La dama no es para la hoguera y Venus observada, entre otras. * * * orig. Christopher Harris (n. 18 dic. 1907, Bristol, Gloucestershire,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Fry, Christopher — pseud. di Hammond, Christopher …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • Fry — Fry, Christopher …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Christopher Fry — Born 18 December 1907(1907 12 18) Bristol, England Died 30 June 2005(2005 06 30) (aged 97) Chichester, England, Occupation Playwright, Screenwriter, Translator, and Critic …   Wikipedia

  • FRY (C.) — FRY CHRISTOPHER (1907 ) On a vu depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale une renaissance du théâtre britannique qu’il est à peine exagéré de comparer avec celle que connut le siècle élisabéthain. John Osborne, Arnold Wesker, Harold Pinter et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fry (surname) — Fry is the surname of several people:*Abi Fry *Adam Fry (born 1985), British footballer *Adrian Fry (born 1969), British musician *Arthur Fry *Barry Fry *Bertha Fry *Birkett D. Fry *C. B. Fry (1872 1956), British sportsman, politician, writer,… …   Wikipedia

  • Christopher Fry — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fry. Christopher Fry (né le 12 décembre 1907 à Bristol, Gloucestershire, décédé le 30 janvier 2005 à Chichester dans le Sussex) était un dramaturge britannique et un directeur de théâtre. Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Christopher Fry — noun English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) • Syn: ↑Fry • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright * * * Christopher Fry [Christopher Fry …   Useful english dictionary

  • Christopher — /kris teuh feuhr/, n. 1. Saint, died A.D. c250, Christian martyr. 2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning Christ bearer. * * * (as used in expressions) Burckhardt Jacob Christopher Christopher Carson Christopher Saint Columbus Christopher …   Universalium

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