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Notable works. The Lady's Not for Burning. Spouse. Phyllis Marjorie Hart Fry (1936–1987) 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.
Christopher Fry 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. He was an actor, director, and writer of revues and plays before he gained fame as a playwright for The Lady’s Not for Burning.
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Christopher Fry. Year of birth: 1907. Year of death: 2005. Christopher Fry was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, notably The Lady’s Not for Burning. He was, with T.S. Eliot, the leading figure in the revival of poetic drama that took place in Britain in the late 1940s. Author of Obituary: Hugh Whitemore.
May 29, 2018 · Nationality: British. Born: Christopher Fry Harris, Bristol, 18 December 1907. Education: Bedford Modern School, 1918–26. Military Service: Non-Combatant Corps, 1940–44. Family: Married Phyllis Marjorie Hart in 1936 (died 1987); one son. Career: Teacher, Bedford Froebel Kindergarten, 1926–27; actor and office worker, Citizen House, Bath ...
The Lady's Not for Burning. The Lady's Not for Burning is a 1948 play by Christopher Fry. [1] A romantic comedy in three acts, in verse, it is set in the Middle Ages ("1400, either more or less or exactly"). It reflects the world's "exhaustion and despair" following World War II, with a war-weary soldier, Thomas Mendip, who wants to die, and an ...
Jul 7, 2005 · Fry’s wife, Phyllis Hart, preceded him in death in 1987. He is survived by their son, Tam.
Jul 5, 2005 · By Benedict Nightingale. 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 ...
