William Douglas-Home

William Douglas-Home(born June 3, 1912, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Sept. 28, 1992, Kilmeston, Hampshire, Eng.) was a British playwright. Douglas-Home created more than 40 plays in four decades, notably light comedies that often were produced on Broadway and made into motion pictures.

Douglas-Home was educated at Eton and at New College, Oxford, and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked as an actor in London before focusing on writing as a career.

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(Objekt ID 55351)
Object type Person
Born June 3, 1912 (dead September 28, 1992)
Functions Dramatist/Playwright
Nationality British
Gender Male
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Encyclopædia Britannica, global.britannica.com, 19.05.2016,  http://global.britannica.com/biography/

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Involved in productions (2)
Title Premiere Role
Isfuglen (The National Theatre) September 25, 1980 Playwright
Hva vet mamma om kjærlighet? (Centralteatret) October 10, 1957 Playwright
Artworks (2)
Title Publiseringsdato Role
Isfuglen 1977, Script – Author
The reluctant debutante 1955, Script, Light comedy/slapstick – Author