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Christopher Fry

1907 - 2005

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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 (1948), which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Christopher Fry is the 6,216th most popular writer (up from 6,375th in 2024), the 5,337th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,543rd in 2019) and the 585th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Christopher Fry ranks 6,216 out of 7,302. Before him are Nigella Lawson, Sam Lake, Kristina Lugn, Liu Xia, Ferenc Juhász, and John Patrick Shanley. After him are Louis Sachar, Iskandar Khatloni, Robert Creeley, Victoria Amelina, Aglaja Veteranyi, and Elvira Dones.

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Among people born in 1907, Christopher Fry ranks 368. Before him are Quiterio Olmedo, Kate Smith, Frank Saker, Charles Korvin, Ruth Patrick, and Ann Todd. After him are Ross Alexander, Robert John Braidwood, Tranquilino Garcete, Dorrit Hoffleit, Sheldon Leonard, and Bill Holland. Among people deceased in 2005, Christopher Fry ranks 328. Before him are Ernest Lehman, Stanley Sadie, M. Scott Peck, Long John Baldry, Peter Jennings, and Keith Andes. After him are Robert Creeley, Nikolai Puchkov, Misael Escuti, August Wilson, Paul Winchell, and Georges Dransart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Fry ranks 5,339 out of 8,785. Before him are Howard Marks (1945), Janet Simpson (1944), Adebayo Akinfenwa (1982), Sheila Hancock (1933), Fiona May (1969), and Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421). After him are Maisie Williams (1997), Paul Oakenfold (1963), Anne Dudley (1956), Danny John-Jules (1960), Jule Styne (1905), and DeObia Oparei (1971).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Christopher Fry ranks 585. Before him are Susan Cooper (1935), Joyce Cary (1888), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), Thomas Traherne (1636), Julia Donaldson (1948), and Nigella Lawson (1960). After him are Piers Anthony (1934), Howard Jacobson (1942), Caroline Norton (1808), William Dunbar (1460), Anne Fine (1947), and Sarah Trimmer (1741).

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