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Containing articles from many literary reference books, this online database is an excellent source to find biographical information about authors from all times and places. Type your playwright's name in the "Person-By-or-About" search box with the surname first (for example - - Wilson, August). Then click the link near the top of the page to see the results that are Biographies. The full text of all of these articles is available immediately within the database.
This online database contains full-text articles on over 500,000 people active in many occupations, from all times and places. It includes many important playwrights.