Lesya Ukrainka
LESYA UKRAINKA was the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature and a leading figure in its modernist movement. A poet, dramatist, short-story writer, essayist, and critic, she wrote her...
Leueen MacGrath
LEUEEN MACGRATH was an English playwright and actress for both the stage and screen. She was born in London in 1914 and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her acting career began in...
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Liboria 'Borita' Casas Regueiro
BORITA CASAS was a radio announcer, novelist, and dramatist. She became a radio announcer to support her struggling family, and found major success with her creation of the character "Antoñita la...
Liliane Atlan
Liliane Atlan was a French Jewish writer who wrote plays, poetry, and narrative prose that focused on the psychological effects of the Holocaust. Atlan was born in Montpellier, France, and later...
Lillemor von Hanno
LILLEMOR von HANNO was a Norwegian stage and film actress, novelist, and playwright. She made her stage debut at the Trondhjems Nationale Scene theatre in 1920, continuing to collaborate with them...
Lillian Hellman
LILLIAN HELLMAN was a playwright, author, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism. In 1934, Hellman’s first play The...
Lillian White Spencer
LILLIAN WHITE SPENCER was an American poet, playwright, and writer who began her career as a journalist at the Denver Post. She married George Soule Spencer, an actor, and moved to New York City...
Lily C. Whitaker
LILY C. WHITAKER was an American educator, author, poet, and playwright. Whitaker grew up in an atmosphere of literature and culture; her father was the editor of Southern Quarterly and her mother...