Una Troy
UNA TROY was an Irish novelist and playwright whose career began in 1936 when she published her novel Mount Prospect under the pen name “Elizabeth Connor”. The novel was quickly banned in the...
Urilka (Ullie) Akerstrom
URILKA (ULLIE) AKERSTROM was an actress, dancer, writer, and avid playwright known for her wide variety of facial expressions and her sharp wit. Born and raised in NYC, her mother taught her dance...
Valeria Miani
VALERIA MIANI was born in Padua, Italy, and possibly educated in a convent, though little about her early personal life can be confirmed. She was married at age 30, uncommonly late in life for the...
Velga Krile
VELGA KRILE was a Latvian poet and playwright. She wrote a total of sixteen plays in her lifetime, as well as a large collection of poems. Krile was known for exploring complex and existentialist...
Vera Caspary
VERA CASPARY was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. She started work as a stenographer but, frustrated and wanting to write her own material, she moved to New York as editor of “Dance...
Vera Panova
VERA PANOVA was a Soviet novelist, journalist, and playwright. In her childhood, she eased the emotional burden of poverty by immersing herself in writing. She began her career as a journalist,...
Viola Herms Drath
VIOLA HERMS DRATH was a German-American playwright, author, diplomat, and socialite. She learned English while attending boarding school in Scotland. Her first play, Farewell Isabella, was...
Violet Targuse
VIOLET TARGUSE, née HEALEY, has been described as “probably New Zealand’s most successful and least acclaimed one-act playwright.” She only began writing plays in the final years of her life....