Frank McGuinness

Playwright, Author

1953 –

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Who is Frank McGuinness?

Professor Frank McGuinness is an Irish playwright and poet. As well as his own works, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen and Strindberg to critical acclaim". Prof. McGuinness has been Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin since 2007.

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Born
Jul 29, 1953
Buncrana
Also known as
  • Professor Frank McGuinness
Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
Profession
Education
  • University College Dublin
Lived in
  • County Donegal

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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