Hugh Leonard

Playwright, Author

1926 – 2009

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Who was Hugh Leonard?

Hugh Leonard was an Irish dramatist, television writer and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote nearly 30 full-length plays, 10 one-act plays, three volumes of essays, two autobiographies, three novels and numerous screenplays and teleplays, as well as writing a regular newspaper column.

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Born
Nov 9, 1926
Dublin
Also known as
  • John Keyes Byrne
  • John Joseph Byrne
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Nationality
  • Republic of Ireland
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Lived in
  • County Dublin
Died
Feb 12, 2009
Dalkey

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on July 23, 2013

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