| Brian Friel  Born: 9-Jan-1929
Birthplace: Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Died: 2-Oct-2015
Location of death: Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Playwright Nationality: Northern Ireland
Executive summary: Dancing at Lughnasa Wife: Anne Morrison (m. 1954, until her death, one son, four daughters)
Son: David
Daughter: Judy
Daughter: Mary
Daughter: Patricia (d. 2012)
Daughter: Sally
High School: St. Columb's College, Derry
University: BA, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (1948)
University: St. Joseph's Training College, Belfast (1949-50)
Tony 1990 for Dancing at Lughnasa (three awards)
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Royal Society of Literature
Wrote plays:
This Doubtful Paradise (1959)
The Enemy Within (1962)
Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1963)
The Loves of Cass McGuire (1966)
Lovers (1967)
Crystal and Fox (1968)
The Mundy Scheme (1969)
The Freedom of the City (1973)
Volunteers (1975)
Living Quarters (1977)
Aristocrats (1979)
Faith Healer (1979)
Translations (1980)
The Communication Cord (1982)
Making History (1988)
Dancing at Lughnasa (1990)
Wonderful Tennessee (1993)
Molly Sweeney (1995)
Give Me Your Answer, Do! (1997)
The Home Place (2004)
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