Playwright Graves & Memorials

John Augustus Stone

1800–1834 (age 34)

Mount Moriah Cemetery

John Augustus Stone was an American playwright and actor known for his dramatic works in the early 19th century.

Charles M. Barras

1826–1873 (age 47)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Charles M. Barras was a playwright and dramatist who lived from 1826 to 1873.

Clyde Fitch

1865–1909 (age 44)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Clyde Fitch (1865-1909) was a renowned American playwright and dramatist from Elmira.

Henry Guy Carleton

1851–1910 (age 59)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Guy Carleton was an American playwright and theatrical writer.

Avery Hopwood

1882–1928 (age 46)

Riverside Cemetery

Avery Hopwood (1882-1928) was a Cleveland-born playwright and screenwriter known for his comedic works.

Gladys Buchanan Unger

1885–1940 (age 55)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Gladys Buchanan Unger was a San Francisco-based playwright and writer active in early 20th century theater.

Frederic Arnold Kummer

1873–1943 (age 70)

Loudon Park Cemetery

Frederic Arnold Kummer was an American playwright and author of numerous stage productions.

Philip Barry

1896–1949 (age 53)

Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery

Philip Barry was an American playwright known for sophisticated comedies during the early 20th century.

Owen Davis

1874–1956 (age 82)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Owen Davis was an American playwright and author who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1924.

John Lionel Golden

1874–1955 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

John Lionel Golden was an American playwright and producer who created numerous successful Broadway productions.

Eugene O'Neill

1888–1953 (age 65)

Forest Hills Cemetery

Eugene O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel Prize winner who became one of the most influential dramatists of th...

Preston Jones

1936–1979 (age 43)

Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

Preston Jones (1936-1979) was an Albuquerque-based playwright and screenwriter known for his Texas-themed works.

Paul Green

1894–1981 (age 87)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Paul Green was an American playwright and author from Lillington who lived from 1894 to 1981.

Keith Winter

1906–1983 (age 77)

Kensico Cemetery

Keith Winter (1906-1983) was a Bangor resident buried at Kensico Cemetery.

Tennessee Williams

1911–1983 (age 72)

Calvary Cemetery

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was a Columbus-born American playwright buried at Calvary Cemetery.

Mary Chase

1907–1981 (age 74)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Mary Chase (1907-1981) was a Denver-born playwright best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play Harvey.

Langdon Elwyn Mitchell

1862–1935 (age 73)

The Woodlands

Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862–1935) was a Philadelphia playwright celebrated for his Broadway dramas and interred at Th...

Sydney Rosenfeld

1855–1931 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Sydney Rosenfeld (1855–1931) was an American playwright and dramatist from Richmond known for his popular adaptations ...

Raymond Wilson Peck

1874–1950 (age 76)

Kensico Cemetery

Raymond Wilson Peck (1874-1950) was a playwright and producer buried at Kensico Cemetery.

William Inge

1913–1973 (age 60)

Mount Hope Cemetery

William Inge (1913-1973) was a celebrated playwright from Independence who was laid to rest at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Tad Mosel

1922–2008 (age 86)

Wildwood Cemetery

Tad Mosel (1922-2008), the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, is interred at Wildwood Cemetery in Steubenville.

Israel Horovitz

1939–2020 (age 81)

B'Nai Brith Cemetery

Israel Horovitz (1939-2020) was an American playwright and screenwriter whose prolific work included founding New York S...

Aleksey Fayko

1893–1978 (age 85)

Novodevichy Cemetery

Aleksey Fayko (1893-1978) was a Soviet playwright and screenwriter from Moscow known for his contributions to early Sovi...

Henry Arthur Jones

1851–1929 (age 78)

Hampstead Cemetery

Henry Arthur Jones was an English dramatist and playwright who was instrumental in the development of modern British the...