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Romulus Zachariah Linney IV (September 21, 1930 – January 15, 2011) was an American playwright and novelist.
15. Jan. 2011 · Romulus Linney, a playwright who roved along many intellectual paths, exploring the Southern Appalachian culture of his upbringing, refashioning classical works for modern times and adapting...
Romulus Linney (* 21. September 1930 in Philadelphia; † 15. Januar 2011 in Germantown) war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor. Bekanntheit erlangten vor allem seine Adaption der Novelle A Lesson Before Dying sowie The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks. 1998 wurde er in die American Academy of Arts and Sciences und 2002 in die American ...
Romulus Linney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1930. He published dozens of plays, including Holy Ghosts, Heathen Valley, and Yankee Doodle. His honors include two Obie Awards, three Drama-Logue Awards, two National Critics Awards, and the Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwright Award.
16. Jan. 2011 · Romulus Linney was a prolific and erudite playwright who wrote about history, religion, love and more. He won several awards and had a Broadway play, but was also known as the father of actress Laura Linney.
Romulus Linney is the author of three novels, many short stories, and forty plays, staged throughout the United States and abroad. They include The Sorrows of Frederick, Holy Ghosts, Childe Byron, Heathen Valley, "2," and a stage adaptation of Ernest Gaines' novel, A Lesson Before Dying.
(1930–2011) American playwright and director. Linney's work has the unadorned poetic quality of a testament. Best known for his plays about Appalachia—including Holy Ghosts (1976), about snake-handlers, and Sand Mountain ... From: Linney, Romulus in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre.
