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DENIS JOHNSTON

1901 - 1984

Born in Dublin, Denis Johnston was educated at St. Andrew's College, Dublin; Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh; Christ's College, Cambridge and Harvard University. A broadcaster, playwright and academic, he was also a barrister and called to both the Irish and English bars. In addition to his plays he wrote four non-fiction books: 'Nine Rivers from Jordan' (a war memoir), 'The Brazen Horn' (on cosmology), In Search of Swift (an investigation into the life of Jonathan Swift) and 'John Millington Synge' (biography).

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

Play Title Playwright
A Bride for the Unicorn Denis Johnston
Storm Song Denis Johnston
Strange Occurence on Ireland's Eye Denis Johnston
The Dreaming Dust Denis Johnston
The Golden Cuckoo Denis Johnston
The Moon in the Yellow River Denis Johnston
The Old Lady Says No! Denis Johnston
The Scythe and the Sunset Denis Johnston

ADAPTATIONS

Play Title Playwright
Blind Man's Buff Denis Johnston Ernst Toller

DIRECTOR

Play Title Playwright
Happy Family Mary Manning (1)
The Golden Cuckoo Denis Johnston