Romulus : a new comedy / adapted from a play of Friedrich Duerenmatt by Gore Vidal. 1961 Aug. 15.

Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012

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Gore Vidal was born Eugene Luther Gore Vidal in West Point, New York, on October 3, 1925, to Eugene Luther and Nina Vidal. Vidal shortened his name during his teen years to honor his maternal grandfather, with whom he lived for several years in the late 1930s. After his parents divorced, Vidal lived with his mother and her new husband in northern Virginia and attended a series of boarding schools. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1943, Vida...

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich

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Friedrich Durrenmatt, playwright. Translated by Arthur O. Ketels from the original German, Der Meteor. From the description of The meteor: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122456207 Friedrich Dürrenmatt wurde am 5.1.1921 in Konolfingen bei Bern als Sohn eines Pfarrers geboren. Er starb am 14.12.1990 in Neuenburg. 1947 trat er als Dramatiker in Erscheinung mit dem Drama "Es steht geschrieben". Der internationale Durchbruch gelang ihm 1956 mit d...

Romulus Augustulus, Emperor of Rome, active 5th century

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