Frank Marcus was a playwright who wrote many parts for women showing them as multidimensional characters. He is remembered as a champion of lesbianism for ‘The Killing of Sister George’ even though he never mentioned the word ‘lesbian’ in the play.
Names |
Frank Marcus (Main)
BE [“Frank Marcus (I) (1928–1996),” IMDB, n.d., https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546105/] Frank Ulrich Marcus (altName)BE [“Frank Marcus (I) (1928–1996),” IMDB, n.d., https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546105/] |
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Related Pages | Frank Marcus on LGLC
Frank Marcus on VIAF |
Birth Date | 1928/06/30 |
Birth Place | https://lglc.ca/place/Breslau,GER/ |
Death Date | 1996/08/05 |
Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/LON/ |
Identities |
British
BG [“Frank Marcus (I) (1928–1996),” IMDB, n.d., https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546105/], [Adam Benedick, “Obituary: Frank Marcus,” The Independent, 8 August 1996, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frank-marcus-1308720.html] GermanBG [Adam Benedick, “Obituary: Frank Marcus,” The Independent, 8 August 1996, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frank-marcus-1308720.html] |
Occupations |
Playwright
Theatre
1950 - 1972 Adam Benedick, “Obituary: Frank Marcus,” The Independent, 8 August 1996, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frank-marcus-1308720.html 1954 - 1973 “Frank Marcus (I) (1928–1996),” IMDB, n.d., https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0546105/ Theatre Critic Critic1968 - 1978 Adam Benedick, “Obituary: Frank Marcus,” The Independent, 8 August 1996, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-frank-marcus-1308720.html |
Associated People |
https://lglc.ca/person/Jacqueline Sylvester/
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Associated Periodicals |
https://lglc.ca/periodical/The Sunday Telegraph/ (Critic)
1968 - 1978 “Frank Marcus Playwright,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 August 1996, p. 68 |