Christopher Fry

Christopher Fry (December 18, 1907 – June 30, 2005) was an English playwright.

Christopher Fry was born as Christopher Harris in Bristol. He took his mother's maiden name and he became a distinguished English dramatist and theatre manager. In his later life Fry lived in the village of East Dean in West Sussex[1] and died in Chichester on June 30 2005 from natural causes.


His most significant plays include: The Boy with a Cart in 1938 (on Saint Cuthman of Steyning), A Phoenix Too Frequent in 1946, The Firstborn in 1946, The Lady's Not for Burning in 1949, Thor, with Angels in 1949, Venus Observed in 1950 and The Dark is Light Enough in 1957.

“ Try thinking of love, or something. Amor vincit insomnia. ”
—Christopher Fry

“ Life is a hypocrite if I can't live The way it moves me! ”
—Christopher Fry





Beginning in the 1950s, many of his plays were adapted for the screen, and he wrote or collaborated on several screenplays, including Ben-Hur and Barabbas.

Fry was awarded the Benson Medal in 2000. He was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal (for Poetry) in 1962. Christopher Fry's wife died in 1987; he is survived by their son.


[edit] References
^ Interview with Christopher Fry