Sir Arnold Wesker
Sir Arnold Wesker · Arts & Literature
Playwright
1932, Stepney, London, England — 2016, Brighton, England
United Kingdom (London)
Sir Arnold Wesker is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Playwright
English playwright, one of the leading dramatists of postwar Britain. His 'kitchen sink' plays — 'Chicken Soup with Barley,' 'Roots' and 'Chips with Everything' — often drew on his East End Jewish, socialist upbringing. Born to a Jewish family of immigrant background, he was Jewish and was knighted in 2006.
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