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Brian Patrick Friel (9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company.〔 Considered one of the greatest English-language dramatists,〔 (subscription required).〕〔 the English-speaking world hailed him as an "Irish Chekhov"〔 and "the universally accented voice of Ireland".〔 His plays have been compared favourably to those of contemporaries such as Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller, Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams.〔 Recognised for early works such as ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' and ''Faith Healer'', Friel had 24 plays published in a more than half-century spanning career that culminated in his election to the position of Saoi of Aosdána. His plays were commonly featured on Broadway throughout this time. In 1980 Friel co-founded Field Day Theatre Company and his play ''Translations'' was the company's first production.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Field Day Theatre Company )〕 With Field Day, Friel collaborated with Seamus Heaney, 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney and Friel first became friends after Friel sent the young poet a letter following the publication of ''Death of a Naturalist''. Friel was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the British Royal Society of Literature and the Irish Academy of Letters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royal Society of Literature )〕 He was appointed to Seanad Éireann in 1987 and served until 1989. In later years, ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' reinvigorated Friel's oeuvre, bringing him Tony Awards (including Best Play), the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. It was also adapted into a film, starring Meryl Streep, directed by Pat O'Connor, script by Frank McGuinness. ==Early life== Friel was born in 1929 at Knockmoyle, close to Omagh, County Tyrone, later moving with his family to beside the old Culmore Primary School on the Tamlaght Road in Omagh in 1935.〔 The son of Patrick "Paddy" Friel, his father was a primary school teacher and later a councillor (or "corporater") on Londonderry Corporation (as it was, up until 1970, officially called), the local city council in Derry. Friel's mother, Mary McLoone, was postmistress of Glenties, County Donegal. The family moved to Derry when Friel was ten years old. There, he attended St Columb's College, the same school attended by Seamus Heaney, John Hume, Seamus Deane, Phil Coulter, Eamonn McCann and Paul Brady.〔 Friel received his B. A. from St. Pat's College, Maynooth (1945–48), and qualified as a teacher at St. Joseph's Training College in Belfast, 1949–50. He married Anne Morrison in 1954, with whom he has four daughters and one son. Between 1950 and 1960, he worked as a Maths teacher in the Derry primary and intermediate school system, taking leave in 1960 to pursue a career as writer, living off his savings. In the late 1960s, the Friels moved from 13 Malborough Street, Derry to Muff, County Donegal, eventually settling outside Greencastle, County Donegal. After a long illness Friel died at the age of 86 in the early morning of Friday 2 October 2015 in Greencastle, County Donegal.〔 He was survived by his wife Anne and children Mary, Judy, Sally and David. A daughter, Patricia, predeceased him in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Friel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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