Crane, Richard (Arthur)
CRANE, Richard (Arthur)
CRANE, Richard (Arthur). British, b. 1944. Genres: Plays/Screenplays, Songs/Lyrics and libretti. Career: Writer of plays for theater, television, and radion, in Bradford, Brighton, Edinburgh, London, Moscow, and New York, and actor, in London, NY, and in repertory, on TV, and in films, 1970-. Fellow in Theatre, University of Bradford, Yorkshire, 1972-74; Board of Dirs., Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, 1973-89; Resident Dramatist, National Theatre, London, 1974-75; Fellow in Creative Writing, University of Leicester, 1976; Literary Manager, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1978-79; Associate Director, Brighton Theatre, 1980-85; Dramaturge, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, 1983-84; Visiting Writer, University of E. Anglia, 1988; Lecturer in English, University of Maryland, 1990; Writer-in-Residence, Birmingham Polytechnic, 1990-91; Tutor in Playwriting, University of Birmingham, 1990-91; Writerin-Residence, H.M. Prison, Bedford, 1993-94; Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Sussex, 1994-. Publications: Thunder: A Play of the Brontes, 1976; Gunslinger: A Wild West Show, 1978; Mutiny (recording), 1983, 1985; Crippen, 1990; Under the Stars, 1994. Address: c/o Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd, National House, 60-66 Wardour St., London W1V 3ND, England.