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P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)
playwright, librettist, lyricist, humorist
- Elizabeth College, Malvern House Preparatory School
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993)
journalist, translator, poet, composer, autobiographer, literary critic, literary scholar, librettist, dramaturge, pedagogue, teacher, man of letters
- Xaverian College, Victoria University of Manchester
Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)
poet, playwright, literary critic, translator, historian, librettist, book collector, opinion journalist, dramaturge, essayist, bretteur
- Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum
Paul Auster (1947-2024)
film director, linguist, translator, poet, essayist, autobiographer, playwright, musician, librettist, critic, editor
- Columbia University
J. B. Priestley (1894-1984)
playwright, librettist, journalist, literary critic, poet
- University of Cambridge
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937)
playwright, journalist, librettist
- University of Edinburgh, The Glasgow Academy
Garson Kanin (1912-1999)
film director, playwright, theatrical director, librettist
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962)
playwright, poet, librettist, puppeteer, zwanzer