Hugh Leonard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hugh Leonard

Irish writer

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1926

Place of Birth: Dalkey, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 12-Feb-2009

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, playwright, journalist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hugh Leonard (9 November 1926 – 12 February 2009) was an Irish dramatist, television writer and essayist.
In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote nearly 30 full-length plays, 10 one-act plays, three volumes of essays, two autobiographies, three novels and numerous screenplays and teleplays, as well as writing a regular newspaper column.