Frank McGuinness, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frank McGuinness

Irish poet

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1953

Place of Birth: Buncrana, Ireland

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, translator, author, university teacher

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Professor Frank McGuinness (born 1953) is an Irish writer.
As well as his own plays, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen, Garcia Lorca, and Strindberg to critical acclaim".
He has also published four collections of poetry, and two novels.
McGuinness has been Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) since 2007.