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Irish playwright Brian Friel dies aged 86

A statue of playwright Brian Friel in one of the building in Dublin city center after the announcement of his death. Brian Friel (born Bernard Patrick Friel; 9 January 1929 – 2 October 2015) was an Irish dramatist, author and director of the Field Day Theatre Company, and was considered to be one of the greatest English-language dramatists. Friel was best known for plays such as Philadelphia, Here I Come! and Dancing at Lughnasa but wrote more than thirty plays in a six-decade spanning career that saw him elected Saoi of Aosdána. Dublin, Ireland. 2 October 2015. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#820318
Date Taken	2 October 2015
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Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
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