Dramatists and playwrights from Illinois

American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980)

American playwright, novelist, short story writer (1886–1967)

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor (1926–2005)

American writer (1874–1936)

novelist, short story writer (1857–1929)

American actress and writer

American author, playwright, poet and painter