Barbara Bray

English translator and critic
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Summary

Barbara Bray was born on November 24, 1924[1], in London[2]. She died on February 25, 2010[3]. She worked as a translator[4], literary critic[5], radio producer[6], theatrical director[7], and theatre critic[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (441 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1924[10]
  • Date of death: 2010[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[12], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13]
  • Occupation: dramaturge[14]
  • Field of work: translating activity[15], translation from French[16], literary criticism[17], directing[18], radio dramaturgy[19]
  • Educated at: Preston Manor School[20], Girton College[21]
  • Sex or gender: female[22]
  • Family name: Bray[23]
  • Given name: Barbara[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25], French[26]
  • Birth name: Barbara Jacobs[27]
  • Writing language: English[28]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[29]

  • Country: GB[30]

  • Began / founded: 1924-11-24[31]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-02-25[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d98bbf9d-6b39-4a19-a5c6-5322f4a12f83[33]

FAQs

Where was Barbara Bray born?

Barbara Bray's place of birth was London[2].

What did Barbara Bray do for work?

Barbara Bray worked as a translator[4], literary critic[5], radio producer[6], theatrical director[7], and theatre critic[8].

Where did Barbara Bray go to school?

Barbara Bray was educated at Preston Manor School[20] and Girton College[21].

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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