Joan Littlewood
Joan Maud Littlewood was an English theatre director who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and is best known for her work in developing the Theatre Workshop. She has been called "The Mother of Modern Theatre". Her production of Oh, What a Lovely War! in 1963 was one of her more influential pieces.
6 October 1914
Born on the same birth date (6 October 1914): Thor Heyerdahl
Born on the same birth day (6 October): Alexandr Shilov • Bjarne Goldbæk • Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier • Ernest Walton • Frank G. Allen • Isaac Brock • Jack Cullen • Ko So-young • Marie de Gournay • Meghnad Saha • Méret Oppenheim • Quincy Acy • Tommy Stinson • Wenceslaus III of Bohemia • Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ
Born in the same month (October 1914): Alexis Rannit • Bernarr Rainbow • Brendan Gill • Daniel J. Boorstin • Fayard Nicholas • František Čapek • Harry Brecheen • Jim Cairns • John Berryman • John Hugenholtz • Jonas Salk • Juanita Moore • Lakshmi Sahgal • Leabua Jonathan • Richard Laurence Millington Synge • Thor Heyerdahl