Bertolt Brecht
Playwright
It was written by Bertolt Brecht. (The German title is Die Dreigroschenoper).
Yes, you can refer to a Playwright as an Author. Although, Playwright is accurate; you would never refer to anyone as a playwrighter. That is not a word.
* Playwright
The person is a Playwright.
Euripides (:
The author/playwright is Arthur Miller
Bertold Brecht was a German playwright who authored both 'The Three Penny Opera,' as well as 'The Ballad of Mack the Knife.' When Hitler came to power, Brecht started to draw negative reactions from Nazis in his audience. Fearing persecution, he left Germany. He traveled throughout Europe for a period of six years before he finally settled in New York.
He is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist.
Lisa Jones is a/an Author, Journalist and Playwright
Oscar Wilde is a/an Author poet playwright