Alexander Reid (playwright)
Alexander Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1914 Edinburgh |
| Died | July 1, 1982 |
| Occupation | journalist, playwright |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | George Heriot's School, Edinburgh |
| Genre | drama |
| Literary movement | Scottish Renaissance |
| Notable works | The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou |
Alexander Reid (1914–1982) was a Scottish journalist, playwright and poet, "one of the neglected dramatists of the Scottish Renaissance". His two best-known plays are The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou (1950), based on the legend of Thomas the Rhymer and The Warld's Wonder (1953), about Michael Scot, the famous magician.