Don Taylor (b. 1936) was an English writer, director and producer in theatre, radio and television for over forty years. He is most noted for his television work, particularly in his early 1960s collaborations with playwright David Mercer. He had great success in the theatre with his own plays, including Grounds for Marriage at the Traverse, and The Roses of ... Read moreEyam. Taylor was also renowned for his translations, particularly of the works of Euripides. He died in 2003. Sophocles (496-406 BC) was one of the three great tragic playwrights of ancient Greece; he wrote 123 plays during a career of 60 years and was still writing at the age of 90. Only seven tragedies survive, of which the most famous is Oedipus Rex. Show Less