Robert Dunlap (playwright)

Robert Dunlap was an American artist, historian and playwright.
He was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on 1 February 1766. In his lifetime he wrote more than 60 plays.
The majority of his plays were adaptations or translations from French or German works, although some were original; several were based on American themes and had American characters. He was the first of a long line of dramatists of the American theater.
Among his earliest works were:The Father Andre The Stranger False Shame The Virgin of the Sun
He continued produce plays until 1828.