This is a list of notable Jewish American playwrights. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans. * David Adjmi * Lynn Ahrens * Sholom Aleichem * Woody Allen (born 1935), film director, writer, actor, and comedian * Jacob M. Appel * George Axelrod * Jeff Baron * S. N. Behrman * David Belasco * Saul Bellow * Leo Birinski * Mel Brooks * Paddy Chayefsky * Betty Comden & Adolph Green * Norman Corwin * Howard Dietz * Edward Einhorn * Eve Ensler * Harvey Fierstein * Edna Ferber * Herb Gardner * Larry Gelbart * Joel Gersmann * Josh Greenfeld * Oscar Hammerstein II * Otto Harbach * Yip Harburg * Moss Hart * Ben Hecht * Lillian Hellman * Peretz Hirshbein * Israel Horovitz * George Jessel * George S. Kaufman * Sidney Kingsley * Tony Kushner * Jame