"Playwright and professor" . "1922-08-16Z"^^ . "1922Z"^^ . . "Allfrey, William (Birth Name)"@en . "1999-05-20Z"^^ . "William Alfred (August 16, 1922 \u2013 May 20, 1999) was a playwright and Professor of English literature at Harvard University.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Alfred served in the Army tank corps in World War II, received a B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1948, and received an M.A. in English from Harvard in 1949. He earned his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1954 and that year joined its faculty, becoming a full professor in 1963.Alfred was a specialist in early English literature."@en . "Alfred, William"@en . "1999Z"^^ .