The term French Playwright can refer to three different people: SCRIBE (6 letters), Genet (5 letters), and Molière (7 letters). Eugène SCRIBE was a 19th century French dramatist who wrote over 200 plays. Jean Genet was a 20th century French novelist, playwright, and poet. Molière was a 17th century French playwright, actor, and poet who is widely considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.