The crossword solutions for the term 'Waiting for Lefty Dramatist' is Clifford Odets. Clifford Odets was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director who was a leading figure of the 1930s American left-wing theater movement. He is best known for his plays Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing! which were both produced in 1935. Odets was also a member of the Group Theatre, a collective of actors, directors, and playwrights who sought to create a new form of socially relevant theater.