William Arrowsmith was born on 13 April 1924 in Orange, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for Dionysus in '69 (1970). He died on 20 February 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
His translation of Euripedes' play, "The Bacchae," was performed at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Actors' Company production with Windsor Davies, Charles Kay, Sheila Burrell, Sheila Reid, Paola Dionisotti, Robert Eddison, Edward Petherbridge, Robin Ellis, and Mark McManus in the cast. Edward Petherbridge was director.