William Arrowsmith nasceu o 13 de abril de 1924 em Orange, New Jersey, EUA. Era autor e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em Dionysus (1970). Morreu o 20 de fevereiro de 1992 em Boston, Massachusetts, EUA.
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.
