Shelagh Delaney
English dramatist and screenwriter (1938–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shelagh Delaney FRSL (/ˈʃiːlə dəˈleɪniː/; 25 November 1938[2] – 20 November 2011)[3] was an English dramatist and screenwriter. Her debut work, A Taste of Honey (1958), has been described by Michael Patterson as "probably the most performed play by a post-war British woman playwright".[4]
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Born | Sheila Mary Delaney[1] (1938-11-25)25 November 1938[2] Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England |
Died | 20 November 2011(2011-11-20) (aged 72) Suffolk, England |
Occupation | Writer |
Period | 1958–2011 |
Literary movement | Kitchen sink realism |
Notable works | A Taste of Honey, The White Bus, Charlie Bubbles, Dance with a Stranger |
Children | 1 |
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