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Pat Flower | |
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| Born | Patricia Mary Byson Flower 23 February 1914 Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 2 September 1977 (aged 63) New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupations | Playwright, screenwriter, novelist |
| Spouse | Cedric Arthur Flower |
Patricia Mary Byson Flower (23 February 1914 – 2 September 1977) was an English Australian writer of plays, television plays and novels.
Biography
[edit | edit source]She was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England and moved to Australia with her family in 1928. She originally worked as a secretary, writing radio plays and sketches in her spare time. She eventually moved on to writing crime novels and TV scripts.[1]
She wrote so many episodes of the ABC TV series Australian Playhouse one critic called it "The Pat Flower Show".[2] Her scripts were typically either thrillers or comedies.[3]
She was married to Cedric Flower (1920-2000), an actor, costume designer, designer, playwright, director, playwright, producer and set designer.[4]
She had one son with Bruce Jiffkins in 1939.
Flower committed suicide in New South Wales, Australia in September 1977.[5]
Select writings
[edit | edit source]- Port of Message (1949) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
- Love Returns to Umbrizi (1958) – radio play – writer
- From the Tropics to the Snow (1961) – film script
- The Prowler (1966) – television play[6]
- You've Never Had It So Good (1965–66) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer[7]
- Fiends of the Family (1966) – novel – adapted for TV in 1968
- The Tape Recorder (1966) – television play[8]
- Marleen (1966) – television play
- Done Away with It (1966) – television play[9][10][11]
- Anonymous (1966) – television play[12]
- The Lace Counter (1966) – television play[13]
- The V.I.P.P. (1966) – television play
- Easy Terms (1966) – television play[2]
- The Empty Day (1966) – television play[14][15]
- The Heat's On (1967) – television play
- Tilley Landed On Our Shores (1967) – television play – won Dame Mary Gilmore Award[16][17]
- Exposure 70 (1970) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
- Dynasty (1971) – episodes of series inc "Who Wants A Bridge"[18]
- Catwalk (1972) – episodes of series
- The Tape Recorder (1972) – play adaptation of television play
- Number 96 (1972) – episode of series
- What's New (1973) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
- The Alchemist (1982) – adaptation of Ben Johnson play – performed at New Theatre
Inspector Swinton series of crime novels
[edit | edit source]- Wax Flowers for Gloria (1958)
- Goodbye Sweet William (1959)
- A Wreath of Water-Lilies (1960)[19]
- One Rose Less (1961)[20]
- Hell for Heather (1962)
- Term of Terror (1963)
- Fiends of the Family (1966)
- Hunt the Body (1968)
- Cobweb (1972)
- Cat's Cradle (1973)[21]
- Odd Job (1974)[22]
- Slyboots (1974)
- Vanishing Point (1975)
- Crisscross (1976)[23]
- Shadow Show (1976)
References
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- ^ Susan Lever, 'Flower, Patricia Mary Bryson (1914–1977)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flower-patricia-mary-pat-10207/text18039, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 3 April 2015.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biography at Australian Crime Fiction
- Pat Flower at IMDb
- Pat Flower at AusStage
- Pat Flower at AustLit
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