Pat Flower
Pat Flower (23 February 1914 – 2 September 1977) was an Australian writer of plays, TV plays and novels. She was born in 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 Australian Playhouse one critic called it "The Pat Flower Show".[2]
Select writings
- 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) – TV play[3]
- You've Never Had It So Good (1965–66) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer[4]
- Fiends of the Family (1966) – novel – adapted for TV in 1968
- The Tape Recorder (1966) – TV play[5]
- Marleen (1966) – TV play
- Done Away With (1966) – TV play[6][7][8]
- Anonymous (1966) – TV play[9]
- The Lace Counter (1966) – TV play[10]
- The V.I.P.P. (1966) – TV play
- Easy Terms (1966) – TV play[2]
- The Empty Day (1966) – TV play[11][12]
- The Heat's On (1967) – TV play
- Tilley Landed On Our Shores (1967) – TV play – won Dame Mary Gilmour Award[13][14]
- Exposure 70 (1970) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
- Dynasty (1971) – episodes of series inc "Who Wants A Bridge"[15]
- Catwalk (1972) – episodes of series
- The Tape Recorder (1972) – play adaptation of TV 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
- Wax Flowers for Gloria (1958)
- Goodbye Sweet William (1959)
- A Wreath of Water-Lilies (1960)[16]
- One Rose Less (1961)[17]
- Hell for Heather (1962)
- Term of Terror (1963)
- Fiends of the Family (1966)
- Hunt the Body (1968)
- Cobweb (1972)
- Cat's Cradle (1973)[18]
- Odd Job (1974)[19]
- Slyboots (1974)
- Vanishing Point (1975)
- Crisscross (1976)[20]
- Shadow Show (1976)
References
- ↑ Susan Lever, 'Flower, Patricia Mary Bryson (1914–1977)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flower-patricia-mary-bryson-10207/text18039, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 3 April 2015.
- 1 2 "TELEVISION That silent report". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 520). 28 October 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CANBERRA REPERTORY Germany's most disputed play". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 459). 4 May 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "New Theatre: "You've Never had it so good"!". Tribune (1438). New South Wales, Australia. 15 December 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TELEVISION Gourmet and raconteur". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 455). 29 April 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Play by Australian author". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 535). 1 August 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TV Not all the way". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 533). 29 July 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Special an the making of a movie". The Australian Women's Weekly. 34 (12). 17 August 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "leisure — the arts POP CULT A BRAVE VENTURE IN LOCAL MUSIC". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 504). 25 June 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "No title". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 492). 26 September 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "LOVELY LIZA". Tribune (1475). New South Wales, Australia. 7 September 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 482). 13 September 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Prize for TV drama". The Canberra Times. 42 (11, 908). 27 January 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Gilmore prize presented". Tribune (1551). New South Wales, Australia. 27 March 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Development opposed". The Canberra Times. 45 (12, 884). 9 August 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "YOUR BOOKSHELF". The Australian Women's Weekly. 27 (45). 13 April 1960. p. 31. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "YOUR BOOKSHELF with Joyce Halstead". The Australian Women's Weekly. 29 (12). 23 August 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "COMBINING ART AND CRIME". The Canberra Times. 47 (13, 529). 1 September 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE ROLE OF THE COOLER". The Canberra Times. 49 (13, 859). 13 September 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "A MONOPOLISTIC PSYCHOPATH?". The Canberra Times. 50 (14, 463). 21 August 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Biography at Australian Crime Fiction
- Pat Flower on IMDb
- Pat Flower at AusStage
- Pat Flower at AustLit
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