Английская Википедия:Dorothy Blewett
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Dorothy Blewett (1898–1965) was an Australian writer and literary agent. She also wrote as Anne Praize[1] or Ann Praize.[2] Several of her plays were adapted for TV. She lived for a time in England.[3]
Life
Dorothy Emilie Blewett was born at Northcote in Victoria on 23 July 1898.[1] Her father was John Blewett, who worked with the Victorian Railways for almost 50 years. She was a student at the Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne where she was editor of the school magazine in her final year.[4]
Blewett's earliest published works were written under the pseudonym, Anne Praize. They included short stories published by Table Talk and the novel, Vision, described as "besides being a vividly written romance, it breathes the open air freedom and spaciousness of a great country."[4]
Two of her plays were filmed by the ABC.[5]
Her writings have recently received critical re-appraisal.[6]
Blewett died in Melbourne on 17 September 1965.[7]
Selected works
Plays
- The First Joanna
- Quiet Night (1941)
- It Has Happened Before (1943)
- I Have Taken a Prisoner
Novels
- Vision (1931)
- Pattern for a Scandal (1948)
Short stories
- "A Voice on the Telephone" (1931)[8]
- "Alured the Assured" (1931)[9]
- "April and October" (1931)[10]
- "This Girl Came to Our School" (1949)[11]
Awards
- Westralian Drama Festival Award, 1941, for Quiet Night[1]
- Playwrights' Advisory Board Competition, 1947, for The First Joanna[1]
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