Deevy, Teresa (1894–1963)
Deevy, Teresa (1894–1963)
Irish playwright. Born in Ireland in 1894; died 1963.
Was profoundly deaf after contracting Menière's disease in her teens but learned lip-reading; wrote 25 plays of which 6 were performed at the Abbey Theatre (1930–58); also wrote for Irish radio, BBC radio and later tv, and children's stories and reviews; most important plays are Reapers (1930), A Disciple (1931), Katie Roche (1936) and Wife to Whelan (1942).
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