Delaney, Shelagh (1939–)
Delaney, Shelagh (1939–)
English playwright. Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, Nov 25, 1939; dau. of Joseph (bus inspector) and Elsie Delaney; children: 1 daughter.
At 18, wrote A Taste of Honey, which had a successful run on the West End, was awarded the Charles Henry Foyle New Play Award, transferred to New York and won the New York Drama Critic's Circle Award; adapted her play to film and received a British Film Academy Award for the screenplay (1961); also wrote the play The Lion in Love and screenplays for Charlie Bubbles (1968) and Dance with a Stranger (1985), the story of Ruth Ellis.
See also Women in World History.
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