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 |
Occupation(s) | 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.
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]
She was married to Cedric Flower, an actor, costume designer, designer, playwright, director, playwright, producer and set designer (1920-2000)[3]
Flower committed suicide in New South Wales, Australia in September 1977.[4]