Patricia Hooker
Patricia Hooker (17 February 1933 – 2001) was an Australian writer who worked extensively in England. She wrote for TV, radio and the stage.[1]
She wrote The Golden Road, the first play on British television that was both written by a woman and about a lesbian relationship.[2][3]
Biography
She grew up in the town of Port Lincoln in South Australia and trained as a stenographer.[4][5] She began writing in her spare time and her work began appearing in amateur theatres and on tv.
She worked as a secretary at the Stevedoring Commission in Sydney and also as a court reporter.[6]
She moved to London in 1964 and worked as a court reporter as well as writing for TV and radio.
Select credits
- A Bird in a Gilded Cage (1957) – TV play
- The Little Woman (1961) – TV play
- Twilight of a Hero (1962) – radio play
- Concord of Sweet Sounds (1963) – TV play[7]
- A Season in Hell (1964) – TV play – later adapted for radio
- The Winged Chariot (1967) - radio play
- The Lotus Eaters (1968) – play
- Counterstrike (1969) – TV series
- Kate (1971-73) - TV series
- Harriets Back in Town (1972-73) - TV series
- Harriet's Back in Town (1973) – TV series
- Armchair Theatre - "The Golden Road" (1973) - TV play
- Crown Court (1973) - TV series
- The Beauty of the World (1973) - radio play
- Simon Fenton's Story (1973) - TV play
- Six Days of Justice (1973–75) – TV series
- The Carnforth Practice (1974) – TV series
- Rooms (1975) – TV series
- Angels (1976) – TV series
- The Gentle Touch (1980) – "Chance", "Rogue"
- Plays for Pleasure – "The Concubine" (1981) – Tv episode
- Survival (1989) - radio play
- Right Ho Jeeves (1989) - radio play
- Seven Against Reeves (1989) - radio play
References
- ^ "Worth Reporting". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 28, no. 20. Australia, Australia. 19 October 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Edinburgh orders an Australian play". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 1967. p. 55.
- ^ billysmart (September 26, 2013). "'Armchair Theatre: The Golden Road' (1973): Representing lesbianism in the 1970s". Spaces of Television.
- ^ "Port Lincoln Girl, 19 In Miss S.A. Quest". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 15 November 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "KITCHEN EVENING TENDERED MISS PATRICIA HOOKER". Port Lincoln Times. SA. 14 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 370. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 January 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sydney Writer's". The Canberra Times. 18 December 1963. p. 45. Retrieved 5 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.