Shelagh Delaney

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Shelagh Delaney was an influential English playwright and screenwriter best known for her groundbreaking play "A Taste of Honey," which became a landmark of British kitchen-sink realism and the British New Wave.

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instanceOf human
playwright
screenwriter
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1958
adaptedTo A Taste of Honey (film) NERFINISHED
awardReceived Foyle’s New Play Award NERFINISHED
Society of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath breast cancer
collaboratedWith Tony Richardson NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1938-11-25
dateOfDeath 2011-11-20
describedAs key figure in British kitchen-sink drama
pioneer of social realist theatre
education Pendleton High School, Salford NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish descent
familyName Delaney NERFINISHED
genre kitchen sink realism
givenName Shelagh NERFINISHED
hasChild Charlotte Delaney NERFINISHED
influenced Morrissey NERFINISHED
The Smiths NERFINISHED
inspiredWork The Smiths album "Louder Than Bombs" cover art
The Smiths single "Girlfriend in a Coma" cover art
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement British New Wave NERFINISHED
name Shelagh Delaney NERFINISHED
notableFor early depiction of interracial relationships on the British stage
early sympathetic portrayal of a gay character in British theatre
portrayal of working-class life in northern England
notableWork A Taste of Honey NERFINISHED
occupation playwright
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Salford NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Suffolk NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholic NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London

Salford NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
workLocation Manchester NERFINISHED
Salford NERFINISHED
wrote A Taste of Honey NERFINISHED
Charlie Bubbles NERFINISHED
Dance with a Stranger NERFINISHED
The Lion in Love NERFINISHED
The White Bus NERFINISHED

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British New Wave notableScreenwriter Shelagh Delaney
Murray Melvin collaboratedWith Shelagh Delaney