Hilda Hooke Smith | |
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Born | Hilda Mary Hooke 3 October 1898 Odcombe, Somerset, England |
Died | 1978 Comox, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
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Spouse |
Richard Tapscott Smith
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m. 1925) |
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Hilda Mary Hooke (after marriage, Smith; 3 October 1898 – 1978) was an English-born Canadian writer of dramas, poetry, and prose. Her 1938 play, Here Will I Nest was adapted into Canada's first colour feature-length motion picture, Talbot of Canada, [1] for which she wrote the screenplay. [2] Hooke died in 1978.
Hilda Mary Hooke was born at Odcombe, Somerset, England, 3 October 1898. Her parents were Oswald Edgar Smith and Louisa Elizth (Tapscott) Smith. [3] She came to Canada in 1902. [4]
For some years after her arrival, she was engaged in musical and dramatic work. [4] Hooke was affiliated with the Little Theatre in London, Ontario, since the 1920s as producer, director, and playwright. Here Will I Nest, first performed in 1938, became the first Canadian play to be adapted into a motion picture. [5] She wrote three plays around the central figure of Lord Talbot and another three centered on Dr. John Troyer. [6]
Later in her writing career, she became a poet. [4] She also wrote a book about folklore (Thunder in the Mountains: Legends of Canada). [7]
While serving as secretary to the Chief Inspector of Public Schools, London, Ontario, she published less. [4] In 1946, she also served as secretary to Canon Quintin Warner. [8]
On 26 September 1925, she married Richard Tapscott Smith. [3] She died in Comox, British Columbia, 1978. [9]
Hilda Hooke Smith | |
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Born | Hilda Mary Hooke 3 October 1898 Odcombe, Somerset, England |
Died | 1978 Comox, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre |
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Spouse |
Richard Tapscott Smith
(
m. 1925) |
Signature | |
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Hilda Mary Hooke (after marriage, Smith; 3 October 1898 – 1978) was an English-born Canadian writer of dramas, poetry, and prose. Her 1938 play, Here Will I Nest was adapted into Canada's first colour feature-length motion picture, Talbot of Canada, [1] for which she wrote the screenplay. [2] Hooke died in 1978.
Hilda Mary Hooke was born at Odcombe, Somerset, England, 3 October 1898. Her parents were Oswald Edgar Smith and Louisa Elizth (Tapscott) Smith. [3] She came to Canada in 1902. [4]
For some years after her arrival, she was engaged in musical and dramatic work. [4] Hooke was affiliated with the Little Theatre in London, Ontario, since the 1920s as producer, director, and playwright. Here Will I Nest, first performed in 1938, became the first Canadian play to be adapted into a motion picture. [5] She wrote three plays around the central figure of Lord Talbot and another three centered on Dr. John Troyer. [6]
Later in her writing career, she became a poet. [4] She also wrote a book about folklore (Thunder in the Mountains: Legends of Canada). [7]
While serving as secretary to the Chief Inspector of Public Schools, London, Ontario, she published less. [4] In 1946, she also served as secretary to Canon Quintin Warner. [8]
On 26 September 1925, she married Richard Tapscott Smith. [3] She died in Comox, British Columbia, 1978. [9]