Patricia Mary Byson Flower (23 February 1914 – 2 September 1977) was an English Australian writer of plays, television plays and novels.
Biography
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]
Select writings
Port of Message (1949) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
Love Returns to Umbrizi (1958) – radio play – writer
^"Gilmore prize presented". Tribune. No. 1551. New South Wales, Australia. 27 March 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
Patricia Mary Byson Flower (23 February 1914 – 2 September 1977) was an English Australian writer of plays, television plays and novels.
Biography
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]
Select writings
Port of Message (1949) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
Love Returns to Umbrizi (1958) – radio play – writer
^"Gilmore prize presented". Tribune. No. 1551. New South Wales, Australia. 27 March 1968. p. 8. Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.