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She wrote ''The Golden Road'', the first play on British television that was both written by a woman and about a lesbian relationship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19671203&id=t7EpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6198,1286925&hl=en|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 December 1967|page=55|title=Edinburgh orders an Australian play}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/spaces-of-television/2013/09/26/armchair-theatre-the-golden-road-1973-representing-lesbianism-in-the-1970s/|website=Spaces of Television|title='Armchair Theatre: The Golden Road' (1973): Representing lesbianism in the 1970s|date=September 26, 2013|last=billysmart}}</ref>
She wrote ''The Golden Road'', the first play on British television that was both written by a woman and about a lesbian relationship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19671203&id=t7EpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6198,1286925&hl=en|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 December 1967|page=55|title=Edinburgh orders an Australian play}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/spaces-of-television/2013/09/26/armchair-theatre-the-golden-road-1973-representing-lesbianism-in-the-1970s/|website=Spaces of Television|title='Armchair Theatre: The Golden Road' (1973): Representing lesbianism in the 1970s|date=September 26, 2013|last=billysmart}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
She grew up in the town of [[Port Lincoln]] in South Australia and trained as a [[stenographer]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45787976 |title=Port Lincoln Girl, 19 In Miss S.A. Quest. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=15 November 1951 |accessdate=5 June 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97180495 |title=KITCHEN EVENING TENDERED MISS PATRICIA HOOKER. |newspaper=[[Port Lincoln Times]] |location=SA |date=14 January 1954 |accessdate=5 June 2015 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> She began writing in her spare time and her work began appearing in amateur theatres and on tv.
She grew up in the town of [[Port Lincoln]] in South Australia and trained as a [[stenographer]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45787976 |title=Port Lincoln Girl, 19 In Miss S.A. Quest. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=15 November 1951 |accessdate=5 June 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97180495 |title=KITCHEN EVENING TENDERED MISS PATRICIA HOOKER. |newspaper=[[Port Lincoln Times]] |location=SA |date=14 January 1954 |accessdate=5 June 2015 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> She began writing in her spare time and her work began appearing in amateur theatres. She worked as a secretary at the Stevedoring Commission in Sydney and also as a court reporter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105883321 |title=Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=40 |issue=11,370 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=21 January 1966 |accessdate=18 February 2019 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


Hooker was working as a shorthand typist in a city office in 1959 when she wrote the story for ''[[The Little Woman]]'' at home in the evenings. She wrote it as a stage play and it was included in a night of one-act plays at the Genesian Theatre. To help it reach a wider audience, Patricia studied a book on TV technique and decided to revise the script as a TV play. The ABC produced it in 1961 by which time she was at the ABC as a script assistant.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=September 18, 1961|title=STENOGRAPHER'S PLAY ACCEPTED|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121545379/?terms=%22patricia%2Bhooker%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Classifieds|date= February 2, 1963|page=24}}</ref>
She worked as a secretary at the Stevedoring Commission in Sydney and also as a court reporter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105883321 |title=Leisure TV Drama Music Art Books Radio The Arts |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=40 |issue=11,370 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=21 January 1966 |accessdate=18 February 2019 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


She moved to London in 1964 and worked as a court reporter as well as writing for TV and radio.
She moved to London in 1964 and worked as a court reporter as well as writing for TV and radio.

Revision as of 05:20, 19 October 2020

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. She worked as a secretary at the Stevedoring Commission in Sydney and also as a court reporter.[6]

Hooker was working as a shorthand typist in a city office in 1959 when she wrote the story for The Little Woman at home in the evenings. She wrote it as a stage play and it was included in a night of one-act plays at the Genesian Theatre. To help it reach a wider audience, Patricia studied a book on TV technique and decided to revise the script as a TV play. The ABC produced it in 1961 by which time she was at the ABC as a script assistant.[7][8]

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[9]
  • 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh orders an Australian play". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 1967. p. 55.
  3. ^ billysmart (September 26, 2013). "'Armchair Theatre: The Golden Road' (1973): Representing lesbianism in the 1970s". Spaces of Television.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "KITCHEN EVENING TENDERED MISS PATRICIA HOOKER". Port Lincoln Times. SA. 14 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "STENOGRAPHER'S PLAY ACCEPTED". Sydney Morning Herald. September 18, 1961. p. 12.
  8. ^ "Classifieds". Sydney Morning Herald. February 2, 1963. p. 24.
  9. ^ "Sydney Writer's". The Canberra Times. 18 December 1963. p. 45. Retrieved 5 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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