Len Peterson

Leonard Byron Peterson (March 15, 1917 – February 28, 2008) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.

Peterson wrote more than a thousand different dramatic works for film, radio stage, and television. The play received much criticism for depicting life in Canada negatively at a time when it was thought that boosting wartime morale was more appropriate. They're All Afraid went on to win the award for best drama in a broadcasting festival in Ohio. It was later adapted by Peterson for the stage.

In addition to his writing, Peterson was a key figure in the establishment of both the trade union ACTRA and the charity Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Novels Chipmunk (1949)

Plays Burlap Bags (1960) The Great Hunger (1960) Look Ahead! (1962) All About Us (1963) Almighty Voice (1970) Women in the Attic (1971) The Workingman (1972) Let's Make a World (1973) Billy Bishop and the Red Baron (1975) Your World on a Plastic Platter (1976) Etienne Brule (1977) They're All Afraid (1980) Eye of the Storm (1985)

Radio shows Stage '44 (1943) Nightfall (1981)

Screenplays It's Fun to Sing (1948) Passport to Canada (1949) Iron from the North (1955)

Television shows The Executioners Folio General Motors Presents Camera Canada