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Shirley Gee

1932 – 2016

British playwright

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About Shirley Gee

Lived 1932 – 2016 (aged 84). Shirley Gee was a British playwright and writer.

Shirley Gee (25 April 1932 – 22 November 2016) was a British theatre and radio playwright and dramatist.

Born in London, she married actor Donald Gee on 30 January 1965. They had two sons; Joby (born in 1966) and Daniel (1968) and six grandchildren (in age order); Barney, Elliot, Harvey, Maisy, Ethan and Hal. She lived in Chelsea from 1965 to 2009. She then lived in Putney, London with her husband, until her death on 22 November 2016, at the age of 84.

Awards Gee won the 1979 BBC Giles Cooper Award for her radio play "Typhoid Mary"

Never in My Lifetime won the Samuel Beckett Award, 1985 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and the 1983 BBC Giles Cooper Award.

Her play: Stones was runner up in the 1975 Radio Times Drama Awards.

Works Plays , 1986 1984 Typhoid Mary, 1983 1989

Anthologies

Radio plays Stones, 1974; The Vet's Daughter, adapted from the novel by Barbara Comyns, 1976; Moonshine, 1977; Typhoid Mary, 1979; Bedrock, 1979; Men on White Horses, adapted from the novel by Pamela Haines,1981; Our Regiment, a documentary, 1982; Never in My Lifetime, 1983; Against the Wind, 1988, based on the life of Hannah Snell.

Teleplays Long Live the Babe, 1984, Flights, 1985.

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Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Shirley Gee?

British playwright

When was Shirley Gee born?

Shirley Gee was born on 25 April 1932 in London.

When did Shirley Gee die?

Shirley Gee died on 22 November 2016 in London.

What was Shirley Gee's occupation?

Shirley Gee was a playwright and writer.

What nationality was Shirley Gee?

Shirley Gee was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shirley Gee

· Wikidata: Q7498754

· DBpedia: Shirley Gee

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