Joan Henry
English novelist, playwright and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joan Constance Anne Henry (8 April 1914 – 2000) was an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A former débutante from an illustrious family, she was jailed for passing a fraudulent cheque in 1951 and her best-known works were based on her experiences in prison. She wrote the semi-autobiographical Who Lie in Gaol, filmed as The Weak and the Wicked, and the novel Yield to the Night, the basis for the film starring Diana Dors.[2]
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Born | Joan Constance Anne Henry (1914-04-08)8 April 1914 Belgravia, London |
Died | 2000 (age 86)[1] |
Nationality | English |
Notable works | Who Lie in Gaol Yield to the Night Look on Tempests |
Spouse | Donald Standage (1938 – c. 1950) J. Lee Thompson (1958 – late 1960s) |
Children | One daughter (with Standage) |
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