Dorothy Brandon was a British

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

active in the

interwar years In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...

. Her greatest West End success was the 1923 medical drama '' The Outsider'' which was revived several times, and adapted into films on three occasions. An earlier hit was 1917's ''

Wild Heather ''Wild Heather'' is a 1921 British drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Chrissie White, Gerald Ames, James Carew and George Dewhurst. It was based on the 1917 play '' Wild Heather'' by Dorothy Brandon. Cast *Chrissie White as " ...

'' which ran at the Strand Theatre for 79 performances. It was also made into a film. A 1926 play '' Blind Alley'' was less successful, running for thirteen performances.Gale p.206

Selected plays

* ''

'' (1917) * '' Araminta Arrives'' (1921) * '' The Outsider'' (1923) * '' Blind Alley'' (1926)

References

Bibliography

* Gale, Maggie. ''West End Women: Women and the London Stage 1918 - 1962''. Routledge, 2008. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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