Gwenlyn Parry

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Gwenlyn Parry (1932, Neiniolen, Wales - 5th of November 1991, Cardiff, Wales)

Gwenlyn Parry, perhaps the most notable Welsh playwright in the second half of the 20th century was born in 1932 in the Welsh village of Neiniolen and died in November of 1991 in the Cardiff area of South Wales. He is buried in Macpela, Pen-y-groes, North Wales. Parry was author of several prominent Welsh plays including Y Twr, Saer Doliau, Ty ar a Tywod, Panto and Sal. Parry was married twice, first to Joy and then to Ann Beynon. He had two daughters from his first marriage and a son and a daughter from his second. Initially working as a teacher, Parry taught Mathematics at a school in London and later Science through the medium of Welsh in Bethesda, Wales. Parry joined BBC Wales in 1966 and helped to establish the Scripts department, where he worked on popular welsh programmes such as Pobol y Cwm. He also achieved writing credits for the TV show Grand Slam and the feature film Un Nos 'Ola Leuad based on the book by Caradog Prichard.