Carol Bolt
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Carol Bolt (August 25, 1941 – November 28, 2000) was a Canadian playwright. She was a founding member and, for several years, president of the Playwrights Union of Canada.[1]
Bolt's best known play is the thriller One Night Stand, which was turned into a film in 1978. Her other plays include examinations of Canadian-specific motifs and political issues, such as Buffalo Jump (examining Canada during the depression era of the 1930s) and Red Emma (about radical anarchist Emma Goldman). Her last play was Famous, produced on stage in 1997.[2]
For television, Bolt's writing credits include Tales of the Klondike, two episodes of the animated children's series The Raccoons, and a single episode of Fraggle Rock.[3]
Bolt died of complications due to liver cancer on November 28, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Playwrights Union of Canada (November 28, 2000). "Theatre Community Saddened at the Loss of Playwright, Carol Bolt". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia Biography
- ^ Carol Bolt at the Internet Movie Database
