Michael Voysey

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Michael Voysey (1920 in Grimsby- 1987 in Colchester) was a playwright and writer for TV programmes.

As a playwright he created My Astonishing Self from the works of George Bernard Shaw[1]. He also wrote The Amorous Goldfish and adapted Marguerite by Armand Salacrou[2]

[edit] Works

As a TV writer he has written the following[3]:

  • "Father Brown" (1974) TV Series (adaptation)
  • Cheri (1973) (TV)
  • Cranford (1972) (TV)
  • "Wives and Daughters" (1971) (mini) TV Series (adaptation)
  • Imperial Palace (1969) (TV)
  • "Middlemarch" (1968) (mini) TV Series (adaptation)
  • A Place of One's Own , an episode of Mystery and Imagination (1968)
  • The White Rabbit (1967) - a TV series adpted by Voysey from the novels by Bruce Marshall[4]
  • "Mr. John Jorrocks" (1966) TV Series (writer)
  • The Old Wives' Table (1964) (TV)
  • "Suspense" (1962) TV Series (writer)
  • "Persuasion" (1960) (mini) TV Series
  • "Barnaby Rudge" (1960) TV Series (writer)
  • Hilda Lessways (1959) (TV) (adaptation)
  • "The Royalty" (1957) TV Series (writer)
  • The Present, an episode of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1956)

[edit] References

  1. ^ G.B.S. Lives, Time article published Monday, Jan. 30, 1978. [1] Time.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  2. ^ [2] Doollee.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  3. ^ [3] Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  4. ^ [4] Action TV Online. Retrieved 2006-12-20.