Patricia Joudry

Patricia Joudry (October 18, 1921–October 28, 2000) was a Canadian playwright and author.

She was born in Spirit River, Alberta, the daughter of Clifford and Beth Joudry.[1][2] While in her twenties, she began a career in radio broadcast, including co-writing the radio drama, The Aldrich Family from 1945–49.[3] During her career, she wrote more than 300 plays, 250 of which were for radio broadcast. Her play Teach Me How to Cry was the basis of the 1958 film, The Restless Years.[4] She became the first English-Canadian professional playwright to make a living from her writing in the 20th century.[5]

Joudry lived in England and the United States from the 1940s until 1973, when she returned to Canada.[2] Along with her daughter Rafael, in 1984 she began introducing the use of sound therapy.[3] She has been married and divorced twice.[2] She died in Powell River, British Columbia.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Joudry, Patricia, 1921-2000". Special Collections. University of Calgary Library. http://www.ucalgary.ca/lib-old/SpecColl/joudry.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  2. ^ a b c New, William H. (2002). Encyclopedia of literature in Canada. G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects. University of Toronto Press. p. 558. ISBN 0802007619. 
  3. ^ a b "The Founders". Sound Therapy International. http://www.soundtherapyinternational.com/v3/the-founders.html. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  4. ^ Williams, Karl. "The Restless Years (1958)". The new York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/107650/The-Restless-Years/overview. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  5. ^ "Patricia Joudry, 1921-2000". The Playwrights Database. http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsJ/joudry-patricia.html. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  6. ^ Corry, John (April 29, 1982). "Theater: Teach me how to Cry". The new York Times. http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9506E0D81F39F93AA15757C0A964948260. Retrieved 2011-01-28.