Pat Flower Explained

Pat Flower
Birth Name:	Patricia Mary Byson Flower
Birth Place:	Ramsgate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Birth Date:	23 February 1914
Death Place:	New South Wales, Australia
Death Date:	2 September 1977 (aged 63)
Occupation:	Playwright, screenwriter, novelist
Spouse:	Cedric Arthur Flower

Patricia Mary Byson Flower (23 February 1914 – 2 September 1977) was an English Australian writer of plays, television plays and novels.

Biography

She was born in Ramsgate, Kent, England and moved to Australia with her family in 1928. She originally worked as a secretary, writing radio plays and sketches in her spare time. She eventually moved on to writing crime novels and TV scripts.^[1]

She wrote so many episodes of the ABC TV series Australian Playhouse one critic called it "The Pat Flower Show".

She was married to Cedric Flower, an actor, costume designer, designer, playwright, director, playwright, producer and set designer (1920-2000)^[2] Flower committed suicide in New South Wales, Australia in September 1977.^[3]

Select writings

• Port of Message (1949) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
• Love Returns to Umbrizi (1958) – radio play – writer
• From the Tropics to the Snow (1961) – film script
• The Prowler (1966) – television play^[4]
• You've Never Had It So Good (1965–66) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer^[5]
• Fiends of the Family (1966) – novel – adapted for TV in 1968
• The Tape Recorder (1966) – television play^[6]
• Marleen (1966) – television play
• Done Away with It (1966) – television play^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Anonymous (1966) – television play^[10]
• The Lace Counter (1966) – television play^[11]
• The V.I.P.P. (1966) – television play
• Easy Terms (1966) – television play^[12]
• The Empty Day (1966) – television play^{[13] [14]}
• The Heat's On (1967) – television play
• Tilley Landed On Our Shores (1967) – television play – won Dame Mary Gilmore Award^{[15] [16]}
• Exposure 70 (1970) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
• Dynasty (1971) – episodes of series inc "Who Wants A Bridge"^[17]
• Catwalk (1972) – episodes of series
• The Tape Recorder (1972) – play adaptation of television play
• Number 96 (1972) – episode of series
• What's New (1973) – revue at New Theatre – contributing writer
• The Alchemist (1982) – adaptation of Ben Johnson play – performed at New Theatre

Inspector Swinton series of crime novels

• Wax Flowers for Gloria (1958)
• Goodbye Sweet William (1959)
• A Wreath of Water-Lilies (1960)^[18]
• One Rose Less (1961)^[19]
• Hell for Heather (1962)
• Term of Terror (1963)
• Fiends of the Family (1966)
• Hunt the Body (1968)
• Cobweb (1972)
• Cat's Cradle (1973)^[20]
• Odd Job (1974)^[21]
• Slyboots (1974)
• Vanishing Point (1975)
• Crisscross (1976)^[22]
• Shadow Show (1976)

External links

• Biography at Australian Crime Fiction

Notes and References

1. The Bulletin. Sandra. Hall. BOOKS Lady into sofa. 21 October 1972. 52.
2. Web site: Cedric Flower. AusStage.
3. Susan Lever, 'Flower, Patricia Mary Bryson (1914–1977)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flower-patricia-mary-bryson-10207/text18039, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 3 April 2015.
4. News: CANBERRA REPERTORY Germany's most disputed play . . 40 . 11,459 . 4 May 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: New Theatre: "You've Never had it so good"! . . 1438 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 December 1965 . 20 April 2018 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: TELEVISION Gourmet and raconteur . . 40 . 11,455 . 29 April 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Play by Australian author . . 40 . 11,535 . 1 August 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: TV Not all the way . . 40 . 11,533 . 29 July 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Special an the making of a movie . . 34 . 12 . 17 August 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: leisure — the arts POP CULT A BRAVE VENTURE IN LOCAL MUSIC . . 40 . 11,504 . 25 June 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: Untitled . . 41 . 11,492 . 26 September 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: TELEVISION That silent report . . 41 . 11,520 . 28 October 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: LOVELY LIZA . . 1475 . New South Wales, Australia . 7 September 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
14. News: TELEVISION . . 41 . 11,482 . 13 September 1966 . 20 April 2018 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
15. News: Prize for TV drama . . 42 . 11,908 . 27 January 1968 . 20 April 2018 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
16. News: Gilmore prize presented . . 1551 . New South Wales, Australia . 27 March 1968 . 20 April 2018 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
17. News: Development opposed . . 45 . 12,884 . 9 August 1971 . 20 April 2018 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
18. News: YOUR BOOKSHELF . . 27 . 45 . 13 April 1960 . 20 April 2018 . 31 . National Library of Australia.
19. News: YOUR BOOKSHELF with Joyce Halstead . . 29 . 12 . 23 August 1961 . 20 April 2018 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
20. News: COMBINING ART AND CRIME . . 47 . 13,529 . 1 September 1973 . 20 April 2018 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
21. News: THE ROLE OF THE COOLER . . 49 . 13,859 . 13 September 1974 . 20 April 2018 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
22. News: A MONOPOLISTIC PSYCHOPATH? . . 50 . 14,463 . 21 August 1976 . 20 April 2018 . 10 . National Library of Australia.