Occupation playwright Role Playwright Name Carol Bolt | Period 1970s-1990s Nationality Canadian | |
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Notable works One Night Stand, Buffalo Jump Books The Book of Answers, The Book of Love Answers, Love's Book of Answers, The literary book of answers, Mom's book of answers | ||
Anusree roy winner carol bolt award 2011
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.
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- Anusree roy winner carol bolt award 2011
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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.
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.
Bolt died of complications due to liver cancer on November 28, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario. Following her death, the Canadian Authors Association renamed its CAA Award for Drama to the Carol Bolt Award in her memory; the award is now administered by the Playwrights Guild of Canada.