Joan Henry
Playwright, Author
1914 – 2000
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Who was Joan Henry?
Joan Constance Anne Henry was an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A former débutante from an illustrious family, she was jailed for passing a fraudulent cheque in 1951 and her best-known works were based on her experiences in prison. She wrote the semi-autobiographical Who Lie In Gaol, filmed as The Weak and the Wicked, and the novel Yield to the Night, the basis for the film starring Diana Dors.
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1914
Belgravia - Also known as
- Joan Constance Anne Henry
- Joan Standage
- Spouses
- J. Lee Thompson
(1958 - ) - Donald Standage
(1938 - 1950)
- J. Lee Thompson
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- 2000
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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