1939–, English playwright, b. Salford, Lancashire. Her first play, written when she was only 17, was A TASTE OF HONEY (1958), about a young working-class girl who refuses to conform to her dreary surroundings. It was a critical and popular success and was made into a film. After her second play, THE LION IN LOVE (1960), she turned to writing screenplays, including CHARLIE BUBBLES (1968) and DANCE WITH A STRANGER (1985).
