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Shelagh Delaney(1938-2011)

  • Writer
  • Actress
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Shelagh Delaney was born on 25 November 1938 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. She was a writer and actress, known for A Taste of Honey (1961), Charlie Bubbles (1968) and The White Bus (1967). She died on 20 November 2011 in Suffolk, England, UK.
BornNovember 25, 1938
DiedNovember 20, 2011(72)
BornNovember 25, 1938
DiedNovember 20, 2011(72)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 3 wins total

Known for

A Taste of Honey (1961)
A Taste of Honey
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1961
Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
Charlie Bubbles
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1968
The White Bus (1967)
The White Bus
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1967
Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in The Railway Station Man (1992)
The Railway Station Man
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1992

Credits

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Writer



  • Um Sabor a Mel (1994)
    Um Sabor a Mel
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1994
  • Three Days in August (1992)
    Three Days in August
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in The Railway Station Man (1992)
    The Railway Station Man
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Dance with a Stranger
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • A Taste of Honey
    TV Mini Series
    • play
    • 1984
  • Teatro (1980)
    Teatro
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1981
  • Find Me First
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • The House That Jack Built (1977)
    The House That Jack Built
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Julie Peasgood in Seven Faces of Woman (1974)
    Seven Faces of Woman
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1974
  • A Taste of Honey
    TV Mini Series
    • play
    • 1971
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1970
  • Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Charlie Bubbles
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • The White Bus (1967)
    The White Bus
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1967
  • A Taste of Honey (1961)
    A Taste of Honey
    7.4
    • adapted from the play by
    • screenplay
    • 1961

Actress



  • A Taste of Honey (1961)
    A Taste of Honey
    7.4
    • Woman watching basketball (uncredited)
    • 1961

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • November 25, 1938
    • Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 20, 2011
    • Suffolk, England, UK(heart failure and breast cancer)
  • Other works
    Her play, "A Taste of Honey", was performed at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, England and at Wyndham's Theatre in London, England with Frances Cuka, Nigel Davenport, Murray Melvin, Avis Bunnage and Clifton Jones in the cast. Joan Littlewood was the director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    Was a classmate of Christine Hargreaves at Pendleton High School.
  • Quotes
    Women never have young minds. They are born 3,000 years old.

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