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Aus. Women's Weekly, 19 Oct. 1960, p.22
Patricia Hooker Patricia Hooker i(7119407 works by) (a.k.a. Pat Hooker)
Born: Established: 17 Feb 1933 Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln - Louth Bay area, Southern Eyre Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 9 Apr 2001 Kensington, London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Female
Departed from Australia: 1964
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1 form y separately published work icon The Concubine Patricia Hooker , ( dir. Gareth Davies ) United Kingdom (UK) : Yorkshire Television , 1981 7125964 1981 single work film/TV

'George has both a wife and a mistress. Is he coping with them, or are they coping with him?'

Source: BFI (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/175217). (Sighted: 13/3/2014)
1 form y separately published work icon The Beauty of the World Patricia Hooker , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 1973 7952364 1973 single work radio play

A radio play about Helen of Troy.
1 form y separately published work icon The Golden Road Patricia Hooker , ( dir. Douglas Camfield ) United Kingdom (UK) : Thames Television ITV , 1973 7125881 1973 single work film/TV

The lives of the Hunter family are shaken up when they take in a young female lodger.
1 form y separately published work icon Simon Fenton's Story Patricia Hooker , ( dir. Darrol Blake ) United Kingdom (UK) : Thames Television , 1973 7125814 1973 single work film/TV

'Is it mother love that makes Amy fight for her son's custody - or is it just a pawn?'

Source: BFI (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/347764). (Sighted: 13/3/2014)
1 1 The Lotos-Eaters The Lotus Eaters Patricia Hooker , 1968 single work drama

'The action takes place in a shed on a Queensland sugar wharf. It is little more than a wily tug-o-war between a union representative who knows all the lurks and who is supported by a farcical chorus of wharfies, a greenhorn young employers' represen tative, and a world-weary arbitrator. The wharfies march on and off, according to whether they are striking or not, to the tune of 'Advance Australia Fair', scratching their mosquito bites. It feels rather like 'Wally and the Major' come to life.'

(See '200,000 Rush to Soak Up Atmosphere'.)
2 form y separately published work icon The Winged Chariot Patricia Hooker , (Manuscript version)7126036 7126042 1967 single work radio play historical fiction

Radio play about the death of Socrates.
1 form y separately published work icon Concord of Sweet Sounds Patricia Hooker , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 1965 7952280 1965 single work radio play

'A distinguished pianist, preparing for a gala celebrity concert in Sydney, is suddenly faced with the possibility that he may never be able to play again.'

Source: Radio Times, 28 January 1965, p.40.
1 form y separately published work icon The Little Woman Patricia Hooker , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1962 8038000 1962 single work film/TV

Very little is known about this work, Patricia Hooker's first television play.
2 1 form y separately published work icon Twilight of a Hero Patricia Hooker , (Manuscript version)7124359 7124161 1962 single work radio play

According to contemporary news reports, the radio play 'took for its subject the love of King David for his son Absolom.'

The same reporter noted that 'Research revealed that the story was taken straight from the Biblical text, so that no flights of imagination were necessary and the author had only to concentrate on the dialogue. Even a great deal of this was provided by the Book of Samuel.'

(See 'The Bright Side of Concerts' under Works About.)
2 2 form y separately published work icon Concord of Sweet Sounds Patricia Hooker , 1960-1969 (Manuscript version)7125978 7125985 1960 single work film/TV

The world of a turbulent but brilliant concert pianist.
2 3 form y separately published work icon A Season in Hell Patricia Hooker , 1960-1969 (Manuscript version)7125994 7125999 1960 single work film/TV

Recreates the fraught relationship between Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine at the end of the nineteenth century.
1 form y separately published work icon A Bird in a Gilded Cage Patricia Hooker , Australia : Television Corporation New South Wales (TCN9) , 1957 7124766 1957 single work film/TV historical fiction

Little is known of this script, but Patricia Hooker described it in 1960 as 'just a 10-minute Victorian melodrama'.

(See 'Playtime for Patricia'.)
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