Constance Cox | |
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| Born | (1912-10-25)25 October 1912 Sutton, Surrey, England |
| Died | 8 July 1998(1998-07-08) (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Scriptwriter, playwright |
Constance Cox (25 October 1912 – 8 July 1998) was a British script writer and playwright, born inSutton, Surrey.[1]
Cox was born Constance Shaw in Sutton, Surrey, in 1912. She married Norman Cox, a fighter pilot, who was killed in 1942. She had been a postmistress in Shoreham-by-sea, and moved to Brighton where she took up writing full-time after the end of the war.[1]
Cox specialised in adaptations of books byCharles Dickens and other classic literature. Her1962 adaptation ofCharles Dickens'Oliver Twist led to viewer complaints over the murder ofNancy byBill Sikes and questions asked inParliament about the suitability of such content for family audiences.[2]
In 1957 she adapted theJ.B. Priestley novelAngel Pavement into a BBCseries of the same title.She also was a prolific playwright. She was a member of the Brighton Little Theatre from the early 1950s and directed her own and others' work there for many years.[1]
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