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Fay Weldon
Born September 22, 1931 · Birmingham, England, UK
Died January 4, 2023 · aged 91
Fay Weldon (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was a British author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including Puffball (1980), The Cloning of Joanna May (1989), Wicked Women (1995) and The Bulgari Connection (2000), but was most well-known as the writer of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983) which wa…
Known For
She-Devil · 1989She-Devil
★ 6.01989
MovieComedy
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
Puffball · 2007Puffball
★ 3.82007
MovieDramaHorror
Architect Liffey moves to the Irish countryside with her American fiancé, Richard, to refurbish a long-abandoned cottage. Their neighbours are elderly Molly Tucker and her adult daughter, Mabs, who has three daughters but wants a son. After Richard returns to New York City, Liffey learns she's pregnant, which angers Molly and Mabs. Convinced Liffey has the baby her daughter deserves, Molly tries to use black magic to eliminate the fetus.
Mrs. Weekley's Lover · 2025Mrs. Weekley's Lover
2025
Movie
Mrs. Weekley starts an affair with a young writer named D.H. Lawrence.
Poor Cherry · 1967Poor Cherry
1967
MovieTV MovieDrama
A politically-active couple's involvement in an election campaign threatens their marriage through personal entanglements with the candidate and other campaigners.
Office Party · 1971Office Party
1971
MovieDrama
Men behave in a beastly, chauvinistic manner at an office party, turning what should be a fun break from work into an exercise in bad taste.
A Splinter of Ice · 1972A Splinter of Ice
1972
Movie
Fay Weldon's play about adultery, middle age, and ambition.
Omnibus · 1967Omnibus
★ 7.21967
SeriesDocumentary
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
The Wednesday Play · 1964The Wednesday Play
★ 5.21964
SeriesDrama
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.
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