Carol Bolt (August 25, 1941 – November 28, 2000)[1] was a Canadian playwright. She was a founding member and, for several years, president of the Playwrights Union of Canada.
Bolt's play Buffalo Jump, an examination of Canada during the depression era of the 1930s, was performed at Theatre Passe Muraille in 1972.[2]
Bolt's best known play, the thriller One Night Stand, was first performed in 1977,[3] and was turned into a made-for-television film by Allan King in 1978; the film won several awards,[4] and received mixed reviews. [5][6][7] Her play Red Emma, told the story of radical anarchist Emma Goldman. Her last play was Famous, produced on stage in 1997, based on the real-life story of criminals Paul Bernardo and Karla Holmolka.[8]
For television, Bolt's writing credits include Tales of the Klondike, two episodes of the animated children's series The Raccoons, and a single episode of Fraggle Rock.
There is a Carol Bolt fond at Library and Archives Canada.[10] The archival reference number is R4602, former archival reference number MG31-D89.[11] The fond covers the date range 1961 to 2000. It consists of 12.82 meters of textual records, 100 photographs and other media.
^Cynthia Zimmerman (September 1994). Playwriting Women: Female Voices in English Canada. Dundurn. p. 29. ISBN978-0-88924-258-6.
^"A "One Night Stand" to forget". by Peter Hendra, Kingston Whig-Standard, February 25, 2016
^"Allan King's documentaries spoke to the human condition". The Globe and Mail, Sandra Martin, June 15, 2009
^"FILM: 'ONE NIGHT STAND,' ROMANCE-CUM-THRILLER". New York Times, Apr 29, 1982. Janet Maslin
^André Loiselle (16 October 2003). Stage-Bound: Feature Film Adaptations of Canadian and QuŽbŽcois Drama. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 142. ISBN978-0-7735-7146-4.
^"Thriller that fails to thrill not totally beyond redemption". The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Canada. February 21, 1980, Page 32
^"VIOLENT WOMEN: THE BERNARDO/HOMOLKA CASE IN FAMOUS BY CAROL BOLT AND PAUL'S CASE BY LYNN CROSBIE". Shelley Scott. Theatre Research in Canada, Volume 22 Number 1 / Spring 2001
^"Playwright befriended writers and students". The Eye Opener, January 17, 2001. By Kevin Ritchie
^"Carol Bolt finding aid at Library and Archives Canada" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 2010-03-31. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^"Carol Bolt fond description at Library and Archives Canada". from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
carol, bolt, august, 1941, november, 2000, canadian, playwright, founding, member, several, years, president, playwrights, union, canada, born, 1941, august, 1941winnipeg, manitobadiednovember, 2000, 2000, aged, toronto, ontariooccupationplaywrightnationalityc. Carol Bolt August 25 1941 November 28 2000 1 was a Canadian playwright She was a founding member and for several years president of the Playwrights Union of Canada Carol BoltBorn 1941 08 25 August 25 1941Winnipeg ManitobaDiedNovember 28 2000 2000 11 28 aged 59 Toronto OntarioOccupationplaywrightNationalityCanadianPeriod1970s 1990sNotable worksOne Night Stand Buffalo Jump Contents 1 Career 2 Works 3 Archives 4 References 5 External linksCareer editBolt s play Buffalo Jump an examination of Canada during the depression era of the 1930s was performed at Theatre Passe Muraille in 1972 2 Bolt s best known play the thriller One Night Stand was first performed in 1977 3 and was turned into a made for television film by Allan King in 1978 the film won several awards 4 and received mixed reviews 5 6 7 Her play Red Emma told the story of radical anarchist Emma Goldman Her last play was Famous produced on stage in 1997 based on the real life story of criminals Paul Bernardo and Karla Holmolka 8 For television Bolt s writing credits include Tales of the Klondike two episodes of the animated children s series The Raccoons and a single episode of Fraggle Rock Bolt died of complications due to liver cancer on November 28 2000 in Toronto Ontario 9 Following her death the Canadian Authors Association renamed its CAA Award for Drama to the Carol Bolt Award in her memory the award is now administered by the Playwrights Guild of Canada Works editPlays Buffalo Jump 1972 My Best Friend Is Twelve Feet High 1972 Cyclone Jack 1972 Gabe 1973 Pauline 1973 Red Emma Queen of the Anarchists 1974 Shelter 1975 Maurice 1975 Finding Bumble 1975 One Night Stand 1977 Desperados 1977 Escape Entertainment 1981 Love or Money 1981 Famous 1997 Books Drama in the Classroom 1986 Archives editThere is a Carol Bolt fond at Library and Archives Canada 10 The archival reference number is R4602 former archival reference number MG31 D89 11 The fond covers the date range 1961 to 2000 It consists of 12 82 meters of textual records 100 photographs and other media References edit Carol Bolt The Canadian Encyclopedia Cynthia Zimmerman September 1994 Playwriting Women Female Voices in English Canada Dundurn p 29 ISBN 978 0 88924 258 6 A One Night Stand to forget by Peter Hendra Kingston Whig Standard February 25 2016 Allan King s documentaries spoke to the human condition The Globe and Mail Sandra Martin June 15 2009 FILM ONE NIGHT STAND ROMANCE CUM THRILLER New York Times Apr 29 1982 Janet Maslin Andre Loiselle 16 October 2003 Stage Bound Feature Film Adaptations of Canadian and QuZbZcois Drama McGill Queen s Press MQUP p 142 ISBN 978 0 7735 7146 4 Thriller that fails to thrill not totally beyond redemption The Ottawa Journal Ottawa Canada February 21 1980 Page 32 VIOLENT WOMEN THE BERNARDO HOMOLKA CASE IN FAMOUS BY CAROL BOLT AND PAUL S CASE BY LYNN CROSBIE Shelley Scott Theatre Research in Canada Volume 22 Number 1 Spring 2001 Playwright befriended writers and students The Eye Opener January 17 2001 By Kevin Ritchie Carol Bolt finding aid at Library and Archives Canada PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2010 03 31 Retrieved July 13 2020 Carol Bolt fond description at Library and Archives Canada Archived from the original on 2020 07 13 Retrieved July 13 2020 External links editCanadian Theatre Encyclopedia Biography Carol Bolt fonds R4602 at Library and Archives Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carol Bolt amp oldid 1159707378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
