Mercer Plays: 1 by David Mercer
This first volume in the world dramatists series explores the start of the career of television and stage dramatist, David Mercer, who was one of the first writers to recognize the fundamental difference of writing for television.
David Mercer was born in Yorkshire, the son of an engine-driver, and left school at 14 to become a medical laboratory technician. Before he began playwriting, he joined the Royal Navy and also studied painting and fine arts. Mercer began his career as a dramatist with the trilogy of television plays The Generations (1964). His stage plays include The Governor's Lady, Ride a Cock Horse, Belcher's Luck, Flint (1970), After Haggerty (1970), Duck Song (1974), and Cousin Vladimir (1978). He also wrote the screenplay for the motion picture Providence.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780413634504 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413634507 |
| Title | Mercer Plays: 1 |
| Author | David Mercer |
| Series | Contemporary Dramatists |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1990-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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