Betty Lambert
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Betty Lambert, born Elizabeth Minnie Lee (August 23, 1933 - November 4, 1983) was a Canadian
writer.
Lambert was born in Calgary
, Canada
to Christopher and Bessie Lee (née Cooper), the oldest of three daughters.
She graduated from the University of British Columbia
, Vancouver
, in 1957.
She married Frank Lambert in 1952. They were divorced in 1962. Betty had a daughter in 1964.
Lambert received the 1956 Brissenden Creative Writing Award and the 1957 Macmillan Best Short Story Award.
In 1965 she joined the English Department of the newly founded Simon Fraser University
, where she eventually became professor.
Lambert died in Burnaby, British Columbia
, in 1983.
Her work includes over seventy stage, radio, and television plays; additionally, works of both long and short fiction. While handling a broad range of topics, many of her works deal with feminism, strong women, and sexual violence.
Canada
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writer.
Lambert was born in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to Christopher and Bessie Lee (née Cooper), the oldest of three daughters.
She graduated from the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, in 1957.
She married Frank Lambert in 1952. They were divorced in 1962. Betty had a daughter in 1964.
Lambert received the 1956 Brissenden Creative Writing Award and the 1957 Macmillan Best Short Story Award.
In 1965 she joined the English Department of the newly founded Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
, where she eventually became professor.
Lambert died in Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby, British Columbia
Burnaby is a city in British Columbia, Canada, located immediately to the east of Vancouver. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby Surrey and Vancouver....
, in 1983.
Her work includes over seventy stage, radio, and television plays; additionally, works of both long and short fiction. While handling a broad range of topics, many of her works deal with feminism, strong women, and sexual violence.
Works
- The Pony (1956)
- The Best Room in the House (radio play, 1959)
- The Good of the Sun (radio play, 1960)
- Falconer's Island (radio play, 1966)
- Tumult with Indians (children's play, 1967; winner of the Canadian Centennial Award for best historical children's play)
- The Visitor (performed at the Vancouver Playhouse production historyVancouver Playhouse production historyThe Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company is a regional theatre company, producing plays since 1962. The following is a list of the productions that have been staged since its inception, starting with the most recently completed season.-2011-2012 :...
1968-1969) - The Dandy Lion (1972)
- The Popcorn Man (1973)
- The Riddle Machine (children's play, 1974)
- Sqrieux-de-Dieu (comedy, 1976)
- Guilt (short story, 1978)
- The Last Dinner (1979)
- Crossings (novel, 1979; nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel AwardBooks in Canada First Novel AwardThe Amazon.ca First Novel Award, formerly the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is a literary award given annually to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada. It has been awarded since 1976....
) - Clouds of Glory (1980)
- Jennie's Story (1981; finalist for the 1982 Governor General's Awards1982 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1982 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man DescendingOther Finalists:...
; winner of the 1984 Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play AwardFloyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play AwardThe Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Awards were a Canadian literary award, given to Canadian plays produced by any professional Canadian theatre company, and having at least ten performances in the Toronto area....
; basis for the movie Heart of the Sun (1999)) - Under the Skin (drama, 1985)
- Grasshopper Hill (radio play; winner of the ACTRA AwardACTRA AwardThe ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television, film and radio industry. Organized and presented by ACTRA, the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists, which represented performers, writers and broadcast journalists, the Nellie statuettes...
for best radio drama)
External links
- Official Website
- Biography at the Literary Encyclopedia
- Biography at the Dictionary of Literary BiographyDictionary of Literary BiographyThe Dictionary of Literary Biography is a specialist encyclopedia dedicated to literature. Published by Gale, the 375-volumes set covers a wide variety of literary topics, periods, and genres, with a focus on American and British literature....