Carol Bolt
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Carol Bolt was a Canadian playwright. She was a founding member and, for several years, president of the Playwrights Union of Canada.
Bolt's best known play is the thriller One Night Stand, which was turned into a film in 1978. Her other plays include examinations of Canadian-specific motifs and political issues, such as Buffalo Jump (examining Canada during the depression era of the 1930s) and Red Emma (about radical anarchist Emma Goldman
). Her last play was Famous, produced on stage in 1997.
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.
Bolt's best known play is the thriller One Night Stand, which was turned into a film in 1978. Her other plays include examinations of Canadian-specific motifs and political issues, such as Buffalo Jump (examining Canada during the depression era of the 1930s) and Red Emma (about radical anarchist Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century....
). Her last play was Famous, produced on stage in 1997.
For television, Bolt's writing credits include Tales of the Klondike, two episodes of the animated children's series The Raccoons
The Raccoons
The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with four preceding television specials beginning in 1980. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced at Atkinson Film-Arts first-hand from 1984 to 1985, then at Hinton Animation Studios...
, and a single episode of Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock is a children's live action puppet television program series created by Jim Henson. The central characters were a set of "Muppet" creatures called Fraggles. The show ran from January 10, 1983, to March 30, 1987, on CBC Television in Canada, ITV in the UK, HBO in the United States,...
.
Bolt died of complications due to liver cancer on November 28, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario.