Ringwood, Gwen Pharis

RINGWOOD, Gwen Pharis, dramatist (b 13 Aug 1910, Anatone, WA; d 24 May 1984, Williams Lake). She came to Canada in 1931 to study at the Univ of Alberta and began her career as a prolific playwright in 1935 while working at the Banff School of Fine Arts. After studying drama at the Univ of NC, she returned to Alberta to teach. In 1953 she moved to WILLIAMS LAKE, where she spent the rest of her life. She wrote more than 60 plays for radio and stage, including several musicals and plays for...

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