Gwenlyn Parry
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Gwenlyn Parry was a Welsh
dramatist.
Gwenlyn Parry was born in the Welsh slate-quarrying village of Deiniolen
, Caernarfonshire
(Gwynedd
) and died in the Cardiff
area of south Wales. He is buried in Macpela, Penygroes, Gwynedd.
Gwenlyn Parry was author of several prominent Welsh plays including Y Twr, Saer Doliau, Ty ar y Tywod, Panto and Sal. He was married twice, first to Joy and then to Ann Beynon. He had two daughters from his first marriage and a son and a daughter from his second.
Initially working as a teacher, Parry taught Mathematics at a school in London and later Science through the medium of Welsh in Bethesda, Wales
.
Parry joined BBC Wales
in 1966 and helped to establish the Scripts department, where he worked on popular Welsh programmes such as Pobol y Cwm
. He also achieved writing credits for the TV play Grand Slam and the feature film Un Nos 'Ola Leuad (based on the book by Caradog Prichard
).
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
dramatist.
Gwenlyn Parry was born in the Welsh slate-quarrying village of Deiniolen
Deiniolen
Deiniolen is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon covering the, and, on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, can be seen...
, Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
(Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
) and died in the Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
area of south Wales. He is buried in Macpela, Penygroes, Gwynedd.
Gwenlyn Parry was author of several prominent Welsh plays including Y Twr, Saer Doliau, Ty ar y Tywod, Panto and Sal. He was married twice, first to Joy and then to Ann Beynon. He had two daughters from his first marriage and a son and a daughter from his second.
Initially working as a teacher, Parry taught Mathematics at a school in London and later Science through the medium of Welsh in Bethesda, Wales
Bethesda, Wales
Bethesda is a town lying on the River Ogwen and the A5 road on the edge of Snowdonia, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, colloquially called Pesda by the locals.- History :...
.
Parry joined BBC Wales
BBC Wales
BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services in both the Welsh and English languages.Outside...
in 1966 and helped to establish the Scripts department, where he worked on popular Welsh programmes such as Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm
Pobol y Cwm is a Welsh-language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974. The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it...
. He also achieved writing credits for the TV play Grand Slam and the feature film Un Nos 'Ola Leuad (based on the book by Caradog Prichard
Caradog Prichard
Caradog Prichard was a Welsh poet and novelist writing in Welsh. His daughter, Mari Prichard, was married to the late Humphrey Carpenter....
).