Joanna McClelland Glass (born October 7, 1936) is a Canadian playwright.[1] She was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and became an American citizen in 1962.[1] She has aided in the expansion of Canadian Theatre from 1970 to the present.

Joanna Glass
Born
Joan Ruth McClelland

(1936-10-07) October 7, 1936 (age 88)
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Notable workArtichoke (1975)
Woman Wanted (1984)
Trying (2004)
SpouseAlexander Glass (married 1959–1976)
Children3

Life

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Glass was born on October 7, 1936, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.[2] She was born as Joan Ruth McClelland.[2] She was involved with theatre during high school.[2] She moved to Calgary to work in a radio station.[2]

Plays

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  • 1972, Canadian Gothic
  • 1972, American Modern
  • 1975, Artichoke
  • 1980, To Grandmother's House We Go
  • 1983, Play Memory
  • 1989, Yesteryear
  • 1993, If We Are Women
  • 2004, Trying
  • 2008, Palmer Park[1]
  • 2010, Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily

Novels

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  • 1975, Reflections on a Mountain Summer (Knopf)
  • 1984, Woman Wanted (St. Martin's)[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Nothof, Anne (2009-04-02). "Glass, Joanna McClelland". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. ^ a b c d Nothof, Anne (October 31, 2011). "Joanna Glass". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

Further reading

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  • The Oxford companion to Canadian literature, 2nd ed., pp. 464–466
  • The Oxford companion to Canadian theatre, pp. 234–235.
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