Dulcie Dunlop Ladds (13 May 1906 – 17 April 1972)[1] was an Australian author, poet and playwright who was best known for her play We have Our Dreams.
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| Born | Isabel Dulcie Dunlop 13 May 1906 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 17 April 1970 (aged 63) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Mrs. Charles Ladds Mrs. Samuel Charles Ladds |
Life edit
Born Isabel Dulcie Dunlop, Ladds is known for her plays, stories, and serial publications. She wrote primarily about domestic issues and relationships between men and women.[2] Most of her stories are set in Queensland, Australia. Her play, We have Our Dreams, was inspired by her time spent living on a banana plantation with her husband, Samuel Charles Ladds.[3] The play was first produced in 1957.[4] It was later translated into German and performed at the Baden Baden on the 15 March 1959.[5] In her 1987 daughter Lola Tarnawski published, Such Stuff As Dreams, a biography of Ladds and a history detailing the writing of We have Our Dreams.[6]
Ladds also ran a studio centered on dance and dramatic art in Brisbane, Australia.[7]
Selected publications edit
- Ladds, Dulcie Dunlop (1944). Marriage is monotonous and other stories. Brisbane : Bunyip Press.
- Ladds, Dulcie Dunlop (1944). The lighted window and other stories. Brisbane : Bunyip Press.
Honors and awards edit
In 1938 Ladds won the Twelfth Night competition for her play What of Michael.[8] In 1942 she was awarded the C.J. Dennis Memorial Award for We have Our Dreams.[1][9]
References edit
- ^ a b "Dulcie Dunlop Ladds". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Adelaide, Debra (1988). Australian women writers : a bibliographical guide. Internet Archive. London : Pandora. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-86358-149-6.
- ^ Yumpu.com (2009). Southport Stories. p. 71. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Worth Reporting". Australian Women's Weekly. 1958-04-23. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ Wilde, William H.; Hooton, Joy; Andrews, Barry (1994), "Ladds, Dulcie Dunlop", The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195533811.001.0001/acref-9780195533811-e-1841, ISBN 978-0-19-553381-1, retrieved 2023-12-20
- ^ Tarnawski, Lola; Ladds, Dulcie Dunlop (1987-01-01). Such Stuff As Dreams. ISBN 0-7316-1677-4.
- ^ "Dancing". The Catholic Advocate. Vol. XX, no. 1031. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 35. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Playwright on Cane Farm". Sunday Mail. 1938-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "THE PASSING SHOW". Tweed Daily. 1944-08-07. Retrieved 2024-05-12.