| 词条 | Christine Longford |
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Christine_Longford.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Christine Patti Trew | birth_date = 1900 | birth_place = Somerset | death_date = 14 May 1980 | death_place = Dublin, Ireland| resting_place = Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin | nationality = English | other_names = | known_for = Plays, books on theatre | occupation = | spouse = Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = niece Rachel Billington}} Christine Longford, Countess of Longford (née Trew; born in 1900 in Somerset, died 14 May 1980, Dublin, Ireland[1]) was a playwright. Following her parents' separation her mother took in lodgers while Christine attended Oxford Wells High School. She won a scholarship to study Classics at Somerville College, Oxford. While there she met and in 1925 married Edward Pakenham, later 6th Earl of Longford. She moved to Ireland with her husband in 1925. They divided their time between Dublin and Pakenham Hall, now Tullynally Castle, in Castlepollard, County Westmeath. In 1930, Christine Longford and her husband bought shares in The Dublin Gate Theatre Company. In addition to designing costumes and managing productions Christine wrote plays including Lord Edward and Patrick Sarsfield. She also adapted novels for the stage, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice among them. The company suffered when the Longfords withdrew their backing.[2][3] Her books include A Biography of Dublin, published as part of the Biographies of Cities series, Country Places, published by Parkside Press Dublin and Making Conversation, republished by Persephone Books in 2009. Bibliography
References1. ^Irish Times, 15 May 1980. 2. ^Parker, Sybil P. Irish Drama in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, Mc-Graw-Hill, 1983. Page 71. 3. ^Gassner, John. The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama. Dover, 2003. Page 468. External links
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