Gowan, Elsie Park

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A graduate of the University of Alberta in 1930. Gowan became a noted playwright and author who wrote stage, television and radio plays. She served as chief factor at Fort Edmonton and received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta in 1982. She was instrumental in bringing live theatre to Edmonton and taught drama and radio writing at the Banff School of Fine Arts and at Queen's University summer school.

From the description of Scripts, 1930-1985. (University of Alberta). WorldCat record id: 65755579

Elsie Park Gowan (1905- ) graduated from the University of Alberta in 1930 and married Dr. Edward Hunter Gowan in 1935. She is a noted Alberta playwright and author, has served as chief factor at Fort Edmonton in Edmonton and received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta (1982). She was instrumental in bringing live theater to Edmonton and taught drama and radio writing at the Banff School of Fine Arts and at Queen's University summer school.

From the description of Scrapbooks 1933-1954. (University of Alberta). WorldCat record id: 70316500

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Alberta--Edmonton
Alberta--Edmonton
Canada
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Theater
Canadian drama
Radio plays, Canadian
Television plays
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Active 1985

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