Joan Ure (1919-1978: playwright, pseudonym of Elizabeth Carswell)

Elizabeth Carswell, ( 1919-1978 ) wrote plays under the pen name of Joan Ure . She wrote plays for the stage and the radio. Her plays included: The Lecturer and the Lady, A Hatred Like This, and The Hard Case . She was a founder member of the Society of Scottish Playwrights in 1973.

From the guide to the Papers of Joan Ure (1919-1978), playwright, pseudonym of Elizabeth Carswell, 1957-1977, (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department)