Constance Cox

Constance Cox

Constance Cox (25 October 1912 – 1998) was a British script writer.

She specialised in adaptations of books by Charles Dickens and other classic literature. She was born in Surrey, England, UK. She was one of the first writers to adapt for television. Pickwick Papers was adapted for television by her in 1977. She also was a prolific playwright. She was a member of the Brighton Little Theatre from the early 1950s and directed her own and others' work there for many years.

Bibliography

  • The Count of Monte Cristo 1950 (The Fortune Press)
  • Northanger Abbey : a comedy in three acts, based upon Jane Austen's novel 1950 (The Fortune Press)
  • Spring at Marino: A comedy in three acts; suggested by Turgenev's "Fathers and sons" 1951 (Samuel French Ltd)
  • Three Knaves of Normandy: Play 1958 (Evans Bros.)
  • Jane Eyre: Play 1959 Constance Cox and Charlotte Brontë (J Garnet Miller Ltd) ISBN 0-85343-110-8
  • Caliph's Minstrel: Play 1961 (Evans Bros.) ISBN 0-237-49282-2
  • Lord Arthur Savile's Crime: A comedy in three acts (Acting Edition S.) 1963 Oscar Wilde and Constance Cox (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-01245-8
  • Miniature Beggar's Opera: Play (1964) (Evans Bros) ISBN 0-237-49283-0
  • Everyman: A new version of the famous morality play (Acting Edition S.) 1967 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-06248-X
  • Christmas Carol 1968 (Evans Bros.) ISBN 0-237-49495-7
  • Miss Letitia (Acting Edition S.) 1970 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-01275-X
  • Maria Marten (Acting Edition S.) 1970 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-02325-5
  • Pride and Prejudice: Play 1972 (J Garnet Miller Ltd) ISBN 0-85343-528-6
  • Murder Game (Acting Edition S.) 1976 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-01222-9
  • Lady Audley's Secret (Acting Edition S.) 1976 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-02345-X
  • Vampire, or the Bride of Death 1978 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-12293-8
  • A Time for Loving (Acting Edition S.) 1986 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-11417-X
  • Because of the Lockwoods: Play (Acting Edition S.) Constance Cox and Dorothy Whipple 1991 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-01722-0
  • Return of the Church to an East Anglian Parish 1996 (Honeyhill Studio) ISBN 0-9529942-0-8
  • Wuthering Heights 1997 (New Theatre Publications) ISBN 1-84094-002-6
  • Mansfield Park Jane Austen and Constance Cox 1997 (Hub Publications) ISBN 0-905049-15-2
  • The Woman in White: Play (French's Acting Editions S.) 2005 (Samuel French Ltd) ISBN 0-573-11578-8

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