- Jessie Kesson
Jessie Kesson (
October 28 ,1916 -September 26 ,1994 ), born as Jessie Grant McDonald, was a Scottish novelist, playwright and radio producer.Life
She was born in a
workhouse inInverness and brought up inElgin and then in an orphanage atSkene, Aberdeenshire from the age of 8. In her circumstances, she was not permitted to enter further education and had to go into domestic service. [cite web|last=Murray| first=Isobel| title =Writing Her Self | url=http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/ScotLit/ASLS/Laverock-Jessie_Kesson.html |accessdate = 2007-09-17]In 1934 she married Johnnie Kesson, a cattleman, living in
Abriachan and thenRothienorman .Encounters with
Nan Shepherd and thenNeil M. Gunn opened opportunities in writing, including plays for the BBC in Aberdeen. [cite web|last=Campbell| first=Alistair| title =Jessie Kesson Novelist & Playwright 1916-1994 | url=http://www.slainte.org.uk/cilips/publications/scotauth/kessodsw.htm |accessdate = 2007-09-17]She moved to London in 1947, where she lived for the rest of her life. As well as domestic work, she worked as a radio producer, producing
Women's Hour and over 90 radio plays.Works
Her writings include "The White Bird Passes" (1958), filmed for BBC Television in 1980, "Glitter of Mica" (1963), "Another Time, Another Place" (1983) which became an award-winning film, and "Where the Apple Ripens" (1985).
External links
* [http://www.nls.uk/writestuff/kesson.html National Library of Scotland Modern Scottish Writers]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036606/ IMDB entry for Another Time, Another Place]References
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