Storm, Lesley (1898–1975).

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Storm, Lesley (1898–1975).

Scottish playwright and novelist. Born 1898 in The Manse, Maud, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died Oct 19, 1975, in London, England; dau. of Rev. William Cowie and Christian (Ewen) Cowie; m. James Doran Clark (died).

Wrote such plays as Tony Draws a Horse (1939), A Night in Venice, Great Day, Black Chiffon, Favonia, Time and Yellow Roses, The Paper Hat and Roar Like a Dove; wrote screenplays for East of Piccadilly (adaptation), Tonight and Every Night (adapted from her play Heart of a City), The Heart of the Matter (adaptated from Graham Greene novel), The Golden Salamander (adaptation), Personal Affair (adapted from her play A Day's Mischief), and The Spanish Gardener (adaptation), among others; novels include Lady What of Life? (1927) and Just As I Am (1933).

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