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Frances Hyland (born Frances C. Moore) was an American screenwriter active between the late 1920s and the late 1940s. She was the first woman hired as a "gagman" at a film studio, and she wrote dozens of comedic scripts over the course of her career.
Frances Hyland OC (April 25, 1927 – July 11, 2004) was a Canadian stage, film and television actress. She earned recognition for roles on stage (including ten seasons with Stratford Festival) and screen (including her performance as Nanny Louisa on Road to Avonlea).
Frances Hyland. Writer: Guilty or Not Guilty. Screenwriter Frances Hyland was born in Arkansas around 1904 the daughter of William C. and Auralee (or Aura Lee) Moore. She was raised in Stuttgart, Arkansas where her father was the editor of a local newspaper.
- Writer, Script And Continuity Department
- September 19, 1903
- Frances Hyland
Frances Hyland. Actress: The Changeling. Frances Hyland was born on 25 April 1927 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Changeling (1980), Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Hounds of Notre Dame (1980). She was married to George McCowan. She died on 11 July 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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On presenting her with the Governor-General’s Performing Arts Award in 1994, the then G.G., Ray Hnatyshyn, called her “…the first lady of Canadian Theatre”, but in an acting career spanning over 50 years, Frances Hyland was frequently seen and heard on the nation’s airwaves.
Aug 15, 2007 · Frances Hyland, actor, director (b at Shaunavon, Saskatchewan 25 April 1927; d at Toronto, Ont 11 July 2004). She studied at the University of Sask (BA 1948) before entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England.
Frances Hyland was a Canadian stage, film and television actress. She earned recognition for roles on stage and screen. Honoured with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 1994, she was called "the first lady of Canadian theatre".
