Fay Weldon

Fay Weldon

Writing

Born:
1931-09-22
Died:
2023-01-04
Place of birth:
Birmingham, England, UK

Biography

Fay Weldon (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was a British author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including Puffball (1980), The Cloning of Joanna May (1989), Wicked Women (1995) and The Bulgari Connection (2000), but was most well-known as the writer of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983) which was televised by the BBC in 1986.

Known For

Filmography

Mrs. Weekley's Lover

Mrs. Weekley's Lover

2025Writer
Movie
In Confidence

In Confidence

2010
TV
Puffball

Puffball

3.82007Novel
Movie
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

4.52007Self
TV
The Garden Party

The Garden Party

1998
TV
Big Women

Big Women

4.01998Writer
TV
Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

6.81994Self - Interviewee
Movie
Growing Rich

Growing Rich

6.51992Writer
TV
The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992Novel
TV
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

4.11991Self
TV
She-Devil

She-Devil

6.01989Novel
Movie
Heart of the Country

Heart of the Country

7.01987Writer
TV
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

7.21986Novel
TV
A Dangerous Kind of Love

A Dangerous Kind of Love

1986Writer
Movie
Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

6.51986Writer
TV
Time for Murder

Time for Murder

4.01985Writer
TV
Life for Christine

Life for Christine

6.51980Writer
Movie
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

7.01980Writer
TV
Send in the Girls

Send in the Girls

1978Writer
TV
The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

5.61978
TV
Age of Hypocrisy

Age of Hypocrisy

1977Writer
Movie
Jubilee 1977

Jubilee 1977

1977Writer
TV
The Velvet Glove

The Velvet Glove

1977Writer
TV
Shadows

Shadows

6.81975Writer
TV
Against the Crowd

Against the Crowd

1975Writer
TV
Ten from the Twenties

Ten from the Twenties

1975Writer
TV
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1975Writer
TV
Abschiedsparty

Abschiedsparty

1975Writer
Movie
Rooms

Rooms

7.01974Writer
TV
Marked Personal

Marked Personal

1973Writer
TV
Then and Now

Then and Now

1973Writer
TV
Die Geschichte einer dicken Frau

Die Geschichte einer dicken Frau

1973Writer
Movie
Armchair 30

Armchair 30

1973Writer
TV
Leap in the Dark

Leap in the Dark

1973Writer
TV
A Splinter of Ice

A Splinter of Ice

1972Writer
Movie
Suspicion

Suspicion

1971Writer
TV
Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

7.61971Writer
TV
Owen, M.D.

Owen, M.D.

1971Writer
TV
Trial

Trial

1971Writer
TV
Office Party

Office Party

1971Writer
Movie
Poor Mother

Poor Mother

1970Writer
Movie
Menace

Menace

1970Writer
TV
Kate

Kate

8.01970Writer
TV
The Doctors

The Doctors

7.01969Writer
TV
Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

1969Writer
TV
The Sex Game

The Sex Game

1968Writer
TV
Scene

Scene

7.01968Writer
TV
For Amusement Only

For Amusement Only

1968Writer
TV
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.21967
TV
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.01967Writer
TV
Poor Cherry

Poor Cherry

1967Writer
Movie
Trapped

Trapped

1967Writer
TV
Half Hour Story

Half Hour Story

7.51967Writer
TV
A Catching Complaint

A Catching Complaint

7.01966Writer
Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.21965Writer
TV
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.21964Writer
TV
Love Story

Love Story

1963Writer
TV
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

6.01956Writer
TV
ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

4.01955Writer
TV