In this episode Caroline and Nicola discuss the multi-talented Clemence Dane who cannot be limited to just one title - she did write, extensively and well. An actor, teacher, sculptor, broadcaster, screenwriter and popular social woman with many talented friends which reflected her own creativity. She was also a talented artist - a self-portrait and portrait of Noel Coward are shown on this page.
She was the first woman screenwriter to win an Oscar. She was also awarded a CBE. She was great friends with Noel Coward and was extremely famous at the beginning of the 20th Century and thoroughly deserves to be celebrated and remembered. Her essays, The Women’s Side, are all available online here.
‘The invisible woman’ of the early 20th Century, she is a fascinating character and we hope you enjoy this episode in which we discuss our objections to the definitions of high, middle and low brow attitudes to art.
Her work is still published on Kindle and so is accessible for all.
Clemence Dane