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Ronald Gow (1 November 1897 – 27 April 1993) was an English dramatist, best known for Love on the Dole (1934). Born in Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire, the son of a bank manager, Gow attended Altrincham County High School.
May 3, 1993 · Ronald Gow, an English playwright known for his adaptations of novels, died on Tuesday in London, his family announced last week. He was 95. The cause was not disclosed.
Ronald Gow, playwright: born Heaton Moor, Lancashire 1 November 1897; married 1937 Wendy Hiller (one son, one daughter); died 27 April 1993.
Ronald Gow was born on 1 November 1897 in Heaton Moor, Stockport, England, UK. He was a writer and director, known for The Glittering Sword (1929), Lancashire Luck (1937) and Love on the Dole (1941). He was married to Wendy Hiller.
- Writer, Director
- November 1, 1897
- Ronald Gow
- April 27, 1993
Nov 6, 2021 · Love on the Dole by Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood. It is 1934 in Hanky Park, Salford - unemployment and poverty are rife. The Hardcastle family, like all their neighbours, struggle to survive.
Ronald Gow, whose first hit play launched the theatrical career of his future wife Dame Wendy Hiller, has died, his family said. He was 95. Gow died Tuesday, but his family did not disclose the cause of death.
Oct 2, 2010 · Salford. The Great Depression has taken hold and mass unemployment threatens to devastate the residents of Hanky Park. With their father out of work, the burden of keeping the family together falls to Sally Hardcastle and her brother, Harry, as they desperately fight to break free from the shackles of poverty.
