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The author Richard Llewellyn (1906-1983) stayed in Gilfach Goch in 1939 to write his novel How Green Was My Valley, which lays bare 19th century life in a Welsh mining community. The novel was eventually made into a film during the Second World War, and Dylan Thomas is rumoured to have worked on the screenplay. The BBC also adapted the novel for a 1975 television production, scripted by Elaine Morgan (1920-2013) - one of Wales’ most remarkable 20th century feminist figures. Morgan wrote extensively in the field of anthropology, whilst also working as a playwright and screenwriter.
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- Region : South East Wales
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The author Richard Llewellyn (1906-1983) stayed in Gilfach Goch in 1939 to write his novel How Green Was My Valley, which lays bare 19th century life in a Welsh mining community. The novel was eventually made into a film during the Second World War, and Dylan Thomas is rumoured to have worked on the screenplay. The BBC also adapted the novel for a 1975 television production, scripted by Elaine Morgan (1920-2013) - one of Wales’ most remarkable 20th century feminist figures. Morgan wrote extensively in the field of anthropology, whilst also working as a playwright and screenwriter.
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