Hilda Mary Hooke
Hilda Hooke Smith | |
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Hooke in 1919 | |
| Born | Hilda Mary Hooke 3 October 1898 |
| Died | 1978 (aged 79–80) Comox, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
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| Spouse |
Richard Tapscott Smith
(m. 1925) |
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Hilda Mary Hooke (after marriage, Smith; 3 October 1898 – 1978) was an English-born Canadian writer of dramas, poetry, and prose. Her 1938 play, Here Will I Nest was adapted into Canada's first colour feature-length motion picture, for which she wrote the screenplay. Hooke died in 1978.