The film launched Rita Tushingham
's acting career, and won several awards from the British Film Academy
, including best screenplay. In 1962, Delaney and Tony Richardson
also won an Academy Award for their screenplay.
Demastes, William W., editor. British Playwrights, 1956-1995. Greenwood Press, 1996.
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Textual Production
Shelagh Delaney
SD
's A Taste of Honey was released as a film directed by Tony Richardson
with Rita Tushingham
in the lead role.
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Muller, Robert. “The Lucretia Borgia of Salford, Lancs”. Daily Mail, 9 Feb. 1959.
Textual Production
Ann Jellicoe
Rita Tushingham
, fresh from her debut in the film version of Shelagh Delaney
's A Taste of Honey, played the only female role. Two years later, in May 1964, The Knack was produced...
