Brenda Murphy (playwright)
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BornBrenda Murphy
1954
Belfast, Northern Ireland
1954
Belfast, Northern Ireland
OccupationPlaywright
AlmamaterSt Louise's Comprehensive College, Belfast
Brenda Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brenda Murphy 1954 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Alma mater | St Louise's Comprehensive College, Belfast |
Brenda Murphy is an Irish playwright.
Brenda Murphy was born in west Belfast in 1954. She was the eldest of 10 siblings but never knew her father. He was married to another woman who lived nearby with his own family.[1] As a teenager she joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army, was convicted of having guns and spent several years in jail. She gave birth to her first child while in prison.[2]