Lynn Foster

Lynn Foster
Born1914
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died1985 (aged 70–71)
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • radio producer
  • radio writer
  • script editor
  • television writer
Known forBig Sister (radio serial), Number 96

Lynn Foster (1914-1985), was a playwright, radio producer and writer, a script editor and television writer. She was the first woman in Australia both to direct and write a major national radio show, this being the serial "Big Sister".

In 1945, she wrote a play called "Lost Generations", to aid in the sale of war bonds, and was given a letter of thanks from Prime Minister Ben Chifley.[1]

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