# Joan Henry

> Joan Constance Anne Henry was an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A former débutante from an illustrious family, she was jailed for passing a fraudulent cheque in 1951 and her best-known works were based on her experiences in prison. She wrote the semi-autobiographical Who Lie in Gaol, filmed as The Weak and the Wicked, and the novel Yield to the Night, the basis for the film starring Diana Dors.

*British writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joan-henry

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1914-04-08
- **Died:** 2000
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 58.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377875/ (@nm0377875)

## Sources
- [Joan Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Henry)
- [Joan Henry](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Henry)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6205116)
- [Joan Henry](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1090699)

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