Background
Stewart was the daughter of a Church of Scotland minister whose family was originally from Canada and had settled in Glasgow.
playwright receptionist librarian of Baillie
Stewart was the daughter of a Church of Scotland minister whose family was originally from Canada and had settled in Glasgow.
She worked as the librarian of Baillie"s Reference Library. The couple both joined Glasgow"s Moscow State University Repertory Theatre in Rutherglen. She was disturbed by the poverty in the Gorbals, and by the sight of "shawly women".
She became a receptionist at the Sick Children"s Hospital and witnessed malnutrition and other diseases.
The Heir to Ardmally, 1950"s (Pitlochry festival theatre) Walkies Time for a Black Poodle Knocking on the Wall - Edinburgh festival In autumn 1998, theatre professionals were asked to nominate ten English language 20th century plays. 100 plays were selected, among them Ena Lamont Stewart"s, representing the year 1947.
National Theatre 2000: One Hundred of the Century: Men Should Weep.