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Michael Wright (writer)
Michael Wright (died 19 November 1969) was an Australian writer of radio and television drama. He was from Adelaide. Wright was part of the original story team on ''Bellbird''. He won an AWGIE for his ''Skippy'' episode "The Poachers". He wrote a number of scripts in collaboration with Ron McLean. He died in a car accident in 1969 leaving behind a wife and three sons. Select credits *''Any Old Iron'' (1964) - radio play *''The Parking Ticket'' (1966) *''Boy with Banner'' (1966) (never shown) *''The Streets of Wooloomooloo'' (1967) - radio *''A Last Night out'' (1967) -radio *''Bellbird'' (1967) *'' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'' (1967-69) *''The Battlers'' (1968) *''Woobinda (Animal Doctor)'' (1968-69) *''The Rovers'' (1969-70) References External linksMichael Wrightat IMDB IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967. The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previous award winners themselves. They receive no payment for their role as judges. The judges sign a confidentiality agreement, stating that they will not disclose to anyone that they are members of the judging panel. Award categories As of 2018, award categories include: Major AWGIE *Awarded to the outstanding script of that year across all categories Feature film *Screenplay Original *Screenplay Adaptation Short Film *Short Film Television *Serial *Series *Mini Series Original *Mini Series Adaptation *Telemovie Original *Telemovie Adaptation *Drama or Comedy, Other Form (Television or Alternate Platforms) Children's Television *Pre-school (under 5 years) *Children's (5–14 years) Comedy *Comedy – Situation or Narrative *Comedy � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parking Ticket
"The Parking Ticket" is the 12th television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series ''Australian Playhouse''. "The Parking Ticket" was written by Max Colwell and Michael Wright and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 4 July 1966. Plot Bob Rankin receives a parking ticket and discovers he lives in a world of aggressive inspectors. The father of a man who has seduced a young woman is given a ticket by the father of the girl. Cast * Stewart Ginn as the boys father * Lynne Murphy as Muriel * Shirley MacDonald as Vi * Charles Little as the boy Denis * Carmen Duncan * Willie Fennell as Steve Reception ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' said it provides "both humour and drama." ''The Age'' called it "a gem". References External links * The Parking Ticketat National Archives of Australia The National Archives of Australia (NAA), formerly known as the Commonwealth Archives Office and Australian Archives, is an Australian Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy With Banner
''Australian Playhouse'' was an Australian anthology TV series featuring the work of Australian writers. It ran for two series consisting of 40 episodes. Among the featured productions were works by Pat Flower who was the main writer having written 10 episodes, other writers included Tony Morphett, John Warwick, Barbara Vernon, Richard Lane, James Davern and David Sale Background Development In August 1965 Talbot Duckmanton of the ABC announced that the ABC would increase its production of local drama, including a show called ''Australian Playhouse''. This would not necessary consist of Australian plays and be "of an experimental nature". The series was the idea of producer David Goddard, father of actress Liza. Goddard worked on the show for nine months before it aired. He says he knew of a TV station which claimed it was going to so a TV series and asked for scripts, then claimed the scripts were not of standard; Goddard says the station never put on staff, and actual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woobinda (Animal Doctor)
''Woobinda (Animal Doctor)'' was an Australian children's television series about a veterinarian in a fictitious town in rural New South Wales.Classic Australian TV/ref> Cast Main cast * Don Pascoe as John Stevens * Lutz Hochstraate as Peter Fischer * Sonia Hofmann as Tiggie Stevens * Slim De Grey as Jack Johnson * Bindi Williams as Kevin Stevens Guest cast * Frankie Davidson as Towtruck Driver * Steve Dodd * Barbara Frawley as Miss Webber * Reg Gorman (1 episode) * Edward Howell as Doctor * Bobby Limb * Richard Meikle (1 episode) * Max Phipps * Chips Rafferty * Jack Thompson as Lenny (1 episode) * Jacki Weaver (1 episode) References External links''Woobinda (Animal Doctor)''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...''https://www.classicaustraliantv.com/woob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDB
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Screenwriters
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia Australian is an historic unincorporated community on the Fraser River in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived from that of the Australian Ranch, one of British Columbia's first ranching oper ..., an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Deaths
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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