Richard Frank Diamond (27 July 1906 – 9 February 1989), better known as Dick Diamond, was an Australian writer best known for ''

Reedy River The Reedy River is a tributary of the Saluda River, about long, in northwestern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Saluda and Congaree rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

''. Diamond was born in England and migrated to Australia in 1914. He wrote plays, scripts and revues and worked as a journalist. He worked in Vietnam and China and was a member of the Communist Party.

Select works

*''Soak the Rich'' (1941) - play *''Jack the Giant Killer'' (1947) - pantomime *''

'' (1953) - musical *''

Under the Coolibah Tree ''Under the Coolibah Tree'' is a 1955 Australian musical by Dick Diamond. It was Diamond's follow up to his successful musical '' Reedy River'' and like that used bush folk songs. It debuted in Brisbane in 1955 and had a season at the New Theat ...

'' (1955) - musical *''The Walls are Down'' (1958) - book

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Dick Diamond
at AusStage {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamond, Dick Australian journalists Australian male journalists Australian writers 1906 births 1989 deaths