Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021) was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.
Television
MacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's ''
The Comedy Company''. He was a writer on the
sketch comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. While the form developed and became popular in ...
programs ''
Fast Forward'' and ''
Full Frontal''. He was the script editor of ''
Kath & Kim
''Kath & Kim'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom originally airing in the prime-time slot on ABC Television from 2002 to 2005 and subsequently on the Seven Network in 2007 and 2022. The show was produced by Riley and T ...
'' while the series aired on the
ABC.
As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of ''
SeaChange'' with Andrew Knight.
He co-wrote the animated children's series ''
Dogstar'' which won him the inaugural
John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. He also worked on series two in 2011 with co-writer Philip Dalkin.
In 2008 MacLeod won the
Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the
AWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards are annual awards given by the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), for excellence in screen, television, stage, and radio writing.
History
The AWGIE awards were conceived in 1967, with the first event being held in 1968. Bettina ...
.
Theatre
MacLeod was the writer of ''
Call Girl the Musical'', with
Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in
Melbourne
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.
With
John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book ''
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
''Snugglepot and Cuddlepie'' is a series of books written by Australians, Australian author May Gibbs. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponymous Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The central story arc concerns Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (who ar ...
'', titled ''
The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.''
Death
MacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62, after some years of poor health.
Books and published works
MacLeod wrote the following story books for children and young people:
* ''Sister Madge's Book of Nuns''
* ''Siggy and Amber''
* ''Tumble Turn''
* ''Spiky Spunky, My Pet Monkey''
* ''Leon Stumble's Book of Stupid Fairytales''
* ''I'm Being Stalked by a Moon Shadow''
* ''Kevin the Troll''
* ''The Clockwork Forest''
* ''My Extraordinary Life & Death''
* ''The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher''
* ''The Shiny Guys''
* ''Tigers on the Beach''
* ''In the Garden of Bad Things''
References
External links
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1959 births
2021 deaths
21st-century Australian novelists
Australian children's writers
Australian male novelists
Writers from Melbourne
21st-century Australian male writers