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 ''

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''. He was a writer on the

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programs ''

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'' and '' Full Frontal''. He was the script editor of ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daught ...

'' while the series aired on the

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. As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of ''

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'' with Andrew Knight. He co-wrote the animated children's series '' Dogstar'' which won him the inaugural John Hinde prize 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 Australian Writers' Guild Awards.

Theatre

MacLeod was the writer of '' Call Girl the Musical'', with Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in Melbourne. With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book '' Snugglepot and Cuddlepie'', titled '' The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.''

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''

Death

MacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macleod, Doug 1959 births 2021 deaths 21st-century Australian novelists Australian children's writers Australian male novelists Writers from Melbourne 21st-century Australian male writers