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Edmund Duggan (1862 – 2 August 1938) was an Irish-born actor and playwright who worked in Australia. He is best known for writing a number of plays with
Bert Bailey Albert Edward Bailey (11 June 1868 – 30 March 1953), better known as Bert Bailey, was a New Zealand-born Australian playwright, theatrical manager and stage and screen actor best known for playing Dad Rudd, in both mediums, the character from ...
including '' The Squatter's Daughter'' (1907) and ''
On Our Selection ''On Our Selection'' (1899) is a series of stories written by Australian author Steele Rudd, the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis, in the late 1890s, featuring the characters Dad and Dave Rudd. The original edition of the book was illustrated by ...
'' (1912). His solo career was less successful than Bailey's. His sister Eugenie was known as "The Queen of Melodrama" and married noted theatre producer
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, for whom Duggan frequently worked as an actor, writer and stage manager. Between 1892 and 1895 Duggan and
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's "Her Majesty's Dramatic Company", toured New South Wales with (''inter alia'') ''
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'', ''
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''. '' His Natural Life'' and ''
Robbery Under Arms ''Robbery Under Arms'' is a bushranger novel by Thomas Alexander Browne, published under his pen name Rolf Boldrewood. It was first published in serialised form by ''The Sydney Mail'' between July 1882 and August 1883, then in three volumes i ...
''. consistently receiving good notices. Duggan's wife died two years before he did and he was survived by two daughters.


Select theatre credits

*''The Democrat'' (1891) – writer (later revived as ''Eureka Stockade'') *''
For the Term of his Natural Life ''For the Term of His Natural Life'' is a story written by Marcus Clarke and published in ''The Australian Journal'' between 1870 and 1872 (as ''His Natural Life''). It was published as a novel in 1874 and is the best known novelisation of lif ...
'' (1897) – writer (adapting the novel), (1909) acted (played Maurice Freere) *''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1902) – acted (played Capt. Carbon de Castel Jaloux) *''Lady Audley's Secret'' (1906) *'' The Squatter's Daughter, or, The Land of the Wattle'' (1907) – wrote with
Bert Bailey Albert Edward Bailey (11 June 1868 – 30 March 1953), better known as Bert Bailey, was a New Zealand-born Australian playwright, theatrical manager and stage and screen actor best known for playing Dad Rudd, in both mediums, the character from ...
as 'Albert Edmunds' *''The Southern Cross'' (1907) – writer *''Man to Man'' (1908) – actor *''The Bushwoman'' (1909) – acted (played Ned Brandon) and directed *''
The Man from Outback ''The Man from Outback'' is a 1909 Australian play by Bert Bailey and Edmund Duggan written under the name of 'Albert Edmunds'. Synopsis Panimbla Station in the Australian outback is owned by Stephen Maitland, who is unaware that his manager is ...
'' (1909) – wrote with
Bert Bailey Albert Edward Bailey (11 June 1868 – 30 March 1953), better known as Bert Bailey, was a New Zealand-born Australian playwright, theatrical manager and stage and screen actor best known for playing Dad Rudd, in both mediums, the character from ...
as 'Albert Edmunds' *''The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1910) – acted (played trainer Mat Lawson) *''The Christian'' (1911) – acted (played Father Enderby) *'' My Mate, or a Bush Love Story'' (1911) – writer *''
On Our Selection ''On Our Selection'' (1899) is a series of stories written by Australian author Steele Rudd, the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis, in the late 1890s, featuring the characters Dad and Dave Rudd. The original edition of the book was illustrated by ...
'' (1912) – wrote with
Bert Bailey Albert Edward Bailey (11 June 1868 – 30 March 1953), better known as Bert Bailey, was a New Zealand-born Australian playwright, theatrical manager and stage and screen actor best known for playing Dad Rudd, in both mediums, the character from ...
as 'Albert Edmunds' *''
The Native Born The Native Born is an Australian play written by Bert Bailey and Edmund Duggan under the name of Albert Edmunds. It was first produced in 1913 by Bailey's own company. Synopsis The plot is set in the region near Mount Kosciuszko during the ear ...
'' (1913) – wrote with
Bert Bailey Albert Edward Bailey (11 June 1868 – 30 March 1953), better known as Bert Bailey, was a New Zealand-born Australian playwright, theatrical manager and stage and screen actor best known for playing Dad Rudd, in both mediums, the character from ...
as 'Albert Edmunds' *''Duncan McClure and the Poor Parson'' (1916) – acted (played Duncan McClure) (1918) – acted (played Jacob Wattleton) *''Gran'dad Rudd'' (1917) – acted (played Denis Regan) *''On Our Selection'' (1920) (revival) – produced *''The Rudd Family'' by
Steele Rudd Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 – 11 October 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection ''On Our Selection''. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Rudd was named one of the ...
(1928) – produced, acted


References


External links


Edmund Duggan biography
at Australian Dictionary of Biography
Edmund Duggan Australian theatre credits
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Papers of Edmund Duggan
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Complete copy of The Southern Cross
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1862 births 1938 deaths Australian male actors Irish emigrants to colonial Australia People from Lismore, County Waterford Male actors from Melbourne Australian male stage actors Australian male dramatists and playwrights {{playwright-stub