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 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 ...

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. According to ''Filmink'' "The Australian Writers’ Guild rallied around and raised some money to be sent to his widow. "

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 ''Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'' (known commonly as ''Skippy'') is an Australian television series created by Australian actor John McCallum, Lionel (Bob) Austin, and Lee Robinson, produced from 1967 to 1969 (airing from 5 February 1968 to 4 May 1 ...

'' (1967-69) *''The Battlers'' (1968) *'' Woobinda (Animal Doctor)'' (1968-69) *''The Rovers'' (1969-70)

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