Anne Brooksbank
Anne Brooksbank | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anne Mary Brooksbank 1943 (age 77–78) Melbourne |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, novelist, educator |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Ellis |
| Children | Jack Ellis |
Anne Mary Brooksbank (born 1943) is an Australian writer. She has written a number of novels as well as scripts for film and TV.[1]
She teaches screenwriting at The Australian Film Television and Radio School.[2]
Personal life[]
She was born in Melbourne and studied English literature and history at Melbourne University and painting at the National Gallery School before becoming a professional writer.
She was married to Bob Ellis, with whom she occasionally collaborated.
Novels[]
- Mad Dog Morgan (1976)[3]
- Archer (1985)[4]
- On Loan (1990)
- All My Love (1991)
- Marriage Acts (2000)
- Mother's Day (2005)
- Sir Katherine
- Big Thursday
- Father's Day
Select film and TV credits[]
- Avengers of the Reef (1973)
- Case for the Defence (1978)
- Maybe This Time (1980)
- The Winds of Jarrah (1983)
- Land of Hope (1986)
- All My Love (2015), a play about Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore's relationship.[5]
- Don't Tell (2017)
References[]
- ^ "Anne Brooksbank". AustLit. (subscription required)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Ellis, Bob; Brooksbank, Anne, 1943- (1976), Mad dog Morgan, Corgi BooksCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Brooksbank, Anne (1985), Archer, Bay Books, ISBN 978-0-85835-824-9
- ^ "Literary lovers: Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore". Radio National: Books and Arts. ABC. 17 July 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Australian women novelists
- 20th-century Australian novelists
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- Australian women screenwriters
- Australian television writers
- Women television writers
- 20th-century Australian women writers
- 21st-century Australian women writers
- Screenwriting instructors