Bruce Stewart (scriptwriter)
Bruce Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bruce Robert Stewart 4 September 1925 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 September 2005 (aged 80) Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Scriptwriter, dramatist/playwright |
Bruce Robert Stewart (4 September 1925 – 29 September 2005) was a scriptwriter best known for his scripts for television. Originally from New Zealand,[1][self-published source?] he lived for several years in Australia, working in the theatre, before moving to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. There he worked on many projects for both the BBC and ITV, notably Out of the Unknown and Timeslip.
Biography[]
Stewart was born in Auckland. For three years he studied to be a priest at Marist seminary. He then moved into the entertainment industry. He would perform songs and tell stories as a forces entertaininer, then moved into radio in Auckland, where he worked as a radio announcer and actor. In 1947 Stewart moved to Sydney, Australia where he got work as a radio announcer. He became an actor, appearing in radio dramas, as well as acting in stage plays in the evening. His breakthrough performance as a radio actor was in a production of Morning Departure.[2]
TV scripts[]
- A Time of the Serpent (1958)[3]
- The Land of the Long White Cloud (1958) - serial
- Shadow of a Pale Horse (1959)
- The Devil Makes Sunday (1962)
- Jezebel (1963) (TV series) - story editor[4]
- Day of the Drongo (1964)[5]
- The Harp in the South (1964) - BBC adaptation
- Boney and the Monster (1972)
- Old Man March is Dead (1976) - BBC play[6]
- Secret Valley (1984) - TV series
- Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin (1986) - TV series
Radio plays[]
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1958) - BBC radio adaptation
- Time of the Serpent (1958)
- Low Voice in Rama (1960)
- The Hot and Copper Sky (1962)
- Flower of Blood (1991) - BBC
Novels[]
- A Disorderly Girl (1978)
- The Hot and Copper Sky (1981)
References[]
- ^ Bio Archived 30 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine at official Timeslip website.
- ^ Phil, Peter. Drama in Silent Rooms: A History of Radio Drama in Australia from the 1920s to the 1970s. Eureka Media. p. 286-288.
- ^ "Worth Reporting". The Australian Women's Weekly. 25 (49). 14 May 1958. p. 42. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DID YOU KNOW?". The Australian Women's Weekly. 30 (51). 22 May 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DID YOU KNOW?". The Australian Women's Weekly. 31 (37). 12 February 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nation of hypochondriacs". The Canberra Times. 50 (14, 385). 22 May 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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