Barry Dickins
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Barry Dickins (born 1949) is an Australian author, artist and playwright.
He was born in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir.[1] Leaving school early he worked in a factory and then as a set-painter for television. Through his association with La Mama Theatre, his first play, Ghosts, was performed in 1974. He has subsequently written a further nine plays. His play Remember Ronald Ryan won him the 1995 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. He has also written short stories, biography and other non-fiction and children's books.
[edit] Bibliography
Drama
- The Banana Bender and The death of Minnie. (Currency, 1981) ISBN 0868190535
- Lennie Lower. (Yackandandah, 1982) ISBN 0868050121
- One woman shoe. (Yackandandah, 1984) ISBN 0868050105
- The Bridal Suite and Mag and Bag: Two plays. (Yackandandah, 1985) ISBN 0868050407
- Beautland. (Currency, 1985) ISBN 0868191302
- The Golden Goldenbergs. (1986)
- The Fool’s Shoe Hotel. (Yackandandah, 1987) ISBN 0868050555
- Royboys. (Currency, 1987) ISBN 0868191779
- Remember Ronald Ryan. (Currency, 1994) ISBN 0868193925
Stories
- Post Office Restaurant and Other Stories. (Pascoe, 1992) ISBN 0947087192
Non fiction
- The Gift of the Gab: Stories from the life of Barry Dickins. (1981; Penguin, 1987) ISBN 0140108661
- What the Dickins! A symposium of pieces from the low life. (Penguin, 1985) ISBN 0140072535
- You’ll Only Go In for Your Mates. (Allen & Unwin, 1991) ISBN 1863731474
- Guts and Pity: The Hanging that ended Capital Punishment in Australia. (Currency Press, 1996) ISBN 086819-424-7
- Articles of Light: Reflections on lowlifes, ratbags and angels. (Penguin, 2000) ISBN 0140297529
- Black and Whiteley: Barry Dickins in search of Brett. (Hardie Grant Books, 2002) ISBN 1740640012 Review
Children's books
- My grandmother. (Penguin, 1989) ISBN 0140122834
- My grandfather: Years of hope and vigour. (Penguin, 1993) ISBN 0140178597
- Joey: A dog for all seasons. (Puffin, 1995) ISBN 0140370919
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Interview from The Age
- Drawings
- Saint Dymphna's Bells Poem
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dickins, Barry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian author and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reservoir, Victoria, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
