Kenneth Cook

Kenneth Cook (1929-1987) was an Australian journalist, film director, scriptwriter and novelist best known for his works Wake in Fright and the Killer Koala trilogy. Born in Lakemba, New South Wales, Cook attended Fort Street High School. He founded a new political party and the first butterfly farm in Australia. While on a camping trip near his birthplace, Cook died of a heart attack.

Wake in Fright was adapted for the screen in 1971 by Ted Kotcheff, starring Donald Pleasance and Gary Bond (released under the title “Outback” in Europe and the US). .

Books :

Wake in Fright Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Text (2002), M. Joseph (1961)

Vantage to the Gale Author: Alan Hale (Kenneth Cook) Publisher: Horwitz (1963)

Chain of Darkness Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: M. Joseph (1963)

Stormalong Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: M. Joseph (1963)

Wanted Dead Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Horwitz (1963)

Blood Red Roses Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: M. Joseph (1963)

Take this Hammer Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Horwitz (1963)

Tuna Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: F. W. Cheshire (1967)

Eliza Fraser Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Sun Books (1976)

Play Little Victims Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Pergamon (1978)

Pig Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Schwartz (1980)

Killer Koala Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Margaret Gee (1986)

Wombat Revenge Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Margaret Gee (1987)

Frill-necked Frenzy Author: Kenneth Cook Publisher: Margaret Gee (1987)

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