Rex Rienits

Rex Rienits (1909–1971) was an Australian writer of radio, films, plays and TV. He was a journalist before becoming one of the leading radio writers in Australia. He moved to England in 1949^[1] and worked for a number of years there.^[2] He later returned to Australia and worked on early local TV drama. During the 1950s he lived in Margaretta Terrace , Chelsea ( number 20 something).He could be seen and heard bashing away on his typewriter at the open window on the first floor.

His wife Thea died several years after Rex.^[3]

Selected writings

• Hideout (1937) - play^[4]
• Stormy Petrel (1948) - radio^[5]
• Eureka Stockade (1949) - original research for screenplay
• Robbery Under Arms (1949) - BBC radio adaptation of novel^[6]
• Assassin for Hire (1951) - screenplay, based on his TV play^[7] - also a novel^[8]
• Wide Boy (1952) - screenplay, based on his radio play^[9][10] - also a short story
• Mr Wrigley's Case (1952)^[11]
• River Beat (1954) - screenplay
• No Smoking (1955) - screenplay
• Out of the Clouds (1955) - screenplay
• Walk Into Paradise (1956) - screenplay
• Three in One (1957) - screenplay
• Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) - screenplay
• Jazz Boat (1960) - screenplay
• The Outcasts (1961) - TV script^[12]
• The Hungry Ones (1963) - TV script^[13]

References

1. ↑ "This Week In Town.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 30 January 1949. p. 14. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
2. ↑ "London Penthouse.". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) (1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia). 16 December 1953. p. 57. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
3. ↑ "Author's Wife Dies.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 26 January 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
4. ↑ ""HIDEOUT.".". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 17 April 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
5. ↑ "STARS OF THE AIR.". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic. : 1885 - 1954) (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 17 December 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
6. ↑ "Australian Classic For B.B.C.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 18 December 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
7. ↑ "Australian's Television Play To Be Filmed.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 5 November 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
8. ↑ "Latest Fiction.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 8 November 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
9. ↑ "Overseas movie gossip.". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) (1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia). 12 December 1951. p. 34. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
10. ↑ "BROADCAST OF PLAY CANCELLED.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 7 February 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
11. ↑ "Studio Gossip.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 19 August 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
12. ↑ "Perry Masan in three live shows.". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) (1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia). 21 June 1961. p. 19. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
13. ↑ ""THE HUNGRY ONES".". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) (1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia). 10 July 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 

External links

• Rex Rienits at the Internet Movie Database
• Rex Rienits at National Film and Sound Archive