Rex Rienits

Rex Rienits (17 April 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.

Biography

Rienits worked as a journalist and boxing promoter in Wagga Wagga.[3] He moved to Sydney where he continued to work as a journalist but also wrote for radio.

In 1939 he helped form the Playwright's Advisory Board.[4] In the mid-1940s he was hired by Henry Watt of Ealing Studios to prepare a research document on the Eureka Rebellion which formed the basis of the 1949 film Eureka Stockade.[5] He moved to England in 1949 and wrote scripts for radio, film and TV. His big breakthrough was a popular radio adaptation of Robbery Under Arms.[6]

He later returned to London, where he died of a heart attack in 1971.[7]

Personal life

His first marriage ended in divorce in 1932.[8] His second wife Josephine died in 1954.[9]

Selected writings

Radio

Films

TV Plays

TV Series

Mini-Series

Books

Plays

(He also directed various plays including productions of Golden Boy[33])

References

  1. ↑ "This Week In Town.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 30 January 1949. p. 14. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "London Penthouse.". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 16 December 1953. p. 57. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "PERSONAL.". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW: National Library of Australia). 26 March 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "LIFE and LETTERS.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 17 June 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "EUREKA STOCKADE FOR FILM.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 6 November 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australian's Television Play To Be Filmed.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 5 November 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rex Rienits dies in London.". The Canberra Times (National Library of Australia). 5 May 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "IN DIVORCE.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 30 November 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Author's loss.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 26 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "BROADCASTING.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 23 January 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "MONDAY'S PROGRAMMES.". The Queensland Times (Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia). 28 February 1931. p. 14 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "2GB SYDNEY.". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (National Library of Australia). 15 April 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "2GB SYDNEY.". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (National Library of Australia). 29 April 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "BROADCASTING PUSH BUTTON TUNING.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 16 November 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "5KA.". The News (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 6 June 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "STARS OF THE AIR.". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 17 December 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "Australian Classic For B.B.C.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 18 December 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  18. ↑ "To-day's Radia Programmes.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 22 April 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "BROADCAST OF PLAY CANCELLED.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 7 February 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  20. ↑ http://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/A_Shilling_for_Candles_%28BBC_Radio,_09/Jan/1954%29
  21. ↑ "Advertising.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 6 June 1953. p. 39. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "MARGARET'S COLUMN.". Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW: National Library of Australia). 15 April 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "TAKES ROLE OF SALESWOMAN.". Illawarra Daily Mercury (Wollongong, NSW: National Library of Australia). 20 May 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Women's Interests On The Air Easter In Athens.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 24 June 1954. p. 5 Section: Women's Section. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Australian's Television Play To Be Filmed.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 5 November 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  26. ↑ "Latest Fiction.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 8 November 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  27. ↑ "Studio Gossip.". The Sunday Herald (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 19 August 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  28. ↑ "Perry Masan in three live shows.". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 21 June 1961. p. 19. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  29. ↑ ""THE HUNGRY ONES".". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 10 July 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  30. ↑ "WINNING PLAY.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 15 May 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  31. ↑ ""HIDEOUT.".". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 17 April 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  32. ↑ "THE AMATEUR THEATRE "HIAWATHA", AN ALL-GIRL SHOW.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 19 October 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  33. ↑ ""GOLDEN BOY" IS STRONG DRAMATIC FARE.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 13 December 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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