Barbara Vernon (writer)
Barbara Vernon (1916-1978) was an Australian playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include The Multi-Coloured Umbrella.[1]
Life
Vernon was born in 1916. Both she and her parents were born in Australia. She started to write plays because she was involved with amateur drama and they could not afford to pay for the copyright of plays.[1]
Her second professionally performed play was "The Multi-Coloured Umbrella" and this was the first Australian play broadcast by Australian television.[1]
Select Works
- The Passionate Pianist (1957) - adapted for TV
- The Multi-Coloured Umbrella (1958) - adapted for TV in 1958
- Bellbird (1967) - head writer, script editor[2]
- The Sleeping Planet (1968) - play[3]
- Pastures of the Blue Crane (1969) (TV series) - script editor
References
- 1 2 3 Jane Connors, 'Vernon, Barbara Mary (1916–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vernon-barbara-mary-11922/text21359, published first in hardcopy 2002, accessed online 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "Union Theatre star back.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 28 August 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sleeping Beauty theme in space play.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 14 January 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
External links
- Barbara Vernon at AustLit
- Barbara Vernon at Ausstage
- Biography at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Production of her plays in Australia at Ausstage
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