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- 1947 (Creation)
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1 v.; 26 cm.
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Max Afford was born in Adelaide on 8 April 1906. He was a versatile writer of novels, plays and radio serials He worked for the ABC in Sydney and freelanced for local radio stations. His stage plays were commercial successes at a time when overseas productions were preferred. His wife was actor, designer and art teacher Thelma Afford (née Thomas) (1907-1966). He died on 2 November 1954.
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From the Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts.
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Two copies of this version:
Copy 1: Typescript; loosely bound with paper covers and coming apart; six leaves of excerpts copied from newspaper reviews dated 1936 or 1947; foreword; and list of cast members for the extended season at the Independent Theatre in September 1947. Biographical and illustrative material from the 21st issue of Drama and the school, inserted in introductory pages which includes: three pages of a biography of Max Afford, two pages of music notation and two pages of costume designs by Thelma Afford. Awake my love, is rewritten from: Colonel Light the founder, South Australian Centenary Prize-winning play, 1936.
Copy 2: Carbon copy typescript of Copy 1
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Unrestricted access.
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Out of copyright. Able to be reproduced without permission. Please attribute the Fryer Library.
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- English
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Revised
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Revised, 9-Jun-2025, SJB. Revised, Linda Justo, 20-Mar-2023. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.