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- 1947 (Creation)
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1 v.; 34 cm.
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Max Afford was born in Adelaide in 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).
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From the Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts.
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Donated by Mrs Max Afford.
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Typescript of the stage play in three acts. Awake my love, is rewritten from: Colonel Light the founder, South Australian Centenary Prize-winning play, 1936. This typescript is for the performance of the radio play. It includes the names of the actors for each role; includes handwritten emendation "The play produced by Miss Doris Fitton"; as well as emendations in the text. Newspaper cutting 'Drama of S. Aust. is retold in radio writer's play' from The Sun, 7 Aug 1947, p. 6 pasted to initial page. Includes reviews from newspapers (2 leaves), and a foreword dated 1947 (3 leaves).
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- English
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Revised, Linda Justo, 20-Mar-2023. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.