George Landon Dann was born in Queensland in 1904. He was a draughtsman and a member of the military forces as well as a playwright. His career as a dramatist started with In Beauty it is finished in 1931. Most of Dann's plays won or gained places in competitions, including a first prize for No Incense Rising in 1938 at the Dramatists' Club of Australia competition, which was judged in London. He died on 6 June 1977 at Eumundi, Queensland

F.C. Francis was involved in the production of the musical comedy "Tangles". He was also a poet and became president of The Queensland Authors and Artists’ Association in 1950. He was a friend and correspondent of poet James Devaney.