Item H2522 - And the big men fly : a tall story

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H2522

Title

And the big men fly : a tall story

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  • [19--] (Creation)

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66 l. ; 34 cm.

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Name of creator

(1934-)

Biographical history

Born in Launceston, Tasmania on 29 September 1934. As a playwright he has written And the Big Men Fly, Private Yyk Objects and mucisal biographies. He has written for film and television including Alvin Purple, Neighbours and Prisoner. His cinema credits include: My Brillian Career, The Blue Lagoon, The Man from Snowy River II and more. He tours giving talks on men's health. In 2005 he was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) for his services to the performing arts and to the community through raising awareness of men's health issues.

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From the Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts.
Alternative title: Achilles had a heel.

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Three act play, taking a humourous look at Australian Rules Football. Typescript (duplicated) with many ms emmendations - Title on first page: Achilles had a heel.
Copy 1: Incomplete - missing parts of some pages. Accompanied by sound plot and letter to David Kendall from Michael? 10 Jul 1964 (1 l.) -- copy 2: Incomplete, missing page 48 and parts of pages.

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  • English

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Other versions catalogued at H0841.

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Alma MMS ID

991011000859703131

Millennium Local System Number

.b23529040

Libraries Australia ID

43284847

OCLC Number

271831336

Alma MMS ID

991011000859703131

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Migrated

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Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.

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