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- 1959-1979 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
4 boxes.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Fred Parsons was born in England in 1908 and emigrated to Australia with his parents when young. He first worked as a copy boy at the Melbourne Herald. He began writing for stage as a hobby in the 1930s and was scriptwriter and stage director at the Tivoli Theatre 1937-1943. From 1940 he wrote for radio and then for television. His scripts were written for the major revue comedians of his day. He was particularly associated with Roy Rene and wrote his biography.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1959-1979
Collection alternatively titled as: Fred Parsons Collection.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Comedy scripts for television, with notebook index. Most are for the 'In Melbourne Tonight' programme and for 'The Graham Kennedy Show'. There are 51 unnumbered scripts. Some are plays and others are episodes of 'Homicide' and 'Division 4' television programmes.
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Language of material
- English
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Name access points
- Parsons, Fred, 1908-1987 (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.