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Title
Date(s)
- 1974-1994. (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
11 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gerard Lee, award-winning scriptwriter and author, was born in 1951 in Melbourne. He lived for many years in Brisbane where he completed his BA at the University of Queensland. He was trained as a journalist and schoolteacher, and now divides his time between writing and filmmaking. He is the author of Manual for a Garden Mechanic (1976), Pieces for a Glass Piano (1978), True Love and How to Get It (1981), and Troppo Man (1990). In 1989, he was co-winner with Jane Campion of the AFI Award for best original screenplay for the film Sweetie, and the duo went on to create the series Top of the Lake (2013) and Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017). Lee now lives in Sydney.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1974-1994
Collection alternatively titled as: Gerard Lee Collection.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence, drafts, research notes and reviews related to Gerard Lee's novels, screenplays, and short stories. Includes drafts for Manual for a Garden Mechanic, True Love and How to Get It, Troppo Man, Eating Dog and All Men are Liars.
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Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Name access points
- Lee, Gerard, 1951- (Subject)
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Status
Migrated
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.