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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Seymour is a playwright and author, born in Perth, [[Australia]] and orphaned at 9 years old, having lost his father in a wharf accident. He then lived with his sister May and her husband, Alfred Chester Cruthers. After leaving school at 15 years old, he started working at a radio station as a broadcaster. | Seymour is a playwright and author, born in Perth, [[Australia]] and orphaned at 9 years old, having lost his father in a wharf accident. He then lived with his sister May and her husband, Alfred Chester Cruthers. After leaving school at 15 years old, he started working at a radio station as a broadcaster. | ||
| − | While working at the radio station, he started working on several short radio plays, which were broadcasted live. | + | While working at the radio station, he started working on several short radio [[plays]], which were broadcasted live. |
After two years Seymour moved to Sydney to work as an advertising copywriter, and then he moved back to Perth to be a freelance copywriter for ABC radio. His sister May died in November of 1949, after which he moved back to Sydney and later became the theatrical director for the Sydney Opera Group. | After two years Seymour moved to Sydney to work as an advertising copywriter, and then he moved back to Perth to be a freelance copywriter for ABC radio. His sister May died in November of 1949, after which he moved back to Sydney and later became the theatrical director for the Sydney Opera Group. | ||
| − | His plays include The One Day of the Year, Swamp Creatures, and Break in the Music. <ref>Seymour, Alan. Papers of Alan Seymour. National Library of [[Australia]]. 2003.</ref> | + | His [[plays]] include ''The One Day of the Year'', ''Swamp Creatures'', and ''Break in the Music''. <ref>Seymour, Alan. Papers of [[Alan Seymour]]. National Library of [[Australia]]. 2003.</ref> |
| − | After several years, he moved to London, England and worked as a successful television writer and producer. His more well-known works include The Potato Factory (2000), Sara Dane (1982) and The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988). <ref> | + | After several years, he moved to London, England and worked as a successful television writer and producer. His more well-known works include ''The Potato Factory'' (2000), ''Sara Dane'' (1982) and ''The Dirtwater Dynasty'' (1988). <ref>”[[Alan Seymour]]” IMDB.com. 2014.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
| − | Seymour, Alan. Papers of Alan Seymour. National Library of [[Australia]]. 2003. | + | Seymour, Alan. Papers of [[Alan Seymour]]. National Library of [[Australia]]. 2003. |
| − | + | ”[[Alan Seymour]]” IMDB.com. 2014. | |
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[[Category: Adoption Celebrities]] | [[Category: Adoption Celebrities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:18, 9 February 2015
Source: Wikipedia.org.
Biography
Seymour is a playwright and author, born in Perth, Australia and orphaned at 9 years old, having lost his father in a wharf accident. He then lived with his sister May and her husband, Alfred Chester Cruthers. After leaving school at 15 years old, he started working at a radio station as a broadcaster.
While working at the radio station, he started working on several short radio plays, which were broadcasted live.
After two years Seymour moved to Sydney to work as an advertising copywriter, and then he moved back to Perth to be a freelance copywriter for ABC radio. His sister May died in November of 1949, after which he moved back to Sydney and later became the theatrical director for the Sydney Opera Group.
His plays include The One Day of the Year, Swamp Creatures, and Break in the Music. [1]
After several years, he moved to London, England and worked as a successful television writer and producer. His more well-known works include The Potato Factory (2000), Sara Dane (1982) and The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988). [2]
References
- ↑ Seymour, Alan. Papers of Alan Seymour. National Library of Australia. 2003.
- ↑ ”Alan Seymour” IMDB.com. 2014.