Kay Keavney
Kay Keavney (1921–89) was an Australian writer.[1]
She was born in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. She went to work at the ABC, the youngest person and the first woman to be hired as a scriptwriter by that organisation. She resigned from the ABC in 1945.[2]
In the late 1940s she wrote serials and plays for various networks and production companies and became one of the leading writers of Australian radio.[3]
She went to London to study writing TV drama at the BBC and wrote episodes of The Adventures of Long John Silver.[4] She won two Walkley Awards for her journalism.
Select Credits
- Mantle of Greatness (1948) (radio play)
- A Tale of Christmas (1954) (television play)
- The Adventures of Long John Silver (1955) (TV series) – writer of various episodes
- Eye of the Night (1960) (television play)
- The Barber (1962) – novel
- The Nurse's Story (1962) (documentary)
- The Story of Peter Grey (1962) (TV mini series)
- Prelude to Harvest (1963) (television play)
- The Nylon Trap (1963) radio serial
- Skippy (1968–70) (TV series) – writer of various episodes
References
- Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. p. 37-39.
- "A B C RESIGNATIONS". The Argus (30, 704). Melbourne. 24 January 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Women Who Write Soap Operas Are Known As QUEENS OF THE DRIP DRAMA". South Coast Times And Wollongong Argus. LIII (93). New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1953. p. 1 (Women's Magazine). Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Radio writer says:". The Sun (13, 884). Sydney. 12 August 1954. p. 39 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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