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The Mango Tree
''The Mango Tree'' is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Ronald McKie. Synopsis The story follows the childhood of a young man, named Jamie, growing up in a country town in Australia during the early 20th century. Critical reception Hope Hewitt in ''The Canberra Times'' found the author to be "an excellent reporter, quickly setting scene and then swiftly changing gear and catching the cxcitement of events moving too quickly for words. The climax of this book when the fanatic Preacher Jones goes round the bend and rampages off with a gun is a gripping piece of narrative. But good documentary and good reportage are not the same as good imaginative fiction. Their purposes are different; and in trying to concentrate as we clearly are meant to, on Jamie's development to whatever sort of person he is going to be, there needs to be a much greater selection and a different scale of proportions among the too rich material Mr McKie has to draw upon." Awards * Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
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Kevin James Dobson
Kevin James Dobson (born 1952)page 140 is an Australian director who worked extensively in film and television. His full name is used in order to avoid confusion with the actor Kevin Dobson. Personal life Dobson was born in Manchester. He emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1968. He was formerly married to Australian actress Noni Hazlehurst. Select Credits *'' The Mango Tree'' (1977) (film) *'' Gone to Ground'' (1977) (TV movie) *'' Image of Death'' (1978) (TV movie) *'' Demolition'' (1978) (TV movie) *'' The Last Outlaw'' (1980) (mini series) *''I Can Jump Puddles'' (1981) *''Squizzy Taylor'' (1982) (film) *''Five Mile Creek'' (1984-85) (TV series) *''Return To Eden'' (1985) (TV series) *'' Miracle in the Wilderness'' (1991) (TV Movie) *''What She Doesn't Know'' (1992) (TV movie) *'' Acapulco H.E.A.T.'' (1992–93) (TV series) *'' Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain'' (1995) (film) *''Babylon 5'' (1996–97) (TV series) *'' The Virgin of Juarez'' (2006) *'' Savages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Australian Novels
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poor Fellow My Country
''Poor Fellow My Country'' is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Xavier Herbert. At 1,463 pages, it is the longest Australian work of fiction ever written, and the longest single-volume novel to have been written in the English language. ''Poor Fellow My Country'' won the 1976 Miles Franklin Literary Award (for books published in 1975), Australia's most prestigious such award. It was Herbert's final novel. Plot summary The novel takes place between 1936 and 1942, with a brief epilogue set in 1974, and is set primarily in Australia's Northern Territory. Three social outcasts - Prindy, a half-Indigenous boy; Jeremy, his white grandfather, well-known for his outspoken rants against bigotry and conservatism; and Rifkah, a female Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany - find themselves facing oppression as Australia faces a war and ongoing questions about its place in the world. Book One: ''Terra Australis'' ''Subtitle: "Blackman's Idyll Despoiled by White Bullies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Acolyte (novel)
''The Acolyte'' is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley first published in 1972. Plot summary The novel is told in the first person by “the acolyte,” Paul Vesper. The novel traces the career of a fictional Australian musician and composer named Jack Holberg. Beginning in obscurity as a piano player in Grogbusters, a dreary little Queensland town, the blind Holberg eventually gains international recognition as a composer. Vesper, who had met Holberg during his less renowned period, gives up an engineering career to serve the great man—in a sense, to become his eyes. Notes In an interview noted in ''The Canberra Times'', Astley stated that she wrote the book partly in answer to Patrick White's ''The Vivisector''. ""Why write only about the great, changing Christ figures?" she asked a Sydney journalist. "Why not write about the other people who share their lives?"" Critical reception After the novel had been republished in the US in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1974. Events * The Patrick White Award is presented for the first time. White used his 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature award to establish a trust for this prize. * The Age Book of the Year Awards are presented for the first time. The first set of awards consisted of the Fiction (or Imaginative Writing) Award and the Non-fiction Award. In addition, one of the two award winners was also named The Age Book of the Year.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature'' edited by Wilde et al. (1994) p. 23 Major publications Books * James Aldridge – ''Mockery in Arms'' * Jon Cleary – ''Peter's Pence'' * David Foster – ''The Pure Land'' * Catherine Gaskin – ''The Property of a Gentleman'' * David Ireland – ''Burn'' * Thomas Keneally – ''Blood Red, Sister Rose'' * Colleen McCullough – '' Tim'' * Ronald McKie – ''The Mango Tree'' * Gerald Murnane – ''Tamari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Pate
Christopher Pate is an Australian actor. He was nominated for the 1977 AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in '' Raw Deal''. In 1966, he starred in the television Western ''Gunsmoke'' as Curtis in S12E8 "The Whistling Gate". Pate had a regular role in the early 1970s on the TV series ''Bellbird''. In 1977 he played the lead role in ''The Mango Tree'', which was written and produced by his father Michael Pate. He has appeared on stage in such musicals as ''Hair'' and ''Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors may refer to: * '' The Little Shop of Horrors'', a 1960 film directed by Roger Corman ** ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (musical), a 1982 musical based on the 1960 film ** ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (film), a 1986 film adaptat ...'' and played in the original Australian production of '' Godspell''. References External links * Biographical cuttings on Christopher Pate, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journalsat the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Helpmann
Sir Robert Murray Helpmann CBE ( Helpman, 9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian ballet dancer, actor, director, and choreographer. After early work in Australia he moved to Britain in 1932, where he joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) under its creator, Ninette de Valois. He became one of the company's leading men, partnering Alicia Markova and later Margot Fonteyn. When Frederick Ashton, the company's chief choreographer, was called up for military service in the Second World War Helpmann took over from him while continuing as a principal dancer. Helpmann, from the outset of his career was an actor as well as a dancer, and in the 1940s he turned increasingly to acting in plays, at the Old Vic and in the West End. Most of his roles were in Shakespeare plays but he also appeared in works by Shaw, Coward, Sartre and others. As a director his range was wide, from Shakespeare to opera, musicals and pantomime. Helpmann became co-director of the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Fitzgerald (British Actress)
Geraldine Fitzgerald is an Irish actress who has appeared in many stage shows and television programmes. Having appeared in minor roles in various shows, her first major television role was as Janet Slatt in Steven Moffat's school sitcom ''Chalk''. Two series were broadcast in 1997. In 2008 she contributed to the audio commentary for the DVD release of the first series. In March 2006, she joined the cast of the West End production of '' Mamma Mia!'' as Tanya after appearing in the international touring production of the show. She has also appeared on ''The Bill'', and as Ellen Grantham in ''Doctors Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...''. References External links * British television actresses British stage actresses British film actresses British radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Pate
Michael Pate OAM (born Edward John Pate; 26 February 1920 – 1 September 2008) was an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer, who also worked in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Early life Pate was born in Drummoyne, New South Wales, and attended Fort Street High School. Initially interested in becoming a medical missionary, but unable to afford the university fees due to the Depression, he worked in Sydney before 1938, when he became a writer and broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, collaborating with George Ivan Smith on ''Youth Speaks''. For the remainder of the 1930s, he worked primarily in radio drama. He also published theatrical and literary criticism and enjoyed brief success as an author of short stories, publishing works in both Australia and the United States. World War II During World War II, Pate served in the Australian Army in the South West Pacific Area. He was transferred to the 1st Australian Army Amenities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mango Tree (film)
''The Mango Tree'' is a 1977 Australian drama film directed by Kevin James Dobson and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald and Sir Robert Helpmann. Lead actor Christopher Pate is the son of actor Michael Pate who also produced and wrote the film. It is based on the book of the same name, by Ronald McKie. Plot The film is about Jamie, a young man in his formative teen years, growing up in rural subtropical town of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, set around World War I. Jamie, raised by this grandmother, enjoys his life in "Bundy", until the town's reaction to the insanity of a local preacher leads him to leave his hometown for life in the city. Cast *Christopher Pate as Jamie Carr * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Grandma Carr * Robert Helpmann as the Professor * Gerard Kennedy as Preacher Jones *Gloria Dawn as Pearl * Carol Burns as Maudie Plover *Barry Pierce as Agnus McDonald * Diane Craig as Miss Pringle *Ben Gabriel as Wilkenshaw * Gerry Duggan as Scanlon *Jonathan Atherton as Stink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Books
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
