Lindsay John Hardy (17 Sep 1914 – 7 Feb 1994) was an Australian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who worked in Australia, the US, and the UK. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers for Australian radio drama.
Early life
A native of
South Australia
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, Lindsay Hardy received his education at
Strathalbyn and
Victor Harbor. He attended
Adelaide University
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but did not graduate, and worked as a salesman in
Sydney. He enlisted in 1939 and fought in the
El Alamein and
Papua New Guinea
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battles of
World War II
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. In 1942, he was wounded by a shrapnel in
North Africa
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; and in November 1943, his left arm was permanently disabled by a grenade in
New Guinea
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.
Writing career
Back in Australia, Hardy wrote radio scripts in the late 1940s, first in
Melbourne
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for
Donovan Joyce
Donovan Maxwell Joyce (31 October 191016 October 1980) was an Australian radio producer and writer, best known as the author of the international best-seller ''The Jesus Scroll''.
Life
Joyce was born in 1910 in Hawthorn, Melbourne, and educated ...
, and then from 1950 in Sydney with
Grace Gibson. After marrying in 1952 he moved to the US to write for television, but unsatisfied with the treatment of his scripts in
Hollywood, he relocated to
New York City
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. In about 1959–1960 he was in the UK, writing thrillers for the
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.
'', 1963 film based on his novel ''The Grand Duke and Mr. Pimm''