Robert Wales (1924-1994) was a Scottish writer who worked for a number of years in Australia.
He born and educated in Scotland. Wales emigrated to Australia in 1947 and met his wife. He worked in various jobs such as manufacturing textiles. cattle-grazier and gold prospector. Wales worked for nine years as grazier near Walcha.[1]
While on the land, Wales began writing. His stage plays include The Grotto, The Hobby Horse, and The Cell. He moved to Sydney in 1962.[2]
Wales moved to London with his second wife in 1969. While there he wrote plays, television scripts and novels. He died of lung cancer in 1994.[3]
Select credits
edit- The Searchers (1961) - short story, read on radio in 1970
- Wings on the Morning (1962) - stage play - adapted for radio in 1962[4]
- The Grotto (1962) – stage play[5] and adapted for radio in 1963
- White Bird Passage (1962) - radio play
- The Cell (1966) – stage play[6] – adapted for TV by the ABC in 1968[7]
- Harry (1985) – novel - adapted into film Bullseye (1987)
References
edit- ^ "They had to change their habits". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1966. p. 30.
- ^ "New Sydney play's two night season". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 478. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 May 1966. p. 26. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wales, Angela (2019). Barefoot In The Bindis.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION 2CY 2CN". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 134. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 January 1962. p. 17. Retrieved 7 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SYDNEY LIFE & TIMES New play curious mixture". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 69, no. 41. New South Wales, Australia. 22 June 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THREE PAGES FOR WOMEN TWO ACTRESSES EXPLAIN HOW..." The Canberra Times. 8 June 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 3 April 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The Cell 1968 TV adaptation details at AusStage