Chris Gardner (writer)
Chris Gardner was the pen name for Marjorie Gardner, an English-Australian writer of television, radio and theatre.[1]
She was born in England and emigrated to Australia in the 1950s, settling at Woody Point, Queensland. Gardner started writing when briefly bed-ridden due to a slipped disc then became more serious about it when she joined a Brisbane radio group in 1956.[2]
Her radio plays were produced by the ABC. She also wrote for stage and television.[3] Her stage play The Pub at Pelican Creek was commended in the 1958 General Motors play competition.[4] Her television play Dark Under the Sun featured one of the first interracial romances on Australian television.[5]
Select credits[edit]
- The Masterpiece (1957) - short story[6]
- A Gift for George (1957) - short story[7]
- The Pub at Pelican Creek (1958) - stage play[8][9]
- Conflict (1958) - short story[10]
- Dark Under the Sun (1960) - television play, also adapted for radio
- The House of Mancello (1962) - television play, also adapted for radio[11]
- A Private Island (1964) - television play, also adapted for radio in 1965[12][13]
- A passage in the life of Mr Watkins Tottle - radio play
- Who's Perfect? - radio play
- Kate's Journal - radio play
References[edit]
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. Angus & Robertson. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-207-15354-9.
- ^ "Q'land housewife writes TV drama". TV Times Qld. 4 February 1960. p. 5.
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 12 April 1962. p. 15.
- ^ Tennant, Kylie (19 December 1958). "Talent without experience in play contest". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
- ^ "Excellent drama lacked viewers". The Age. 1 April 1960. p. 31.
- ^ "All the Radio Programmes", ABC Weekly, 19 (43), Sydney, 23 October 1957, retrieved 11 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Tuesday June 14", ABC Weekly, 19 (24), Sydney, 15 June 1957, retrieved 11 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ 'Place in Australian Plays' Eunice Hanger The Australian Quarterly Vol. 34, No. 2 (Jun., 1962), pp. 67-73 (7 pages)
- ^ "Sundry Shows", The Bulletin, 81 (4213), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 9 Nov 1960, retrieved 11 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Tuesday June 3", ABC Weekly, 20 (22), Sydney, 28 May 1958, retrieved 11 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "In evening gown, she bottled peaches". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 29. Australia. 16 May 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 31 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Drama on radio". The Age. 29 April 1965. p. 25.
- ^ "ABC-TV finds the road to Asia". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 021. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 December 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Chris Gardner at IMDB
- Chris Gardner at Ausstage