Anne Brooksbank

Anne Brooksbank
Born	Anne Mary Brooksbank 1943 (age 81–82) Melbourne
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, novelist, educator
Spouse	Bob Ellis
Children	Jack Ellis

Anne Mary Brooksbank (born 1943) is an Australian writer. She has written a number of novels as well as scripts for film and TV. ^[1]

She teaches screenwriting at The Australian Film Television and Radio School. ^[2]

Personal life

She was born in Melbourne and studied English literature and history at Melbourne University and painting at the National Gallery School before becoming a professional writer.

She was married to Bob Ellis, with whom she occasionally collaborated.

Novels

• Mad Dog Morgan (1976) ^[3]
• Archer (1985) ^[4]
• On Loan (1990)
• All My Love (1991)
• Marriage Acts (2000)
• Mother's Day (2005)
• Sir Katherine
• Big Thursday
• Father's Day

Select film and TV credits

• Avengers of the Reef (1973)
• Case for the Defence (1978)
• Maybe This Time (1980)
• The Winds of Jarrah (1983)
• Land of Hope (1986)
• Marriage Acts (2000)
• All My Love (2015), a play about Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore's relationship. ^[5]
• Don't Tell (2017)

References

1. "Anne Brooksbank". AustLit. (subscription required)
2. "Screenwriting for Film: Online - Australian Film Television and Radio School". Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
3. Ellis, Bob; Brooksbank, Anne, 1943- (1976), Mad dog Morgan, Corgi Books
4. Brooksbank, Anne (1985), Archer, Bay Books, ISBN   978-0-85835-824-9
5. "Literary lovers: Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore". Radio National: Books and Arts. ABC. 17 July 2015.

External links

• Anne Brooksbank at IMDb