Kay Keavney

Kay Keavney (1921–1989) was an Australian writer.^[1]

She was born in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney. She went to work at the ABC, the youngest person and the first woman to be hired as a scriptwriter by that organisation. She resigned from the ABC in 1945.^[2]

In the late 1940s she wrote serials and plays for various networks and production companies and became one of the leading writers of Australian radio.^[3]

She went to London to study writing TV drama at the BBC and wrote episodes of The Adventures of Long John Silver.^[4] She won two Walkley Awards for her journalism.

Select credits

Mantle of Greatness (1948) (radio play)
A Tale of Christmas (1954) (television play)
The Adventures of Long John Silver (1955) (TV series) – writer of various episodes
Eye of the Night (1960) (television play)
The Barber (1962) – novel
The Nurse's Story (1962) (documentary)
The Story of Peter Grey (1962) (TV mini series)
Prelude to Harvest (1963) (television play)
The Nylon Trap (1963) radio serial
Adventure Unlimited (1965)^[5]
Skippy (1968–70) (TV series) – writer of various episodes

References

^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 37–39.
^ "A B C RESIGNATIONS". The Argus. No. 30, 704. Melbourne. 24 January 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Women Who Write Soap Operas Are Known As QUEENS OF THE DRIP DRAMA". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. Vol. LIII, no. 93. New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1953. p. 1 (Women's Magazine). Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Radio writer says". The Sun. No. 13, 884. Sydney. 12 August 1954. p. 39 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Vagg, Stephen (6 May 2023). "Forgotten Australian TV Series: Adventure Unlimited". FilmInk. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

External links

Kay Keavney at IMDb
Kay Keavney at AustLit
Kay Keavney at National Film and Sound Archive

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[1] Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 37–39.

[2] "A B C RESIGNATIONS". The Argus. No. 30, 704. Melbourne. 24 January 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Women Who Write Soap Operas Are Known As QUEENS OF THE DRIP DRAMA". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. Vol. LIII, no. 93. New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1953. p. 1 (Women's Magazine). Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Radio writer says". The Sun. No. 13, 884. Sydney. 12 August 1954. p. 39 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

[Forgotten_Australian_TV_Series-5] Vagg, Stephen (6 May 2023). "Forgotten Australian TV Series: Adventure Unlimited". FilmInk. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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