Anne Brooksbank Explained

Anne Brooksbank
Birth Name:	Anne Mary Brooksbank
Birth Place:	Melbourne
Nationality:	Australian
Spouse:	Bob Ellis
Children:	Jack Ellis
Occupation:	Screenwriter, novelist, educator

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)
• Archer (1985)
• 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)
• All My Love (2015), a play about Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore's relationship.^[3]
• Don't Tell (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anne Brooksbank. AustLit. (subscription required)
2. Web site: Screenwriting for Film: Online - Australian Film Television and Radio School . 2018-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119121656/http://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/screenwriting-for-film-online/w519 . 2018-01-19 . dead .
3. Web site: Literary lovers: Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore. Radio National

   Books and Arts

   . ABC. en-AU. 17 July 2015.