Dick Diamond Explained

Richard Frank Diamond (27 July 1906 – 9 February 1989), better known as Dick Diamond, was an Australian writer best known for Reedy River.^{[1] [2]}

Diamond was born in England and migrated to Australia in 1914. He wrote plays, scripts and revues and worked as a journalist. He worked in Vietnam and China and was a member of the Communist Party.^{[3] [4]}

Select works

• Soak the Rich (1941) - play
• Jack the Giant Killer (1947) - pantomime
• Reedy River (1953) - musical
• Under the Coolibah Tree (1955) - musical
• The Walls are Down (1958) - book

External links

• Dick Diamond at AusStage

Notes and References

1. Angela O'Brien, 'Diamond, Richard Frank (Dick) (1906–1989)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/diamond-richard-frank-dick-12417/text22323, published first in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 22 November 2023.
2. News: As warm as a handshake . . 2078 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 January 1979 . 22 November 2023 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
3. Mr Justice Lowe’s Findings on Royal Commission into the Communist Party in Victoria, 1949’, Actors’ Equity of Australia (Victoria), Acc 84/44, box 30, folder 52/2 (University of Melbourne Archives)
4. G. Lobl, taped interview with R. Diamond (1989, National Library of Australia)