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Phillip Grenville Mann

{{Short description|Australian writer (1921–1990)}}

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Phillip Grenville Mann (24 December 1921 – 19 June 1990) was an Australian actor, playwright, stage director and manager, and writer.

He won a series of prizes as a young writer.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18496218 |title=Notes On Radio. |newspaper=The Sunday Herald |location=Sydney |date=12 August 1951 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=14 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} He served in the Royal Australian Navy.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103077243 |title=Two Share £500 Prize for Best T.V. Play |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=34 |issue=9,578 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 April 1960 |accessdate=16 February 2017 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}

He worked for six years in London. He became a staff writer at the ABC.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105864298 |title=ABC-TV plays. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=29 September 1965 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=23 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} He replaced Rex Rienits as drama editor at the ABC.{{cite news|first=Valda|title=TV Merry Go Round|last=Marshall|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 September 1961|page=92}}

Select writings

  • The Seas Between (1946) – radio play starring Peter Finch{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35695175 |title=THIS WEEK'S RADIO FEATURES. |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=18 May 1946 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • Dear Enemy (July 1951) – radio play{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98348242 |title=RADIOPINION. |newspaper=Sunday Mail |location=Brisbane |date=29 July 1951 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • The Cat Scratches (1954) - radio play
  • Theatre Royal episode "Dead or Alive" (1956) – TV play – became Funnel Web
  • Shadow Squad (1958) – TV series – various episodes
  • The Verdict is Yours (1958) – TV series – various episodes
  • The Probation Officer (1960) – TV series
  • The Attorney General (1961) – TV play
  • The Sergeant from Burralee (1961) – TV play{{cite magazine|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-television-plays-the-sergeant-from-burralee/|title=Forgotten Australian television plays: The Sergeant from Burralee}}
  • The Patriots (1962) – TV series{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43737516 |title="The Patriots". |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly | date=6 June 1962 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • Funnel Web (1962) – TV play
  • Ballad for One Gun' (1963) – TV play{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article109898310 |title=TELEVISION AND RADIO. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=17 July 1963 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=35 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • Day of Glory (1964) – play
  • Luther (1964) – TV play – adaptation of the play by John Osborne{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105834412 |title=Luther play on A.B.C. 3. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=21 July 1964 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • The Keys of Heaven (1966) (novel){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128653557 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=16 April 1966 |accessdate=15 March 2015 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
  • The Red Gardenia (1966) - radio play starring Ron Haddrick
  • Undercover (1968) - radio play starring Richard Meikle
  • Certain Women (1971) – TV series
  • Eight Days a Week (1972) – play
  • Behind the Legend - "Eddie Gilbert" (1974)
  • Candles in the Sun (1978) – novel
  • How Sleep the Brave (1979) – play
  • Over to Mother – a play

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|1454573}}
  • [http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7747?mainTabTemplate=agentWorksBy Phillip Grenville Mann] at AustLit
  • [https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/225067 Phillip Grenville Mann theatre credits] at AusStage

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Category:1921 births

Category:1990 deaths

Category:Australian dramatists and playwrights

Category:Australian expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom