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Philip Albright

Philip Albright

American actor and writer

Philip Albright (died 21 July 1959), was an American actor and writer who worked for a number of years in Australia. He came to Australia in 1949 to appear in Dream Girl on stage and decided to stay, becoming a writer at the ABC, on radio and TV.[1] He was one of the key radio writers for Ron Roberts Productions.[2]

He wrote some of the first TV dramas in Australia. He died in 1959 and his play The Break was produced after his death.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Comedienne resigns from the Colgate Show". The Sun. No. 13, 181. New South Wales, Australia. 29 April 1952. p. 22 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    Phil, Peter. Drama in Silent Rooms: A History of Radio Drama in Australia from the 1920s to the 1970s. Eureka Media. p. 318.
  3. [3]
    "Australian Plays at Union Theatre". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 January 1962. p. 6.


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