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Letter of Jim McNeil written to John Hughes, 1973 [manuscript]
Bib ID 4609808
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
McNeil, Jim, 1935-1982
 
Access Conditions Permission required for research. Not for loan. 
Description [1973] 
0.03 m. (1 folder) 
Summary

Letter of Jim McNeil written to John Hughes from Bathurst Prison, 15 July 1973.

Biography/History

McNeil was a playwright who began writing while serving time in prison. While incarcerated, he joined the Resurgents Group which got men talking about their violence and he began to write plays which were performed first in the prison then outside in the early 1970s. McNeil's works include, The chocolate frog, The old familiar juice: two plays (1973), and Jack, which was the only play he wrote outside of prison. In 1975 McNeil won the Australian Writers' Guild award for his play, How does your garden grow: a play (1974).

Notes

Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc09/­83.

Related Material Jim McNeil interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection; Located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC 1/805. 
Subjects McNeil, Jim, - 1935-1982 - Correspondence.  |  Hughes, John - Correspondence.  |  Dramatists, Australian - 20th century - Correspondence.  |  Prisoners - Australia - Correspondence.
Time Coverage 1973 
Occupation Dramatists.  |  Prisoners.

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