Correspondence between Patrick White and Raymond Omodei, 1984-2023
- Bib ID:
- 10014636
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- White, Patrick, 1912-1990
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1984 and 2023]
- 0.03 metres (1 folder)
- Summary:
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Letters written by Patrick White to Raymond Omodei. Also included is a printed response to Patrick from Raymond, and an issue of 'Good Weekend' Sydney Morning Herald magazine, 26 January 1994.
- Biography/History:
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Patrick White was an Australian playwright and author. Born in England in 1912, Patrick White became Australia's first Nobel Laureate in literature. White published 12 novels and nearly 30 short stories during his lifetime, together with a modest number of poems. His great novels, from The aunt's story (1948) to Memoirs of many in one (1986), were written steadily over a period of almost 40 years. His dozen produced dramatic works were written in two distinct periods of activity: from The ham funeral in 1947 to A cheery soul in 1962, and then again from Big toys in 1977 to Shepherd on the rocks in 1987. He was a prolific correspondent, with a selection of his thousands of known letters appearing in David Marr's 1994 publication, Patrick White: letters. White died in 1990. Further biographical information available at: https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-543123
Theatre director and actor. Raymond Omodei was born in Wiluna in 1936. He trained as a teacher at Graylands Teachers College and excelled in designing sets, props and costumes for many productions. In 1971 Edgar Metcalfe invited him to join his National Theatre Company at the Playhouse in Pier Street as an associate director. In 1973 Omodei joined Sydney’s renowned Old Tote Theatre as a director at the new Opera House, where his first production was The Playboy of the Western World. He was the first director permitted to premiere Patrick White’s plays in Western Australia. He produced over 200 major plays.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference number: MS 10777.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1984-2023
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