Michael Cove
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British-Australian writer and journalist
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Michael Cove is a British-Australian writer and journalist who has worked in film, television and theatre. He worked as a film editor in Britain before emigrating to Australia.[1] He wrote a number of stage plays in the 1970s before working more in television.[2]
In more recent years[vague ] he has focused on documentaries.[3]
Select credits
[edit ]Film
[edit ]- Deathcheaters (1976)
- Fighting Back (1982)
- The Settlement (1984) - script editor
- Pillage Squad (unmade Brian Trenchard Smith film)[4]
Television
[edit ]- The Aunty Jack Show (1972–1973)
- The Bluestone Boys (1976)
- The Sullivans
- The Oracle (1979)
- A Place in the World (1980) – won Logie Award for script "The Men"[5]
- Bailey's Bird (1979)
- Crime of the Decade (TV film, 1984)[6]
- Sweet and Sour (1984)[7]
- Dancing Daze (TV miniseries, 1986)
- Rainbow's End (TV film, 1995)
- Rafferty's Rules
Theatre
[edit ]- Convict Cakewalk (1973)
- Dazzle (1973)
- Jesters (1974)
- Kookaburra (1974)
- Family Lore (1976)
- The Gift (1976) [8]
- The Revolutionary Movement (1986)[9]
- The Habit (radio play, 1992)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Englishman's drama of an adopted girl". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 October 1974. p. 18.
- ^ "The writers who create escapes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 1986. p. 56.
- ^ Michael Cove biography at Wildbear
- ^ "Who's Doing What". Filmnews . Vol. 7, no. 3. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Logie winners". The Canberra Times . Vol. 54, no. 16, 242. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 March 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ken Talking". Filmnews . Vol. 14, no. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Sweet and Sour' ably fills slot". The Canberra Times . Vol. 58, no. 17, 823. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 July 1984. p. 1 (TV and Radio). Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Gift". The Australian Jewish Times . Vol. 83, no. 46. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bill Board". Tribune . No. 2429. New South Wales, Australia. 25 June 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.