Green, Cliff(ord)

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GREEN, Cliff(ord)

GREEN, Cliff(ord). Australian, b. 1934. Genres: Novels, Children's fiction, Plays/Screenplays, Young adult fiction, Novellas/Short stories. Career: Apprentice in the printing trade in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951-56; Education Department of Victoria, head teacher in primary grades, 1960-69; Crawford Productions, Melbourne, staff writer, beginning in 1969; freelance writer. Teacher of screenwriting at Victorian Council of Adult Education, Western Australian Institute of Technology, Australian Film and Television School, and Victorian College of the Arts; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, dramaturge at Australian National Playwrights' Conference. Publications: The Incredible Steam-Driven Adventures of Riverboat Bill (juvenile), 1975; Break of Day (novel), 1976; The Sun Is Up (stories), 1978; The Further Adventures of Riverboat Bill (juvenile), 1981; The Art of Dale Marsh, 1981; Evergreen: The Story of a Family, 1984; Riverboat Bill Steams Again (juvenile), 1985; Picnic at Hanging Rock: A Film, 1975; Marion, 1974; Four Scripts, 1978; Lawson's Mates, 1980; Cop Out!, 1983; Plays for Kids, 1984; Senior Drama, 1985; Boy Soldiers, 1990. Address: 23 Webb St, Warrandyte, VIC 3113, Australia.

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