Anne Deveson

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Anne Deveson

Born 1930
Flag of Federation of Malaya Malaya
Occupation Novelist, broadcaster, filmmaker


Anne Barbara Deveson AO (born 1930, Malaya) is an Australian writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and social commentator.

During World War II, Deveson's family moved to Western Australia from Malaya as refugees. She attempted a Science degree in England, but dropped out to pursue other interests. Deveson was one of many broadcasters who opposed non-communist involvement in Vietnam.

Deveson's son developed schizophrenia and committed suicide.[1] She wrote about her experience, in the book Tell Me I'm Here, and then translated her work into the film, Spinning Out.

Deveson's book, Resilience, was written after the sudden death of her partner, the English economist Robert Theobald in 1990 and draws on her own emotions and feelings.[2]

Anne Deveson was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1983 for services to the media and an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1993 for her work in community health and for increasing the public awareness of schizophrenia.[3]

In 1991 Deveson was presented with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Non - Fiction Award for Tell Me I'm Here.[4]

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

  • Australians at Risk (Cassell, 1978)
  • Coming of Age: Twenty-one Interviews About Growing Older (Scribe Publications, 1994)
  • Tell Me I’m Here (Penguin, 1998) ISBN: 0140173390
  • Lines in the Sand (Penguin, 2000) (fiction)
  • Resilience (Allen & Unwin, 2003) ISBN: 1864486341

[edit] Filmography

  • Who Killed Jenny Langby? (South Australian Film Corporation, 1974, acted as herself), a docudrama written by Greg Barker and Donald Crombie (producer).[5]
  • Do I Have to Kill My Child? (C.I.D. Productions, 1976, co-writer with Donald Crombie, producer)[5]
  • Achieving (Pilgrim International Films, 1979, writer) TV show produced by Betty Wood[5]
  • Spinning Out (Australian Film Commission, 1991, writer, director and producer)[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Deveson, Anne (1991). Tell Me I'm Here. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-027257-7. 
  2. ^ Australian Biography - Anne Deveson, Writer, Broadcaster and Filmmaker. A Film Australia National Interest Programme. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
  3. ^ It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
  4. ^ 1991 Human Rights Medal and Awards. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
  5. ^ a b c Anne Deveson. IMDb Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
  6. ^ Spinning Out. Australian Film Commission. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.

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NAME Deveson, Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian novelist, broadcaster, filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Malaya
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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