Ralph Peterson (21 Feb 1921-2 Nov 1996)

 Top writer. IMDB listing here. Ausstage here. Papers at State Library of NSW>

*Yes, What?  (1937-41) - radio series, actor/writer - see here

War service - New Guinea then army public relations

*1946 profile here

*Ralph and Betty (1947) - radio show - see here

*Rusty Bugles (1948) - actor

* Colgate Palmolive Unit, Metropolitan Theatre 

*Come Out Fighting (1950) - radio serial

*The Problem of Johnny Flourcake (1950) - radio - with Anthony Quayle

*Sturt the Man (1950) - radio feature

*Seven Ways Junction (1950)

*Goes to England in 1950 - writes for Tony Hancock, Benny Hill

*The Square Ring - stage play

*1953 comes home to Australia - works Commonwealth and Shell Film unit 

*Concerning Christmas (1953) - radio feature

*Night of the Ding Dong - stage play plays out of London

*1954 visits Adelaide

*Quest in the Desert (1954) - radio -  

*Davy Crockett (1954) - radio serial

*Concerning Christmas (1955) - radio feature

* Greater the Truth (1956) - novel about Fleet Street - review is here

*The Square Ring (1956) - Australian radio

1956 attends opening of play Ned Kelly - in Australia on holiday and researching script on Burke and Wills for Tony Quayle see here

*Three in One (1956) - feature film 

*Where the Eagle Drinks (1957) - radio - got idea from researching play on Snowy Mountains see here

*THe Forerunner (1958) feature doco for TV for Shell Film Unit... directed by John Heyer, Peterson did script - read about it here

*late 1950s goes back to London

*A Case for the New Year (1959) - radio

*The Square Ring (1959) - British TV

*Whiplash (1959-60) - TV series, wrote several scripts

*The Square Ring (1960) - Australian TV

*The Square Ring (1961) - Australian radio

*Night of the Ding Dong (1961) - Australian TV  

*Night of the Ding Dong (1961) - Australian radio

*No Hiding Place

*1964 comes back to Australia in part to work on play The Mating of Ulie Doley 

*My Name's McGooley What's Yours (1966-68)

*Rita and Wally (1969) - sitcom, writer

*The Big Boat (1969) - stage play

*The Rovers (1969-70) - TV series, writer

*Birds in Paradise (1970) - TV series with Noel Ferrer 

*Dad and Dave at Snake Gully (1971)

*Spyforce (1972)

*The Castaway (1974) - mini series

*Home Sweet Home (1980)

*The Third Secretary - stage play


SMH 23 July 1966


SMH 5 Nov 1996

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