Bob Ellis
| Bob Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert James Ellis 10 May 1942 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 April 2016 (aged 73) Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, journalist, playwright, novelist, political commentator |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Lismore High School |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Spouse | Anne Brooksbank |
Robert James "Bob" Ellis (10 May 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an Australian writer, journalist, filmmaker, and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germaine Greer, Les Murray, John Bell, Ken Horler, and Mungo McCallum. He lived in Sydney with the author and screenwriter Anne Brooksbank; they had three children.
Ellis was raised a Seventh-day Adventist. He says the "seminal moment" of his life happened when he was ten and his 22-year-old sister was killed while crossing the road. He attended Lismore High and then Sydney University on a Sir Robert Menzies scholarship. After graduating he had a variety of jobs before being employed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Ellis was a regular contributor to the Nation Review in the 1970s and subsequently contributed to Fairfax Media newspapers and the National Times.
Ellis became a popular playwright, usually working in collaboration. In 1970 he and Michael Boddy (1934–2014) became known for co-writing The Legend of King O'Malley, a musical play based on the life of King O'Malley. From 1975 to 1986 he and his wife also owned the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, during which time it became home to the Griffin Theatre Company. They sold it in 1986 for $200,000.
Ellis wrote several film scripts, notably The Nostradamus Kid (1992), Cactus (1986, with Paul Cox), My First Wife (1984, with Paul Cox), Where the Green Ants Dream (Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen) (1984, with Werner Herzog), Man of Flowers (1983, with Paul Cox), Goodbye Paradise (1983), ...Maybe This Time (1981, with Anne Brooksbank), Fatty Finn (1980) and Newsfront (1978). Most of his film scripts, as with his plays, were written in collaboration with other writers.
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