Kenneth G. Ross
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| Born |
4 June 1941 (age 75) East Brunswick, Victoria |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1977 – |
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Kenneth Graham Ross (born 4 June 1941) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter best known for writing the 1978 stage play Breaker Morant, that was based on the life of Australian soldier Harry "Breaker" Morant.
With the support of the South Australian Film Corporation this play was later adapted by Ross into a film of the same name in 1980.
The film was nominated for the 1980 Academy Award for the screenplay adapted from another source.
Ross was born on 4 June 1941 in East Brunswick, Victoria.
His great-grandparents were Hugh Ross (who arrived in Australia, as a free settler, at Van Diemen's Land in 1837) and Barbara Ross (née McKenzie), and George Beckton and Eliza Beckton (née Peirson, born in Mansfield, Victoria). His grandparents were John Ross (born at Kilmore, Victoria) and Adelaide Elizabeth Ross (née Beckton, born in Jamieson, Victoria). His parents were Kenneth McKenzie Ross (born in Mansfield, Victoria), and Alma Nora Ross (née Graham, born in Mansfield, Victoria). He has three children: Kendal, Kimberly, and Ian.
Ross attended Caulfield Grammar School in East St Kilda, Victoria, where one of his teachers recognised and strongly encouraged his creative writing talents. He also displayed strong debating skills whilst at school.
Ross was a tenacious and courageous Australian rules footballer who played well above his weight, and was a superb middle distance runner, excelling at the 880 yards (or half-mile), now the 800 metres.
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