Barbara Vernon (writer)

Barbara Mary Vernon (25 July 1916 – 16 April 1978) was an Australian playwright, screenwriter, editor and radio announcer.

Barbara Vernon
Born
Barbara Mary Vernon

25 July 1916
Died16 April 1978 (age 61)
Occupations
  • Playwright/dramatist
  • screenwriter
  • radio announcer
  • personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Years active- 1976 (retired)
Known forBellbird (TV series), Country Town (film adaptation)

Her plays included The Passionate Pianist and The Multi-Coloured Umbrella.

She was the head writer and script editor of the ABC TV drama series Bellbird, the longest such series produced by the ABC, she also wrote the film adaptation of that series entitled Country Town.

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