Bob Ellis

Robert James 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, Robert Hughes and Mungo McCallum. He lived in Sydney with the author and screenwriter Anne Brooksbank; they had three children.

Bob Ellis
Born
Robert James Ellis

(1942-05-10)10 May 1942
Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 April 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 73)
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • journalist
  • playwright
  • novelist
  • political commentator
Political party
SpouseAnne Brooksbank
Writing career
Notable awardsAFI Best Screenplay
1978 Newsfront
1982 Goodbye Paradise
1984 My First Wife
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