Richard Lane (writer)

Richard Lane (born January 18, 1918 in Coogee , Sydney , Australia , † February 20, 2008 in Sydney, Australia) was an Australian writer and screenwriter . He became known for his conversions of films and plays in radio plays. He is often referred to as the father of the Australian radio play and was active in his profession for more than 60 years. With his commitment, however, he has also promoted various goals of the Australian Writers' Guild , an association of Australian screenwriters. Lane also wrote for television and was named after his deathluminary of the Australian radio and television industries . (German: lighthouse of the Australian radio and television industry ).

Life

Richard Lane was born in the seaside suburb of Coogee, Sydney. He attended the Knox Grammar School in the northern suburb of Wahroonga , where he excelled in sport and as an editor of the school newspaper ("he excelled as an athlete and edited the school magazine").

Lane has been married several times, most recently to Australian actress Lynne Murphy .

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Lane published his first short story as a schoolboy, and his stories were subsequently published in various magazines. He found his calling, however, in the still new radio play, his first piece was No Escape .

At the age of 21, some of his plays had already been produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) , and he was considered a very promising talent.

For the radio station 2GB in Sydney, which produces most of the radio plays in Australia, he became one of the main authors. He turned plays into one-hour radio broadcasts and short stories in radio series. The series Dr Paul , which was in the program for a long time, came from his pen.

In his early radio plays, actors like Peter Finch were at the microphone.

In 1949 he was recognized as one of the most important Australian authors. From this point on he decided to work as a freelancer and not only write the radio plays, but also direct them. With the advent of television in Australia in 1956, he began working for this new medium as well. The first series produced in Australia, Autumn Affair , was written by him. He also created classic fabrics, such as Ibsen's Hedda Gabler , for television, and Jon Cleary 's You can't see 'round corners was turned into a series.

Lane moved to Melbourne and continued his television career, writing the television series Bellbird , Homicide , The Sullivans and Carson's Law . In addition, he continued to work for the radio. He has received four Australian Writers Guild (AWGIE) awards for his work .

He later wrote two books on the history of radio drama in Australia under the title The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama . These two volumes provide a comprehensive overview of the radio play speakers, authors, producers and directors who were involved in their creation at the time when Australia was producing the most radio plays worldwide.

In addition to his work as a writer, Lane has also campaigned for the Australian Writers Guild , of which he was a founding member in 1962. He was Vice President from 1962 to 1964 and the third President of this institution from 1964 to 1968. He was one of the initiators for the establishment of national associations and campaigned for a quota of Australian productions at the broadcasters. He also won the AWGIE Awards for screenwriters and founded the Australian Film and Television School . In addition, following the example of British contracts, he endeavored to create a nationally valid and uniform contract design for the orders between all authors and production companies. Agreement could be reached quickly with most of the companies; there were initially differing views with ABC, which ultimately accepted this standard contract at the beginning of the 1970s.

In 1988 the AWG awarded him an honorary award for his services to the association. This honorary award, which is now referred to as the Richard Lane Award , is now given annually to an association member for "demonstrated services to the AWG".

Awards

• 1968: AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award : Main prize for the implementation of the television series You Can't See 'Round Corners
• 1975: AWGIE Award: for an episode of Bellbird
• 1977: AWGIE Award: for an episode of Bellbird
• 1985: AWGIE Award: for the successful radio play implementation of Great Expectations
• 1988: AWGIE Award (later referred to as The Richard Lane Award ): for outstanding service to the association
• 1996: ASRA (Australasian Sound Recording Association) Award: for his contribution to the development of radio play in Australia

literature

• Yeldham, Peter (2008) "Founding father of radio drama: Richard Lane (1918-2008)", in The Sydney Morning Herald , March 11, 2008

Web links

• Short biography on austlit.edu.au (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} AusLit News June / July 2008 , accessed May 13, 2009 (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Yeldham (2008)
3. ↑ ^{a b} History of the AWG 1962-2002 ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 13, 2009