- Barry Dickins was born on November 6, 1949 in Reservoir, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor and writer, known for A Woman's Tale (1991), Golden Braid (1990) and My Forgotten Man (1993). He was married to Sarah Mogridge. He died on July 13, 2026.
- SpouseSarah Mogridge(? - 2008) (divorced, 1 child)
- His play "Remember Ronald Ryan" won the 1995 Victorian Premier's Literary Award.
- His most well-known work is the award-winning stage play Remember Ronald Ryan, a dramatization of the life and death of Ronald Ryan, the last man executed in Australia.
- His experiences in the classroom served as the basis for his 2013 memoirs "Lessons in Humility: 40 Years of Teaching".
- Left school early and worked for five years in a factory in North Melbourne, Australia.
- Prolific Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist, probably best known for his historical dramas and his reminiscences about growing up and living in working class Melbourne, Australia.
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