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Ray Lawler(1921-2024)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Ray Lawler was born on 23 May 1921 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for Season of Passion (1959), The Love School (1975) and The Wednesday Play (1964). He was married to Jackie Kelleher. He died on 24 July 2024 in Australia.
BornMay 23, 1921
DiedJuly 24, 2024(103)
BornMay 23, 1921
DiedJuly 24, 2024(103)
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Known for

Season of Passion (1959)
Season of Passion
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1959
Ben Kingsley, Kenneth Colley, and Peter Egan in The Love School (1975)
The Love School
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Cousin Bette (1971)
Cousin Bette
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (2018)
    Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • Ray Lawler Trilogy
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Leto sedemnástej bábiky
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1978
  • Churchill's People (1974)
    Churchill's People
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Helen Mirren and Robert Hardy in Private Affairs (1975)
    Private Affairs
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Ben Kingsley, Kenneth Colley, and Peter Egan in The Love School (1975)
    The Love School
    6.6
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1975
  • Der Sommer der 17. Puppe
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1974
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • dramatisation
    • 1973
  • Jenny Twigge and Margaret Whiting in Two Women (1973)
    Two Women
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1973
  • The Man Who Shot the Albatross
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • The Visitors
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Cousin Bette (1971)
    Cousin Bette
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1971
  • W. Somerset Maugham (1969)
    W. Somerset Maugham
    7.2
    TV Series
    • dramatisation
    • 1969
  • Elaine Taylor in Sinister Street (1969)
    Sinister Street
    TV Mini Series
    • adaptation
    • 1969
  • Christiane Schröder in Der Sommer der 17. Puppe (1968)
    Der Sommer der 17. Puppe
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1968

Actor

  • The Quick Brown Fox
    Short
    • Mr. Herbert
    • 1980
  • Theatre Night (1957)
    Theatre Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Barney Ibbot
    • Self - Introduction
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 23, 1921
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • July 24, 2024
    • Australia(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jackie Kelleher1956 - July 24, 2024 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote / appeared in "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll," at the New Theatre in London, England, with Madge Ryan in the cast. NOTE: Filmed as Season of Passion (1959).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1981 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the performing arts.

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