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Eleanor Witcombe(1923-2018)

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Eleanor Witcombe was born on 20 September 1923 in Yorketown, South Australia, Australia. She was a writer, known for My Brilliant Career (1979), The Getting of Wisdom (1977) and Number 96 (1972). She died on 21 October 2018 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
BornSeptember 20, 1923
DiedOctober 21, 2018(95)
BornSeptember 20, 1923
DiedOctober 21, 2018(95)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Sam Neill and Judy Davis in My Brilliant Career (1979)
My Brilliant Career
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1979
Susannah Fowle, Sheila Helpmann, Barry Humphries, and John Waters in The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
The Getting of Wisdom
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1977
Number 96 (1972)
Number 96
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Water Under the Bridge (1980)
Water Under the Bridge
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Harp in the South (1987)
    The Harp in the South
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • adapted by
    • 1987
  • Steve Bisley and Jonathan Sweet in Jonah (1982)
    Jonah
    TV Mini Series
    • written by (as Eleanor Whitcombe)
    • 1982
  • A Puppet Pudding
    Short
    • play script
    • 1981
  • Water Under the Bridge (1980)
    Water Under the Bridge
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Sam Neill and Judy Davis in My Brilliant Career (1979)
    My Brilliant Career
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Susannah Fowle, Sheila Helpmann, Barry Humphries, and John Waters in The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
    The Getting of Wisdom
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Ben Hall (1975)
    Ben Hall
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Number 96 (1972)
    Number 96
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1972–1975
  • Seven Little Australians (1973)
    Seven Little Australians
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • adapted by
    • 1973
  • Redheap (1972)
    Redheap
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Margaret Christensen in Lane End (1972)
    Lane End
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Pastures of the Blue Crane (1969)
    Pastures of the Blue Crane
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1969
  • The Mavis Bramston Show (1964)
    The Mavis Bramston Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Brendon Lunney in Smugglers Beware (1963)
    Smugglers Beware
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • original stage play
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Eleanor Whitcombe
  • Born
    • September 20, 1923
    • Yorketown, South Australia, Australia
  • Died
    • October 21, 2018
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(undisclosed)

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