The Air-Conditioned Author
3rd episode of the 1st season of Australian Playhouse
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 | ||
| Directed by | Henri Safran | ||
| Teleplay by | Colin Free | ||
| Produced by | David Goddard | ||
| Original air date | 2 May 1966 (1966-05-02) | ||
| Running time | 30 mins | ||
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"The Air Conditioned Author" is the third television play episode of the first season of the Australian anthology television series Australian Playhouse.[1][2] "The Air Conditioned Author" was written by Colin Free and directed by Henri Safran and originally aired on ABC on 2 May 1966.[3]
Plot
A novelist, Nicholas Lovatt, becomes disillusioned when his publisher urges him to turn out stereotyped novels.[4]
Cast
- Richard Meikle as Nicholas Lovatt
- Eric Reiman
- Willie Fennell
- Tony Ingersent
- Sue Walker
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a comedy that missed because it lacked deft shaping".[5]
The Age called it "shapeless, disconnected and bumpy".[6]
See also
- List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s)
References
- ^ "TELEVISION Hindsight on 1966 viewing". The Canberra Times. 30 December 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 29 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ABC's new drama series". Tribune. No. 1459. New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1966. p. 11.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 May 1966. p. 11.
- ^ "Fuss and Confusion". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 1966. p. 16.
- ^ Monitor (7 May 1966). "Television". The Age. p. 23.
External links
- "The Air-Conditioned Author" at AusStage
- "The Air-Conditioned Author" at AustLit
- "The Air-Conditioned Author" at IMDb
- Complete script at National Archives of Australia
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Films and TV directed by Henri Safran
- Traveller Without Luggage (1961)
- Jenny (1962)
- The Criminals (1962)
- Concord of Sweet Sounds (1963)
- A Local Boy (1964)
- A Sound of Trumpets (1964)
- Rape of the Belt (1964)
- A Season in Hell (1964)
- A Private Island (1964)
- The Swagman (1965)
- The Sweet Sad Story of Elmo and Me (1965)
- Tartuffe (1965)
- The Tape Recorder (1965)
- Write Me a Murder (1965)
- Point of Departure (1966)
- The Air-Conditioned Author (1966)
- Done Away with It (1966)
- The Rogue Stallion (1990)
- Storm Boy (1976)
- Listen to the Lion (1977)
- Norman Loves Rose (1982)
- Bush Christmas (1983)
- The Wild Duck (1984)
- The Edge of Power (1987)
- Golden Soak (1979)
- A Fortunate Life (1985)
- Flair (1990)
- The Lancaster Miller Affair (1990)
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