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Henry C James (1902-1989), real name William Henry Constable James was an Australian writer who wrote films, books, radio, stage plays, musicals and documentaries. He moved from Melbourne to London in the 1930s where his play The Golden Gander was produced on stage. This was a rare Australian written play set in Australia to be presented on the West End.

Among James' achievements was The Bunyip, the first television play on an Australian theme.

He returned to Australia in 1950 and worked in Australian radio as well as writing books.

Selected works

Theatre

  • The Golden Gander (1936) – play
  • No Sky So Blue (1938) – stage musical
  • The Silver Swan (1939) – stage musical
  • A Woman of Forty

Films

Short stories

  • The Man Who Came Back (1944)

Novels

  • Gold is where you find it (1946)
  • The Madness of Charlie Pierce (1952) – novel
  • The Green Opal (1953)
  • Coast of the Sun (1956)

Non fiction books

  • Children of the Hidden Valley (1959)
  • Children of the Barges (1959)
  • Children of the Fishing Boats (1960)
  • Children of the Highlands (1961)
  • Children of the Island Town (1962)
  • Children of Down Under (1962)
  • Children of Olympus (1962)

TV plays

Radio features

  • Dutchmen in Australia (1951)
  • Living at a Price (1952)
  • Traveller's Tales (1959)

References

  1. "Henry C. James". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  2. "AUSTRALIAN PLAY IN LONDON". The West Australian. Vol. 52, no. 15, 490. Western Australia. 15 February 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. See June Averill, ‘Obituaries: Joy Nichols’, Independent, 6 July 1992, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-joy-nichols-1531655.html accessed 1 January 2024.
  4. Gray, Darren (15 September 2016). "Australian Television Turns 60".
  5. "SYDNEY DIARY". The Sun. No. 12, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1950. p. 7 (FINAL FOOTBALL LASTRACE). Retrieved 29 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "The Australian as Play Character", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 25 Mar 1936, nla.obj-568724217, retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Trove
  7. ""THE GOLDEN GANDER"". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 8 January 1936. p. 10 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "PERSONAL ... COLUMN". The Sun. No. 1842. New South Wales, Australia. 17 July 1938. p. 2 (Second News Section). Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Our Stars In London". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. III, no. 113. New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1938. p. 2 (Home Magazine and Film News). Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Henry C James - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  11. ""THE MAN WHO CAME BACK"". Morning Bulletin. No. 25, 293. Queensland, Australia. 4 November 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "A JUDGMENT ON THE MIDDLE EAST". The Herald. No. 23, 430. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "YOUNG GREEKS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 223. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 May 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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