Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021)[1] was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.
Doug MacLeod | |
|---|---|
| Born | Doug MacLeod 13 October 1959 |
| Died | 22 November 2021 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Author, scriptwriter, playwright |
Television
editMacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's The Comedy Company. He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs Fast Forward and Full Frontal. He was the script editor of Kath & Kim while the series aired on the ABC.[2]
As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of SeaChange with Andrew Knight.
He co-wrote the animated children's series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. He also worked on series two in 2011 with co-writer Philip Dalkin.
In 2008 MacLeod won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards.[3]
Theatre
editMacLeod was the writer of Call Girl the Musical, with Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in Melbourne.[4]
With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, titled The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.[5]
Death
editMacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62, after some years of poor health.[6][7][8]
Books and published works
editMacLeod wrote the following story books for children and young people:
- Sister Madge's Book of Nuns
- Siggy and Amber
- Tumble Turn
- Spiky Spunky, My Pet Monkey
- Leon Stumble's Book of Stupid Fairytales
- I'm Being Stalked by a Moon Shadow
- Kevin the Troll
- The Clockwork Forest
- My Extraordinary Life & Death
- The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher
- The Shiny Guys
- Tigers on the Beach
- In the Garden of Bad Things
References
edit- ^ "Doug MacLeod". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Doug MacLeod at IMDb
- ^ "Underbelly nabs writers' award". Herald Sun newspaper. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Fiona Scott-Norman (24 October 2008). "Taking Time to answer the call". Melbourne: The Age newspaper. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ Smith, Gary (15 January 2007). "Snugglepot & Cuddlepie review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Knox, David (26 November 2021). "Vale: Doug McLeod". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Vale Doug MacLeod". ArtsHub Australia. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Vale Doug MacLeod". Books+Publishing. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.