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Not to be confused with Berry Oakley.
Barry Oakley
BornBarry Kingham Oakley
(1931-02-24) 24 February 1931 (age 93)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationChristian Brothers College, St Kilda
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne

Barry Kingham Oakley (born 24 February 1931)[1] is an Australian writer.[2][3]

Born in Melbourne, Oakley was educated at Christian Brothers College, St Kilda and the University of Melbourne.[1] He was a secondary school teacher in Victoria from 1955 to 1962, and also lectured in humanities at RMIT University in 1963.[4]

From 1988 to 1997, Oakley was literary editor of The Australian newspaper.[1]

Plays

  • From the Desk of Eugene Flockhart (1966)
  • Witzenhausen, Where Are You? (1968)
  • A Lesson in English
  • It's a Chocolate World
  • Cullity on Furniture
  • The Feet of Daniel Mannix
  • Beware of Imitations
  • Bedfellows (1975)
  • The Ship's Whistle (1978)
  • Scanlan (1980)
  • Marsupials (2012)

Novels

  • A Salute to the Great McCarthy – filmed as The Great Macarthy (1975)
  • Let's Hear it for Prendergast
  • Don't Leave Me (2002)

References

  1. ^ a b c Who's Who in Australia (2010), Crown Content.
  2. ^ 10 Questions for Barry Oakley at The Australian
  3. ^ "Wittily irascible playwright back on stage in 'a late efflorescence'" BY:GRAEME BLUNDELL From: The Australian November 09, 2012 accessed 25 March 2013
  4. ^ Oakley, Barry, AustLit, 9 October 2008.

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