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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox writer Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021)[1] was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.

Television

MacLeod 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

MacLeod 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

MacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62, after some years of poor health.[6][7][8]

Books and published works

MacLeod 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

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External links

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