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J. C. Bancks J. C. Bancks i(A59205 works by) (birth name: James Charles Bancks) (a.k.a. Jim Bancks; Bancks; Jimmy Bancks)
Born: Established: 10 May 1889 Enmore, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1 Jul 1952 Point Piper, Sydney Eastern Harbourside, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Golden Years of Ginger Meggs, 1921-1952 J. C. Bancks , John Horgan (editor), Medindie : Souvenir Press and Brolga Books , 1978 Z232633 1978 selected work short story Compilation of the 'Ginger Meggs' comic strips by J. C. Bancks.
1 4 Blue Mountains Melody J. C. Bancks , Charles Zwar (composer), 1934 single work musical theatre

Musical comedy.

A collaboration between J. C. Bancks (the creator of the Ginger Meggs cartoon strip) and emerging composer Charles Zwar, the musical takes place in the NSW Blue Mountains region and two Sydney locations: Palm Beach and King's Cross. Inspiration for the musical came from the American stage and screen, and thus the production featured American-style cabaret songs and gangsters with Chicago accents.

Among the songs written for the musical are 'Cooee' and 'How I Love You' (performed by Gladys Moncrieff) and 'I'd Like to be a Statue in the Park' (sung by Phyllis Baker and Alfred Frith).

1 The Man Who Knew Mailey J. C. Bancks , 1930 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Home , 2 January vol. 11 no. 1 1930; (p. 40, 66)
1 Party Impressions J. C. Bancks , 1929 single work prose
— Appears in: The Home , 1 November vol. 10 no. 11 1929; (p. 97, 108)
1 y separately published work icon The Sunshine Family : A Book of Nonsense for Girls and Boys Ethel Turner , Jean Curlewis , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock , 1923 Z1284972 1923 selected work children's fiction children's humour
1 Impressions of the Artists' Ball : In Line and in Rhythm i "I hear", 1922 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Home , (Spring) 1 September vol. 3 no. 3 1922; (p. 14)
1 17 y separately published work icon Ginger Meggs Us Fellers Ron Vivian , Lloyd Piper , James Kemsley , Jason Chatfield , J. C. Bancks , 1921 1921- Z1530096 1921 series - author

'Ginger Meggs, under the name of Us Fellers, was first published in 1921 on the 'Sunbeams' pages of the Sunday Sun ... Us Fellers alternated with a number of other comics for several months, and it wasn't until March 12, 1922, that it took up its position on the front page and became a weekly feature ... Ginger had been one of the boys in the first episode of Us Fellers. By the end of the year, Bancks had manoeuvred him to be the centre of attention.'

Lindsay Foyle, 'The Most Important Boy in Australia', Ginger Meggs website, http://www.gingermeggs.com/
Sighted: 17/09/2008
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