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Chesson had first met Jack Davis in 1970 through his wife, when she was a member of the Executive Committee of the Aboriginal Advancement Council. It was in the late 1970s, that Jack Davis was approached by a publisher to write his own biography, Davis been too shy, had asked Chesson to write it. Chesson had transcribed the conversations with Jack on tape during social occasions, and wrote this fascinating history of Davis's life and his work in the literary and dramatic fields; in which the Chesson hope that this book helps to make Jack Davie's life and work better known and appreciated. (source: Chesson, 1983)

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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: J. M. Dent , 1988 .
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      Extent: 211p.
      Description: illus., map; port
      Note/s:
      • "Published with the assistance of the Australia Council"
      ISBN: 0867700750

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  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

Insider Trading and the Staging of Autobiography Howard McNaughton , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Literatures Review , Winter South no. 26 1993; (p. 1-17)
Reviews Leigh Dale , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
[Review Essay] Jack Davis: A Life-story Adam Shoemaker , 1990 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1990; (p. 61-63)

'Jack Davis has deserved a biography for many years. There is no doubt that he is one of the most talented and influential Aboriginal authors and, arguably, one of Australia's finest playwrights.

The Life that Jack Built Barry Hill , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
The Mindscape of Jack Davis Ann Nugent , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 17)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
Jack Davis, Master of White Culture Mark O'Connor , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November. 1988; (p. 7)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
The Mindscape of Jack Davis Ann Nugent , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 17)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
The Life that Jack Built Barry Hill , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
Reviews Leigh Dale , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)

— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story Keith Chesson , 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1988 selected work poetry
Insider Trading and the Staging of Autobiography Howard McNaughton , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Literatures Review , Winter South no. 26 1993; (p. 1-17)
Smelling the Winds of Injustice Berwyn Lewis , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1988; (p. 7)
[Review Essay] Jack Davis: A Life-story Adam Shoemaker , 1990 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 1990; (p. 61-63)

'Jack Davis has deserved a biography for many years. There is no doubt that he is one of the most talented and influential Aboriginal authors and, arguably, one of Australia's finest playwrights.

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