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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)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Insider Trading and the Staging of Autobiography
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: New Literatures Review , Winter South no. 26 1993; (p. 1-17) -
Reviews
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
[Review Essay] Jack Davis: A Life-story
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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The Life that Jack Built
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
The Mindscape of Jack Davis
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 17)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry
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Jack Davis, Master of White Culture
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November. 1988; (p. 7)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
The Mindscape of Jack Davis
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 December 1988; (p. 17)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
The Life that Jack Built
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 January 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
Reviews
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 35 no. 1 1990; (p. 82-84)
— Review of Jack Davis : A Life-Story 1988 single work biography ; John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
Insider Trading and the Staging of Autobiography
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: New Literatures Review , Winter South no. 26 1993; (p. 1-17) -
Smelling the Winds of Injustice
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 1988; (p. 7) -
[Review Essay] Jack Davis: A Life-story
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.
- Jagardoo : Poems from Aboriginal Australia 1977 selected work poetry
- Kullark 1979 single work drama
- No Sugar 1980 single work drama
- John Pat and Other Poems 1988 selected work poetry
- Identity 1971 periodical (22 issues)
- The Forum 1922-1924 periodical (1 issues)
- Forum periodical (2 issues)
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cNigeria,cWest / Central Africa, Africa,
- Perth, Western Australia,
- Carnarvon, Gascoyne - Murchison area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Kalgoorlie, Goldfields area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Yarloop, Harvey area, Mandurah - Harvey area, Far Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Moore River, Guilderton - Gingin area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Country towns,
- Urban,
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cUnited States of America (USA),cAmericas,
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cAustralia,c
- 1920s
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- 1960s
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- 1930s