Colin Duckworth (6 works by) (birth name: Colin Ryder Duckworth )
Born: Established: 20 Jul 1926 Birmingham West Midlands
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England
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United Kingdom (UK)
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Western Europe Europe ; Died: Ceased: 6 Dec 2012 Melbourne Victoria
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1978
Heritage: English

BiographyHistory

Colin Duckworth was Professor of French at the University of Melbourne 1978-1988 and later Professor Emeritus and a freelance academic. He wrote extensively on Voltaire, eighteenth-century espionage and modern theatre, particularly Samuel Beckett's work. His other activities included television acting and theatre directing.

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  • Duckworth also edited works by various literary figures, among them Gustave Flaubert, published a study of the novelist Leon Bopp and written on the Secret Service during the French Revolution.