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Ray Martin Ray Martin i(A109762 works by) (a.k.a. Raymond George)
Born: Established: 1944 ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kamilaroi
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1 Playing Favourites Ray Martin , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , November vol. 91 no. 5 2011; (p. 19)
1 3 y separately published work icon Ray Martin's Favourites : The Stories behind the Legends Ray Martin (interviewer), Carlton : Victory Books , 2011 Z1828856 2011 selected work interview

'Award-winning journalist Ray Martin is one Australia's most loved personalities. It seems he's been everywhere and met everybody, for 60 Minutes and a range of top-rating ABC and Channel 9 shows.

'So, who are his favourites? And what was Audrey Hepburn or Prince Charles or Madonna really like? That's what people always ask Ray and that's why he's written this book.

'Ray's Favourites bring together the most remarkable of these interviews, offering an intriguing insight into some truly extraordinary celebrities—Dustin Hoffman talking about sex, Jane Fonda talking about God, some poetry from Ronnie Biggs the Great Train Robber and some wisdom from Patrick Dodson, the father of reconciliation.

'Here, too, are the last interviews with Sir Donald Bradman, Fred Hollows and Kerry Packer. The comedy brilliance of Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and Peter Cook. The studio body-language when Bob Hawke and Paul Keating came together for the first and only time.

'And much more.

'Revealing, perceptive and inspiring, Ray's Favourites is compulsive reading. Enjoy the journey.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 The Getting of Wisdom : Lessons Learnt from Life : Ray Martin Ray Martin , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 5 November 2011; (p. 30)
1 I Am What I Am : Ray Martin Ray Martin , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Life , 20 December 2009; (p. 8)
1 12 y separately published work icon Ray : Stories of My Life : The Autobiography Ray Martin , North Sydney : Heinemann , 2009 Z1641603 2009 single work autobiography 'Ray Martin needs no introduction. As the face of the 'The Midday Show', 'A Current Affair', '60 Minutes' and 'Carols by Candlelight', he is instantly recognisable. Indeed, after more than forty years on our television screens many people feel that they have come to know him.

'But not many people know the real story behind Ray's rise to stardom. His was an impoverished childhood; his world as far away from Hollywood and movie stars and the bright lights as is possible to imagine.

'Before he had even got to high school, Ray had lived in thirteen different places, in three Australian states, mostly in the bush. His father was a violent, drinking man who would lash out at his wife and children, ultimately forcing Ray's mother to uproot the family across to the other side of Australia to escape him.

'Far from being crushed by his difficult childhood, though, Ray drew strength from his remarkable mother and sisters, and developed an irrepressible sense of humour.

'Here, now, in his own words, is the long-awaited, warts-and-all autobiography of Ray Martin: his exceptional career, his happy marriage to Dianne and his lasting love affair with the people of Australia.

'Funny, thought-provoking and inspiring, this is the most compelling autobiography you will read this year. The man who has interviewed everyone - from Lauren Bacall to Jennifer Lopez; from Paul Newman to Elton John; from train robber Ronnie Biggs to British royalty, and even cricketing royalty Don Bradman - is finally telling his own story.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Greats : The 50 Men and Women Who Most Helped to Shape Modern Australia Leonie Kramer (editor), Russel Ward (editor), Trevor Kennedy (editor), Ray Martin (editor), Richard Walsh (editor), North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1986 Z1427371 1986 anthology biography
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