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Gregory Marton Gregory Marton i(A45618 works by) (a.k.a. Geza Bela Antal Marton)
Born: Established: 1924 Budapest,
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Hungary,
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Eastern Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1949
Heritage: Hungarian
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BiographyHistory

Gregory Marton graduated as a lieutenant from the Royal Hungarian Military Academy in 1944 and fought in World War II. He spent the next few years studying in Germany. In Australia he worked as a public servant in New South Wales and spent much time writing verse plays and stories in Hungarian. Marton has been published in London, New York, Paris, Amsterdam and India.

(Source: A Bibliography of Australian Multicultural Writers (1992) compiled by Sneja Gunew et.al.)

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Author writes in these languages: HUNGARIAN, ENGLISH
  • Marton won the 1968 TV Play AWGIE for Silo 15. The film, a tense drama about about two nuclear launch officers trapped in a wrecked underground launch complex, was produced in Germany.

Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Silo 15 ( dir. Hans-Dieter Schwarze ) German Democratic Republic (1949-1990) : TV-60 Filmproduktion , 1967 25707393 1967 single work film/TV Two men are trapped in a nuclear missile silo as war looms.
1968 winner AWGIE Awards — Television Award — Television - Play
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