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John Aitken John Aitken i(A6648 works by)
Born: Established: 1936 ;
Gender: Male
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1 Lost is My Quiet John Aitken , 2007 single work drama 'Living in a terror-ridden South-East Asian city, Jody Fielding is a writer of voyeuristic pulp fiction: "Somehow I've got this gift, the way I use words, I can make the reader feel he's actually having sex with the most exotic women or boys in the whole of Asia." He shares his life with Libbie, an ex-hooker who feeds him stories from her lurid past. They are visited by an ex-lover of Jody's named Simon, who claims to have become a born-again Christian. He also claims he is being shadowed by his doppelganger, an exact copy of himself. Trouble is, the doppelganger is a born-again serial killer. Is Simon deranged? Or is the doppelganger real?' Source: www.australianstage.com.au (Sighted 01/10/2007
1 1 The Ships Pass Quietly John Aitken , 2006 single work drama 'A powerful play about a great poet struggling against censorship and oppression, 'The Ships Pass Quietly' presents the life of Anna Akhmatova as well as her work, against the backdrop of music by Shostakovich and the atmosphere of old Leningrad.' Source: http://www.theatre.asn.au/production/2006/the_ships_pass_quietly (Sighted 26/07/2006
1 The Song of the Earth John Aitken , 1999 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Music from the Whirlwind John Aitken , Sydney : Rick Raftos Management , 1996 Z840782 1996 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Brandie and Nan: An Entertainment about the Life and Times of the Australian Singer Peter Dawson John Aitken , Robert Faggetter , Perth : John Aitken , 1996 Z840776 1996 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Watershed: A play about the life and times of C Y O'Connor John Aitken , Mount Lawley : John Aitken , 1993 Z840788 1993 single work drama
1 1 y separately published work icon Daisy Bates and the Dancer John Aitken , Perth : 1993 Z910535 1993 single work drama
1 2 Authority John Aitken , 1991 single work drama
1 Letters (The West Australian, 9 May, 1991) John Aitken , 1991 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9 May 1991; (p. 48)
1 1 Some Other Town John Aitken , 1986 single work drama
1 form y separately published work icon Summer of Secrets Secret of Paradise John Aitken , ( dir. Jim Sharman ) Australia : Greater Union Secret Picture Productions , 1976 Z1872409 1976 single work film/TV horror

According to Robert Hood, 'A reclusive doctor experiments with the brain and memory, seeking the secret of life in order to revivify his dead wife'.

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image expands slightly on this synopsis, saying that 'At first glance the film's plot reads as a retread of Rocky Horror, minus the tunes. A young couple picnicking on the beach come across an eccentric cross-dressing doctor who is involved with some bizarre experiments involving some very stressed out monkeys. Faster than you can say timewarp, the innocent couple are embroiled in the doctor's fiendish plans to reanimate his dead wife.'

Sources:

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (http://www.acmi.net.au/oz_summer_secrets.aspx). (Sighted: 6/7/2012)

Robert Hood, 'Killer Koalas: Australian (and New Zealand) Horror Films'. Tabula Rasa (http://www.tabula-rasa.info/AusHorror/OzHorrorFilms2.html). (Sighted: 6/7/2012)
1 y separately published work icon Julian Hardgood : A Play in Three Acts Raymond Purvis , John Aitken , 1967 (Manuscript version)x401664 Z840779 1967 single work drama
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