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First broadcast on the Ten Network, 3 and 4 June 2001.
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My Brother Jack : A Novel
London
Sydney
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Collins
,
1964
Z824887
1964
single work
novel
(taught in 13 units)
''The thing I am trying to get at is what made Jack different from me. Different all through our lives, I mean, and in a special sense, not just older or nobler or braver or less clever.'
'David and Jack Meredith grow up in a patriotic suburban Melbourne household during the First World War, and go on to lead lives that could not be more different. Through the story of the two brothers, George Johnston created an enduring exploration of two Australian myths: that of the man who loses his soul as he gains worldly success, and that of the tough, honest Aussie battler, whose greatest ambition is to serve his country during the war. Acknowledged as one of the true Australian classics, My Brother Jack is a deeply satisfying, complex and moving literary masterpiece. ' (Publication summary)
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'Strong Actor' : Nick Tate
2016
single work
biography
— Appears in: Players : Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film 2016; 'After more than fifty years as an actor Nick Tate recalls the opening night of Don's Party at the Old Tote Theatre in Sydney on 20 September 1972 as ‘thrilling’ and ‘extraordinary’. Standing on stage at the curtain call alongside Pat Bishop, Wendy Blacklock, John Ewart and the other cast members, Tate felt a sense of pure pride and satisfaction ‘to be involved with an Australian production of that quality… It was a huge landmark in my life’ Tate recalls. The success of the production was gratifying, particularly as he had very nearly given away the chance of playing Don, and had so many misgivings initially. Tate was thirty years of age when he appeared in the Williamsonplay. From that day on he did not question his future.' (Introduction) -
Actors and Heroes : My Brother Jack and the Great War on Television
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn no. 184 2015; (p. 96-101)'It has been fifty years since the ABC adapted George Johnston's novel 'My brother Jack' for the small screen. With commemorations of World War I at the forefront of Australia's national agenda for 2015, Anne Pender asserts that the series, along with network ten's telemovie adaptation of the same novel, is worthy of renewed attention.'
Source: Abstract.
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Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 40)
— Review of My Brother Jack 2001 single work film/TV -
Drama Worth Bottling
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 3 June 2001; (p. 3)
— Review of My Brother Jack 2001 single work film/TV
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Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 40)
— Review of My Brother Jack 2001 single work film/TV -
Drama Worth Bottling
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 3 June 2001; (p. 3)
— Review of My Brother Jack 2001 single work film/TV -
Actors and Heroes : My Brother Jack and the Great War on Television
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn no. 184 2015; (p. 96-101)'It has been fifty years since the ABC adapted George Johnston's novel 'My brother Jack' for the small screen. With commemorations of World War I at the forefront of Australia's national agenda for 2015, Anne Pender asserts that the series, along with network ten's telemovie adaptation of the same novel, is worthy of renewed attention.'
Source: Abstract.
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'Strong Actor' : Nick Tate
2016
single work
biography
— Appears in: Players : Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film 2016; 'After more than fifty years as an actor Nick Tate recalls the opening night of Don's Party at the Old Tote Theatre in Sydney on 20 September 1972 as ‘thrilling’ and ‘extraordinary’. Standing on stage at the curtain call alongside Pat Bishop, Wendy Blacklock, John Ewart and the other cast members, Tate felt a sense of pure pride and satisfaction ‘to be involved with an Australian production of that quality… It was a huge landmark in my life’ Tate recalls. The success of the production was gratifying, particularly as he had very nearly given away the chance of playing Don, and had so many misgivings initially. Tate was thirty years of age when he appeared in the Williamsonplay. From that day on he did not question his future.' (Introduction)
