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form y separately published work icon Dynasty single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Dynasty Tony Morphett , 1967 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 Dynasty
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A television play based on Tony Morphett's 1967 novel, the narrative sees inventor Jim Richards seeking financial backing from the Mason Corporation for a revolutionary new machine. With different parts of the empire competing for capital and different members of the Mason family competing for control, Richards finds himself in the middle of a power struggle.

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  • Television play.

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First known date: 1969
Form: screenplay
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    y separately published work icon Camera Three : Three Plays for Television Ron Side (editor), Ralph Greenfield (editor), Toronto : Holt, Rinehart and Winston , 1972 Z899682 1972 anthology screenplay A collection of three plays written especially for television. Edited (with additional material) by Ron Side and Ralph Greenfield, the anthology contains Male of the Species by Alun Owen (UK); 12 1/2 Cents by Grahame Woods (Canada); and Dynasty by Tony Morphett (Australia). Toronto : Holt, Rinehart and Winston , 1972 pg. 110-147
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Related Works

form y separately published work icon Dynasty Tony Morphett , Tony Morphett , Bob Ellis , Glyn Davies , Peter Schreck , John Dingwall , David Anthony , Ron Harrison , Alan Burke , Ben Blakeney , 1970 Australia : ABC Television , 1970-1971 Z1391204 1970 series - publisher film/TV

The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) produced the critically acclaimed, award-winning series Dynasty between 1970 and 1971. Dynasty--which bears no relation to the 1980s' American series of the same name--was developed from Tony Morphett's novel and later television play.

The series explores the intrigues and conflicts of powerful media family the Masons who, through the Mason Corporation Board, publish The Standard newspaper and own the television station MSN Channel 6. Head of the family and chairman of the board Jack Mason is a newspaperman like his father. And, again like his father, he is an old-style autocratic owner-publisher, determined to retain control of all aspects of his empire.
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Awards

1970 Winner Penguin Award — Best Television script
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