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form y separately published work icon Underbelly : Squizzy series - publisher   film/TV   crime  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Underbelly : Squizzy
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'Underbelly: Squizzy spans the years 1915 to 1927 and tells the epic story of "Squizzy" Taylor's relentless quest for power, ultimately creating a public persona that made him the first superstar gangster of the 20th Century.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 8/3/2013)

Notes

  • In production to be screened in 2013.

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      person or book cover
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      Extent: 10x45min. episodes; one seriesp.
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Go Straight to Jail Ruth Ritchie , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 August 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of Underbelly : Squizzy Felicity Packard , Andy Muir , Adam Todd , Peter Gawler , Jeff Truman , 2013 series - publisher film/TV ; Better Man Khoa Do , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Squizzy and Me : How a Killer and Pimp Coloured My Life Shane Green , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 July 2013; (p. 18) 'A fog of old-school gangster nostalgia is rolling across Melbourne. Squizzy, the latest in the Underbelly series, begins screening next week, telling the story of the life and times of ‘‘Squizzy’’ Taylor, who reached both the apex of his criminal career and his ultimate demise in the 1920s.'
Guns and Gangsters Graeme Blundell , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 July 2013; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Underbelly : Squizzy Felicity Packard , Andy Muir , Adam Todd , Peter Gawler , Jeff Truman , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Squizzy and an Ego This Big Paul Kalina , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 18 July 2013; (p. 7)
Taylor Made for Crime Darren Devlyn , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 July 2013; (p. 37) 'The story of Squizzy Taylor, who loved women and fame, comes to life, writes Darren Devlyn.'
Guns and Gangsters Graeme Blundell , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 July 2013; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Underbelly : Squizzy Felicity Packard , Andy Muir , Adam Todd , Peter Gawler , Jeff Truman , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Go Straight to Jail Ruth Ritchie , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 August 2013; (p. 18)
— Review of Underbelly : Squizzy Felicity Packard , Andy Muir , Adam Todd , Peter Gawler , Jeff Truman , 2013 series - publisher film/TV ; Better Man Khoa Do , 2013 series - publisher film/TV
Crime Series Takes Squiz at 1920s Vice 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 11 November 2012; (p. 27)
Boom, Boom - and the Shot is in the Can Karl Quinn , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 12 November 2012; (p. 6)
Squizzy Blazed the Gangster Trail Adam Shand , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 December 2012; (p. 8)
Stop Kneeling at Altar of Low-Lifes Terry Sweetman , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 30 December 2012; (p. 39)
Taylor Made for Crime Darren Devlyn , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 July 2013; (p. 37) 'The story of Squizzy Taylor, who loved women and fame, comes to life, writes Darren Devlyn.'
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Last amended 11 Nov 2013 13:48:48
Karl Zwicky
Shawn Seet
Andrew Prowse
David Caesar
Subjects:
  • 1915-1927
Settings:
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1915-1927
Influence on:
Underbelly : Squizzy
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