Western Australian playwright and screenwriter Alan Seymour, famous for his drama "The One Day of the Year", has passed away in Sydney at the age of 87, reports a website. One of the first well known critiques of the jingoism of Anzac Day celebrations, "The One Day of the Year" premiered in Adelaide in 1960, igniting controversy for its writer who got death threats.
The drama afterward became a attach of the Australian school curriculum. Born in Fremantle in 1927, Seymour served as a radio announcer in Perth after leaving school at 15. Following a short spell as an advertising copywriter and film critic for ABC radio, he started writing play for the ABC in Sydney
The drama afterward became a attach of the Australian school curriculum. Born in Fremantle in 1927, Seymour served as a radio announcer in Perth after leaving school at 15. Following a short spell as an advertising copywriter and film critic for ABC radio, he started writing play for the ABC in Sydney
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