Doug MacLeod (TV writer)
Doug MacLeod (born 13 October 1959 is a writer of books, television and theatre from Melbourne, Australia.
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[edit] Television
Doug was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's The Comedy Company. He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs Fast Forward and Full Frontal. He has been the script editor of Kath & Kim since the series commenced on the ABC.[1]
As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of Sea Change with Andrew Knight.
He currently co-writes the animated children's series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde prize for science fiction in 2008. He is currently working on series two with co-writer Philip Dalkin.
In 2008 Doug won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the Australian Writer Guilds Awards [2]..
[edit] Theatre
He is currently the writer of Call Girl the Musical, with Tracy Harvey which has performed two seasons in Melbourne.[3]
With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.[4]
[edit] Books and published works
He has written the following story books for children and young people:
- Sister Madge's Book of Nuns http://dougmacleod.com.au/sister-madge.php
- Siggy and Amber
- Tumble Turn
- Spiky Spunky, My Pet Monkey
- Leon Stumble's Book of Stupid Fairytales
- I'm Being Stalked by a Moon Shadow
- Kevin the Troll
- The Clockwork Forest
- My Extraordinary Life & Death
- The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher
Doug has a website at http://www.dougmacleod.com.au
[edit] References
- ^ Doug MacLeod at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Underbelly nabs writers' award". Herald Sun newspaper. 2008-08-15. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24188352-29277,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29.[dead link]
- ^ Fiona Scott-Norman (2008-10-24). "Taking Time to answer the call". Melbourne: The Age newspaper. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/taking-time-to-answer-the-call/2008/10/23/1224351405682.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ Smith, Gary (15 January 2007). "Snugglepot & Cuddlepie review". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21057807-5010940,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
