Harry Tighe
Harry Tighe (1877–1946) was an Australian playwright and novelist.[1][2] Born in Newcastle, New South Wales[3] He was Cambridge educated and spent the most active part of his career in Britain. He spent three mature years living in Cremorne, Sydney [4] during which he tried theatre production [5] as a founder of the Independent Theatre[6] His passage to Australia was booked when he died.[7]
Works
[edit]Plays
[edit]- 1910 Four Candles[8]
- 1920 Intrigue
- 1927 Open Spaces [9][10]
- 1930 The Canary Waistcoat
- 1931 The Bush-Fire [6]
- 1933 The Insult (adapted for film) [11]
- 1927 Old Mrs Wiley [12]
- Drastic Measures
- Penang
- Red Foam (contributor)
Novels
[edit]- 1922 Women of the Hills [13]
- Emily Reed [7]
- With the Tide
- Sheep Path
- 1908 Galore Girl [14]
- 1908 A Man of Sympathy [7]
- 1902 Remorse [15]
- 1939 By The Wayside [16]
References
[edit]- ^ "AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Harry Tighe". www.hat-archive.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "HARRY TIGHE". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869–1931). 25 October 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS". West Australian. Perth. 18 September 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "DRAMA : DANCING". The Sun. Sydney. 17 July 1930. p. 29. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ a b ""THE BUSH FIRE"". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 3 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Obituary". Daily Mercury. Mackay, Qld. 27 January 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "IMPROBABLE AUSTRALIANS". The Register. Adelaide. 26 February 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "PLAY BY HARRY TIGHE". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 November 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ ""OPEN SPACES."". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas. 6 January 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "HARRY TIGHE". Australian Women's Weekly. 15 July 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "EMPIRE". Western Mail. Perth. 29 September 1927. p. 25. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "HARRY TIGHE". Evening News. Sydney. 25 October 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "AN AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST". Australian Star. Sydney. 7 March 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "BOOK NEWS". Brisbane Courier. 13 September 1902. p. 13. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "FOOTNOTES". Sunday Mail. Brisbane. 30 April 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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- Australian non-fiction writers
- 20th-century Australian dramatists and playwrights
- Australian male dramatists and playwrights
- Writers from New South Wales
- 20th-century Australian male writers
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