Mathew, Ray, 1929-2002

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1929-04-14

Death 2002-05-27

Nationality: Australians,

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Raymond Frank Mathew is a poet, playwright, short-story writer and novelist. A tutor at Sydney University from 1954-1959, he won a drama bursary from Arts Council, Great Britain, 1959-1960. Publications include: Song and dance (1956), A Bohemian affair, (1961), A spring song (1961) Because of the ruzilla (1965), The joys of possession (1967).

From the description of Papers of Ray Mathew [manuscript]. 1951-1963. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826629

Australian poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist who left Australia in 1960, never to return. Publications include Song and dance (1956), A Bohemian affair (1961), A spring song (1961), The joys of possession (1967), and with Mena Abdullah, The time of the peacock (1965).

From the description of Papers of Ray Mathew, 1945-2001 [manuscript]. 1945-2001. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225849940

Raymond Frank Mathew was a poet, playwright, short-story writer and novelist. A tutor at Sydney University from 1954-1959, he won a Drama Bursary from Arts Council, Great Britain, 1959-1960. Publications include "With Cypress Pine", (1951) "Song and Dance" (1956), "A Bohemian Affair", (1961), "A Spring Song" (1961), "The Joys of Possession" (1967).

From the description of Manuscripts of Ray Mathew [manuscript]. 1956-1967. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225835726

Between 1954-1956 Bill Callander was a member of the Sydney company 'Theatre for Playwrights' which staged 'We find the bunyip'.

From the description of Papers of Ray Mathew, 1955-2004 [manuscript]. 1955-2004. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225738190