John Clarke (2) (1948–2017)
Auteur de The Tournament
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent John Clarke, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
John Clarke was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on July 29, 1948. He was a comedian and satirist. He created the persona Fred Dagg, a gumboot-wearing farmer. He was best known for his 27-year collaboration with Bryan Dawe producing weekly satirical political interviews on A Current Affair afficher plus and later on 7.30 Report. He was a prolific scriptwriter and actor. He appeared in or worked on The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Footrot Flats, Death in Brunswick, and Spotswood. He wrote several books including A Dagg at My Table, The Howard Miracle, The 7.56 Report, and The Tournament. He died on April 9, 2017 at the age of 68. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de John Clarke
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Clarke, John Morrison
- Autres noms
- Dagg, Fred (stage name)
- Date de naissance
- 1948-07-29
- Date de décès
- 2017-04-09
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- New Zealand
- Lieu de naissance
- Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Lieu du décès
- The Grampians, Victoria, Australia
- Lieux de résidence
- Palmerston North, New Zealand
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Études
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professions
- comedian
Actor
writer
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Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 21
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 650
- Popularité
- #38,841
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 164
- Langues
- 4
It's thoroughly silly, rather in the style of those mid-20th century revues and periodicals that were humorous more for the shared laughs in the moment than for any kind of lasting impact (and some of the 'contemporary' poetic parodies will fade faster than the classic ones). Still, it's a reminder of a unique comic voice - and a neat hat-tip to intellectual Australia's conflicted relationship with our mother culture .… (plus d'informations)