Doug MacLeod (TV writer)

Australian writer (born 1959)

Doug MacLeod

Born| Doug MacLeod
(1959-10-13)13 October 1959
Died| 22 November 2021(2021-11-22) (aged 62)
Occupation| Author, scriptwriter, playwright

Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021)[1] was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.

## Television

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MacLeod 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 was the script editor of Kath & Kim while the series aired on the ABC.[2]

As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of SeaChange with Andrew Knight.

He co-wrote the animated children's series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. He also worked on series two in 2011 with co-writer Philip Dalkin.

In 2008 MacLeod won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards.[3]

## Theatre

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MacLeod was the writer of Call Girl the Musical, with Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in Melbourne.[4]

With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, titled The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.[5]

## Death

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MacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62, after some years of poor health.[6][7][8]

## Books and published works

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MacLeod wrote the following story books for children and young people:

* Sister Madge's Book of Nuns
* 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
* The Shiny Guys
* Tigers on the Beach
* In the Garden of Bad Things

## References

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1. ^ "Doug MacLeod". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
2. ^ Doug MacLeod at IMDb
3. ^ "Underbelly nabs writers' award". Herald Sun newspaper. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
4. ^ Fiona Scott-Norman (24 October 2008). "Taking Time to answer the call". Melbourne: The Age newspaper. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
5. ^ Smith, Gary (15 January 2007). "Snugglepot & Cuddlepie review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
6. ^ Knox, David (26 November 2021). "Vale: Doug McLeod". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
7. ^ "Vale Doug MacLeod". ArtsHub Australia. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
8. ^ "Vale Doug MacLeod". Books+Publishing. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Australia
* Netherlands
* Korea