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Australian playwright and novelist

Harry Tighe, between 1906 - 1920
Portrait by L. W. Appleby, between 1906- 1920

Harry Tighe (1877–1946) was an Australian playwright and novelist. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales He was Cambridge educated and spent the most active part of his career in Britain. He spent three mature years living in Cremorne, Sydney during which he tried theatre production as a founder of the Independent Theatre His passage to Australia was booked when he died.

Works

Plays

  • 1910 Four Candles
  • 1920 Intrigue
  • 1927 Open Spaces
  • 1930 The Canary Waistcoat
  • 1931 The Bush-Fire
  • 1933 The Insult (adapted for film)
  • 1927 Old Mrs Wiley
  • Drastic Measures
  • Penang
  • Red Foam (contributor)

Novels

  • 1922 Women of the Hills
  • Emily Reed
  • With the Tide
  • Sheep Path
  • 1908 Galore Girl
  • 1908 A Man of Sympathy
  • 1902 Remorse
  • 1939 By The Wayside

References

  1. "AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Harry Tighe". www.hat-archive.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "HARRY TIGHE". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869–1931). 25 October 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  4. "AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS". West Australian. Perth. 18 September 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. "DRAMA : DANCING". The Sun. Sydney. 17 July 1930. p. 29. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ ""THE BUSH FIRE"". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 3 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Obituary". Daily Mercury. Mackay, Qld. 27 January 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. "IMPROBABLE AUSTRALIANS". The Register. Adelaide. 26 February 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  9. "PLAY BY HARRY TIGHE". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 November 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  10. ""OPEN SPACES."". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas. 6 January 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  11. "HARRY TIGHE". Australian Women's Weekly. 15 July 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  12. "EMPIRE". Western Mail. Perth. 29 September 1927. p. 25. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  13. "HARRY TIGHE". Evening News. Sydney. 25 October 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  14. "AN AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST". Australian Star. Sydney. 7 March 1908. p. 9. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  15. "BOOK NEWS". Brisbane Courier. 13 September 1902. p. 13. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  16. "FOOTNOTES". Sunday Mail. Brisbane. 30 April 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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