Oriel Gray

Oriel Gray
BornOriel Holland Bennett
(1920-03-26)26 March 1920
Sydney, New South Wales
Died30 June 2003(2003-06-30) (aged 83)
West Heidelberg, Victoria
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • screenwriter
  • dramatist
NationalityAustralian
GenreSocial and political issues
PartnerJohn Hepworth

Oriel Holland Bennett (26 March 1920 – 30 June 2003) known by pen name Oriel Gray, was an Australian dramatist, playwright and screenwriter who wrote from the 1940s to 1990s.[1][2] The major themes of her work were gender equality and "social and political issues such as the environment, Aborigines, assimilation and bush life".[3]

  1. ^ "Austlit Agent - Oriel Gray". Austlit. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  2. ^ Gray, Oriel (2020). Exit Left. Australia: Honour Bright Books. ISBN 978-0-6488817-0-4.
  3. ^ Fiorovanti, David (3 July 2003). "Oriel Gray, 'playwright of ideas', dies aged 83". The Age.