Bob Ellis | |
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| Born | Robert James Ellis 10 May 1942 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 April 2016 (aged 73) Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
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| Spouse | Anne Brooksbank |
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| Notable awards | AFI Best Screenplay 1978 Newsfront 1982 Goodbye Paradise 1984 My First Wife |
Robert James Ellis (10 May 1942 – 3 April 2016) was an Australian writer, journalist, filmmaker, and political commentator.[1] He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germaine Greer, Les Murray, John Bell, Robert Hughes and Mungo McCallum. He lived in Sydney with the author and screenwriter Anne Brooksbank; they had three children.