Anne Brooksbank

Anne Mary Brooksbank (born 1943) is an Australian writer. She has written a number of novels as well as scripts for film and TV.^[1]

Anne Brooksbank
Born	Anne Mary Brooksbank 1943 (age 81–82) Melbourne
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, novelist, educator
Spouse	Bob Ellis
Children	Jack Ellis

She has taught screenwriting at The Australian Film Television and Radio School.^[2][3]

Personal life

She was born in Melbourne. She completed an MA in English literature and history at Melbourne University and studied painting at the National Gallery School before becoming a professional writer.^[4]

She was married to Bob Ellis, with whom she occasionally collaborated; they had three children, including the author Jack Ellis.^[5][6]

Novels

• Mad Dog Morgan (1976)^[7]
• Archer (1985)^[8]
• On Loan (1990)
• All My Love (1991)
• Marriage Acts (2000)
• Mother's Day (2005)
• Sir Katherine
• Big Thursday
• Father's Day
• Don't I Know You? (2024)^[9]

Select film and TV credits

• Avengers of the Reef (1973)
• Newsfront (1975) (with Bob Ellis) (winner of AACTA Best Screenplay Award)^[10]

• Down Under (play) (1975) (with Bob Ellis)^[11]
• Case for the Defence (1978)
• Maybe This Time (1980)^[4]
• The Winds of Jarrah (1983)
• Land of Hope (1986)
• Marriage Acts (2000)
• All My Love (2015), a play about Henry Lawson and Mary Gilmore's relationship.^[12]
• Don't Tell (2017)