- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3757
Vernon, Barbara Mary
(1916 – 1979)- Born 25 July 1916, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 1 April 1979, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Scriptwriter
Summary
Barbara Vernon worked for 2NZ radio and for the ABC, first in radio drama, and then in television. At 2NZ she ran a radio pen club for children, and hosted children’s hour. Her radio serial on Georges Sand was broadcast by ABC radio. Vernon was the author of Bellbird, a long-running television series in the 1960s.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Vernon, Barbara Mary (1916-1978), Connors, Jane, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160540b.htm
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Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071105022623/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/78644/20071105-1315/www.200australianwomen.com/index.html
- Plays of the 50s, Brisbane, Katharine, 2004
- Book
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Resource
- Trove: Vernon, Barbara Mary (1916-1979), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-750054