Biography
Sumner Locke Elliott (17 October 1917 β 24 June 1991) was an Australian (later American) novelist and playwright. Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Sumner Locke and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclampsia one day after his birth. Elliott was raised by his aunts, who had a fierce custody battle over him, fictionalised in Elliott's autobiographical novel, Careful, He Might Hear You. Elliott was educated at Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill, Sydney.
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Filmography
all 12
Writer 10
Movies 6
TV Shows 6
Writer
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
Movie
Novel
Water Under the Bridge (1980)
TV
Writer
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
Movie
Writer
The Winslow Boy (1958)
Movie
Writer
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV
Writer
Producers' Showcase (1954)
TV
Writer
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
TV
Writer
Little Women: Jo's Story (1950)
Movie
Writer
Little Women: Meg's Story (1950)
Movie
Adaptation
Jane Eyre (1949)
Movie
Writer
Studio One (1948)
TV
Writer
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1917-10-17
Deathday1991-06-24 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
CitizenshipsAustralia
AwardsPatrick White Award, Miles Franklin Award, Miles Franklin Literary Award
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