Jack Davis * What was the playwright's particular background? Playwright, poet and spokesperson Jack Davis has emerged in Australian history as not only one of the most influential Australian playwrights but also as a leading and distinguishing voice for Aboriginal people. Davis was born in 1917 in Perth and grew up in the timber town of Yarloop in the south-west of Australia. Both of his parents were taken from their tribes and raised into white families. Davis …
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…IN CUSTODY WATCH COMMITTEE (WA) Inc. Media release: http://www.deathsincustody.com/pr/00/pr000317.html Literature in context: Aboriginal studies for literature students: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/3211/nosugar.html Magabala Books: Authors A to H : http://www.magabala.com/authors/authatoh2.htm#a6 The Australian Centre- The Kate Challis RAKA Award: http://www.australian.unimelb.edu.au/events/awards/raka/ Contemporary Australian Drama Assessment #1 Jack Davis "Playwright, poet, spokesman and elder" Word Count: 2159