Geoffrey Atherden
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Geoffrey John Atherden, AM
, is an Australian television writer, best known for the sitcom Mother and Son
. He also wrote the sitcom Grass Roots and the mockumentary BabaKiueria
, and contributed to The Aunty Jack Show
.
He attended the University of Sydney
in the 1960s.
Atherden was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia
on 26 January 2009.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
, is an Australian television writer, best known for the sitcom Mother and Son
Mother and Son
Mother and Son is a Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...
. He also wrote the sitcom Grass Roots and the mockumentary BabaKiueria
BabaKiueria
BabaKiueria is a 1986 Australian satirical film on relations between Indigenous Australians and Australians of European descent.The opening scene depicts a group of uniformed Indigenous Australians coming ashore in a small boat, watched by various European Australians engaged in typical beachside...
, and contributed to The Aunty Jack Show
The Aunty Jack Show
The Aunty Jack Show was a Logie Award–winning Australian television comedy series that ran from 1972 to 1973. Produced by and broadcast on ABC-TV, the series attained an instant cult status that persists to the present day....
.
He attended the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in the 1960s.
Atherden was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
on 26 January 2009.
External links
- Geoffrey Atherden Australian Screen, Australian Film Commission (2007)