Lionel Shave (1888-1954) was an Australian dramatist born in Victoria and died in Sydney.[1][2] He married Doris Minnie Long (1891-1968), and was the father of the businessman and patron of the arts Kenneth Shave. His plays were produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission.[3]

Works edit

  • 1942 Twelve Moons Cold [4]
  • 1948 The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth
  • 1948 Red and Gold
  • 1944 That's Murder: a mystery comedy in one act
  • 1938 A Sirius Cove, radio play
  • 1935 The White Bud
  • 1920 Pattern for a Fresco : a comedy in two acts
  • 1919 The Lost Magic (poetry)
  • 1919 The Poet, the Muse and the Missus
  • 1916 "One for Sorrer" (short story humour)
  • 1948 Wheatlands (as song lyricist with music by Iris Mason) [5]

References edit

  1. ^ Austlit. "Lionel Shave: (author/organisation) - AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au.
  2. ^ "Shave, Lionel (-1954) - People and organisations". Trove.
  3. ^ "Death Of Mr. Lionel Shave". 13 April 1954. p. 5 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au.
  5. ^ Mason, Iris; Shave, Lionel (21 September 2017). "Wheatlands : song". Sydney : Boosey & Hawkes – via Trove.