Doug MacLeod (TV writer)

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Doug MacLeod
Born	Doug MacLeod (1959-10-13)13 October 1959
Died	22 November 2021(2021-11-22) (aged 62)
Occupation	Author, scriptwriter, playwright

Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021)^[1] was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.

Television

MacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's The Comedy Company. He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs Fast Forward and Full Frontal. He was the script editor of Kath & Kim while the series aired on the ABC.^[2]

As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of SeaChange with Andrew Knight.

He co-wrote the animated children's series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. He also worked on series two in 2011 with co-writer Philip Dalkin.

In 2008 MacLeod won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards.^[3]

Theatre

MacLeod was the writer of Call Girl the Musical, with Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in Melbourne.^[4]

With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, titled The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.^[5]

Death

MacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62, after some years of poor health.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Books and published works

MacLeod wrote the following story books for children and young people:

Sister Madge's Book of Nuns
Siggy and Amber
Tumble Turn
Spiky Spunky, My Pet Monkey
Leon Stumble's Book of Stupid Fairytales
I'm Being Stalked by a Moon Shadow
Kevin the Troll
The Clockwork Forest
My Extraordinary Life & Death
The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher
The Shiny Guys
Tigers on the Beach
In the Garden of Bad Things

References

^ "Doug MacLeod". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Doug MacLeod at IMDb
^ "Underbelly nabs writers' award". Herald Sun newspaper. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
^ Fiona Scott-Norman (24 October 2008). "Taking Time to answer the call". Melbourne: The Age newspaper. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
^ Smith, Gary (15 January 2007). "Snugglepot & Cuddlepie review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
^ Knox, David (26 November 2021). "Vale: Doug McLeod". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Vale Doug MacLeod". ArtsHub Australia. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Vale Doug MacLeod". Books+Publishing. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

External links

Official website

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