Denys Burrows

Australian actor and writer

Denys Burrows (d 1975) was an Australian actor and writer of books, radio and television. He is best known for his work in children's writing.^[1]^[2]

Burrows created the series Catch Kandy with his wife Romie Hill.^[3]

He died in 1975.^[4]

Writing credits

Screenwriting

Turning Point (1960)
Wambidgee (1962) (also voices)^[5]
Skippy (1968)
Lucullus (1969)
Catch Kandy (1973)

Books

Point Forlorn (1963)^[6]
The Clipper Ship (1965)
Stagecoach West (1965)^[7]
Living in Australia (1967)^[8]

Acting

Television

Consider Your Verdict (1962)
Wambidgee (1962) as Voice actor
Tribunal (1963–64)
The Stranger 1964-65) as Chief Police Inspector
Homicide (1973) - "Seven Winds"

Radio

The Wideaway Bunyip (1947)
The Ridge and the River (1953) as Mammawa
The Shark Fishers (1955)

References

^ "Untitled". Daily Examiner. 26 May 1947. p. 5.
^ "There's a great potential market in the Territory". The News. Vol. 62, no. 9, 563. South Australia. 5 April 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Performer of the year". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 1973. p. 98.
^ "Legal notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1975. p. 62.
^ "Puppeteer learned art in the army". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 4. Australia, Australia. 27 June 1962. p. 9 (Teenagers' Weekly). Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "ELEPHANT FIT FOR KING". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 689. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 November 1963. p. 22. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Adventure stories for boys". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 168. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 May 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "BOOKS Thumbnail Reviews". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXVIII, no. 21. Victoria, Australia. 27 January 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.