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Thomas Keneally
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Australian novelist
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Thomas Keneally is an Australian writer, playwright, novelist, and actor born in Sydney on 7 October 1935. He writes in English and has worked in the field of literature since 1964. His notable works include *Schindler's Ark*, *The place at Whitton*, *Outback*, and *Lincoln*. Keneally is a member of the Royal Society of Literature and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He has received the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Booker Prize. Keneally has also been nominated for the Booker Prize and the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He identifies as Catholic and is of Australian ethnic group.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 7 October 1935
- Works
- 258
Top works
- The place at Whitton
- El arca de Schindler
- Outback
- Lincoln
- Schindler's Ark
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Thomas Michael Keneally (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his historical fiction novel Schindler's Ark, the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, which won the Booker Prize in 1982. The book would later be adapted into Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List, which won seven Academy Awards,…
Known for
- M on the Bund — Self2024
- Charmian Clift - Life Burns High — Self2024
- An Oral History of: Schindler's List — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Final Winter — Harry2007
- The Accidental Hero: Oskar Schindler1997
- The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith — Cook1978
- The Devil's Playground — Father Marshall1977
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Michael Keneally , ( 1935-10-07 ) 7 October 1935 (age 90) , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation
- Novelist playwright essayist actor
- Notable awards
- Booker Prize
- Spouse
- Judy Martin (m. 1965)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Sydney
- Occupation
- author
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- Schindler's Ark
- Field of work
- literature
- Image
- Thomas Keneally Festival Cine Sidney (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Thomas Keneally
- date of birth
- 1935-10-07
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Keneally
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 5134
- ethnic group
- Australians
- P12749
- Dosim Station
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Michael Keneally (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his historical fiction novel Schindler's Ark, the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, which won the Booker Prize in 1982. The book would later be adapted into Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List, which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Early life
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