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Robert "Bob" Ellis (born 1942, Lismore, New South Wales) is an Australian writer, journalist, filmmaker and political commentator. He was a student at the University of Sydney at the same time as other notable Australians including Clive James, Germaine Greer, Les Murray, John Bell, Ken Horler and Mungo McCallum. He lives in Sydney with the author and screenwriter Anne Brooksbank; they have three children. ==Early years== Ellis was raised a Seventh-day Adventist. He says the "seminal moment" of his life happened when he was ten and his 22-year-old sister was killed while crossing the road.〔(Bob Ellis, "What I Know About Women" ), ''Daily Life'', 19 August 2012, accessed 23 October 2012.〕 He attended Lismore High and then Sydney University on a Sir Robert Menzies scholarship. After graduating he had a variety of jobs before being employed by the ABC.〔(Bob Ellis bio ) at ''Q & A''.〕 Ellis was a regular contributor to the ''Nation Review'' in the 1970s and subsequently contributed to Fairfax Media newspapers and the ''National Times.''〔(Bob Ellis (opeds by) ) at National Times.〕 Ellis became a popular playwright, usually working in collaboration. In 1970 he and Michael Boddy (1934–2014) became known for co-writing ''The Legend of King O'Malley'', a musical play based on the life of King O'Malley. From 1975 to 1986 he and his wife also owned the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, during which time it became home to the Griffin Theatre Company.〔('NIMROD STREET THEATRE – THE LOFT – STABLES THEATRE and GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY – BELVOIR STREET THEATRE (Sydney)' at Sydney Theatre History )〕 They sold it in 1986 for $200,000.〔"RETIRED DOCTOR HAS CURE FOR WHAT AILS THEATRE" ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 18 November 1986〕 Ellis has written several film scripts, notably ''The Nostradamus Kid'' (1992), ''Cactus'' (1986, with Paul Cox), ''My First Wife'' (1984, with Paul Cox), ''Where the Green Ants Dream'' (''Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen'') (1984, with Werner Herzog), ''Man of Flowers'' (1983, with Paul Cox), ''Goodbye Paradise'' (1983), ''...Maybe This Time'' (1981, with Anne Brooksbank), ''Fatty Finn'' (1980) and ''Newsfront'' (1978). Most of his film scripts, as with his plays, were written in collaboration with other writers. In 1980 Ellis signed a contract with the New South Wales Film Corporation to write ten feature film scripts over two years for $7,000 for each script, with a payment of $12,000 for the second draft if they wanted to make the movie. Ellis says he presented them with 33 ideas, they chose five and he chose five.〔Richard Brennan, "Bob Ellis", ''Cinema Papers'', Oct–Nov 1980 pp. 314–316.〕 Ellis has also directed several films including ''The Nostradamus Kid'' (1992), ''Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train'' (1988), ''Unfinished Business'' (1985) and ''Run Rabbit, Run'' (2007).〔Kerr C (The Curse of Bob Ellis (review) ) at Crikey.com.au, 27 August 2007〕 Ellis's writing for television includes the miniseries ''The True Believers'' (with co-author Matt Carroll) and ''Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal'' (2008), with co-author Geoff Burton, made for Film Australia.〔''(Infamous Victory – Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal )'' at ABC Commercial〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Ellis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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