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Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally is one of Australia's most distinguished and prolific writers.
Series : Australian Biography Series 9 | Year : 2003 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Rod Freedman
Director : Rod Freedman |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the beginning of writing a novel.
Access No. 143914 | 1 min | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally as a baby being held by his mother. MS Photograph of Keneally's father posing for camera in striped jacket and tie.
Access No. 143918 | 11 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the circumstances of his birth.
Access No. 143919 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally as a toddler and MS photograph of of his parents with his mother holding him as a baby. Photograph of Kempsey with elevated view over river and bridge. Closer shot of bridge with Keneally's building and bridge in view. Zoom in to Keneally's grandfather in driver's cabin of train with assistant posing in doorway. MS still of Keneally as a small boy standing with his baby brother in backyard.
Access No. 143920 | 36 secs | 1930s | Kempsey, NSW, Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his parent's appreciation of education.
Access No. 143921 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally's mother reclining in garden chair. CU tilt down photograph of Keneally's mother to Keneally holding her hand as a serious looking toddler. MS photograph of Keneally as a young boy in uniform smiling and saluting camera. CU portrait photograph of young Keneally with his mother. MS Keneally smiling seated in push peddle car.
Access No. 143922 | 33 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his love of reading as a child.
Access No. 143923 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally's as a child playing with cat in backyard. MS Keneally as a child in sports singlet with paling fence in background.
Access No. 143924 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his father.
Access No. 143925 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W CU photographic portrait of writer Thomas Keneally's father wearing army style cap. WS football team photo then CU to Keneally's father in middle row.
Access No. 143926 | 12 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the sort of child he was.
Access No. 143927 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photographic portrait of writer Thomas Keneally as a child with his father in army uniform and mother walking along Sydney street holding his father's hand. Photograph of his father in RAAF overalls. MS Keneally as a small boy in school uniform posing with his toddler brother wearing beret.
Access No. 143928 | 16 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the effect of the absence of his father during World War II had on him and others.
Access No. 143929 | 15 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph writer Thomas Keneally as a child in school uniform holding school case in backyard.
Access No. 143930 | 9 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about memories of being brought up as a Catholic.
Access No. 143931 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of children dressed in white robes walking in line during mass ceremony. GS priests walking in profile carrying flags and GS priests outside church.
Access No. 143932 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World Pty Ltd | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about memories of his Catholic schooling.
Access No. 143933 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W high angle photograph over school students assembled outside building in grounds of St Patrick's College. MS still of writer Thomas Keneally standing in row with other boys around him then CU to him standing in back row.
Access No. 143934 | 14 secs | 1940s | Australia | © St Patrick's College, Strathfield | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the difficulties he had as a schoolboy in the classroom.
Access No. 143935 | 1 min 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally as a older boy in school uniform. MS photograph of Keneally as a teenager with his mother and younger brother.
Access No. 143936 | 11 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about friends he had as a child.
Access No. 143937 | 24 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally as a teenager standing with his younger brother and his friend Paddy Downey.
Access No. 143938 | 7 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his blind friend Paddy Downey.
Access No. 143939 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally as a teenager standing next to his friend Paddy Downey.
Access No. 143940 | 5 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about some of his teenage friendships.
Access No. 143941 | 30 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally as an older boy wearing sports shirt.
Access No. 143942 | 5 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
Tilt up recent photograph of writer Thomas Keneally with back to camera wearing Manly Rugby League football jumper with his name and number 6 on it and holding ball.
Access No. 143943 | 11 secs | 1990s | Newport Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Newspix | Colour |
Zoom in to recent colour photograph of writer Thomas Keneally sitting on lounge holding cricket bat.
Access No. 143944 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his equal passion for sport and literature.
Access No. 143945 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally in rugby team photograph. Low angle MS photograph of Keneally and his younger brother in school uniforms.
Access No. 143946 | 22 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the relationship between Catholicism and literature.
Access No. 143947 | 36 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU pan across book titles on bookshelves of writer Thomas Keneally.
Access No. 143948 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the effect the work of the poet Gerard Manly Hopkins had on him.
Access No. 143949 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young adolescent.
Access No. 143950 | 6 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about himself as an adolescent.
Access No. 143951 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young adolescent standing with his father and younger brother.
Access No. 143952 | 7 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
CU interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about being interested in the priesthood as well as being a writer as a young man.
Access No. 143953 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage with WS tilt down cathedral exterior and GS priests in black robes walking in front of church. VS priests walking in procession. WS outdoor ceremony.
Access No. 143954 | 21 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the interest in going into the priesthood when he was a young man.
Access No. 143955 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young man standing with young priest.
Access No. 143956 | 8 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
CU interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his sexuality as a young man.
Access No. 143957 | 18 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young man crouching down with his young brother and pet dog in backyard.
Access No. 143958 | 6 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
CU interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his sexuality and interest in religion as a young man.
Access No. 143959 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young man standing with priests and other youths.
Access No. 143960 | 4 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his sexuality as a young man.
Access No. 143961 | 44 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage with low angle WS of cathedral exterior. Dissolve to WS exterior view of church then Thomas Keneally walking through archway towards camera. Steep tilt up windows on side of stone church and zoom in to cross on roof of church. MS statue of Jesus in gardens.
Access No. 143962 | 29 secs | 1950s | Australia | © ABC Content Sales | B&W |
CU interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his struggle when he was in the seminary about to be ordained.
Access No. 143963 | 27 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young man standing with priests and other youths.
Access No. 143964 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
CU interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his struggle when he was in the seminary about to be ordained.
Access No. 143965 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young man.
Access No. 143966 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his anger when he left the seminary before becoming ordained.
Access No. 143967 | 47 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally a young man wearing thick black rimmed glasses. MS photograph of Keneally with arms around two young boys. WS B&W still of Keneally standing with boys' football team.
Access No. 143968 | 20 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his feeling of alienation after leaving the seminary.
Access No. 143969 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt down CU B&W profile photograph of writer Thomas Keneally in middle age sitting at desk next to typewriter amending writing draft.
Access No. 143970 | 7 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about starting his writing career.
Access No. 143971 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W publicity still of writer Thomas Keneally in drover's hat.
Access No. 143972 | 7 secs | 1970s | Australia | © University of California, Irvine | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the change in his personality on becoming a writer.
Access No. 143973 | 22 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up cover of writer Thomas Keneally's book "The Place at Whitton".
Access No. 143974 | 8 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about how he felt on publishing his first book "The Place at Whitton".
Access No. 143975 | 8 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally speaking at the Australian Society after publishing his first novel.
Access No. 143976 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the desire to making a career from writing.
Access No. 143977 | 17 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up cover of writer Thomas Keneally's book "The Fear".
Access No. 143978 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about his growing confidence with the publication of his second book "The Fear".
Access No. 143979 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally's wife Judy as nurse with full uniform and white headdress.
Access No. 143980 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about meeting his wife Judy who was a nurse tending his mother in hospital.
Access No. 143981 | 14 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up high angle B&W photograph over wedding of writer Thomas Keneally and wife Judy inside church. MS photograph of Judy taking communion during Catholic ceremony. Still of Keneally and Judy leaving church with bridesmaid holding Judy's veil and CU photograph of them kissing.
Access No. 143982 | 17 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about emotional difficulties he experienced early in his marriage.
Access No. 143983 | 11 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS tilt up B&W photograph of two small daughters sitting in laps of writer Thomas Keneally and his wife Judy.
Access No. 143984 | 8 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Fairfax | B&W |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally holding baby daughter with wife Judy beside him. MS informal photograph of Keneally holding baby in backyard.
Access No. 143985 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the emotional balanced his children gave him.
Access No. 143986 | 6 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally sitting on floor reading newspaper with baby daughter.
Access No. 143987 | 4 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
Tilt up B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally and his wife Judy walking with young daughters, one on Keneally's shoulders, in bush setting.
Access No. 143988 | 8 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Fairfax | B&W |
B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally and young daughters with their bicycles. MS photograph of Keneally with wife Judy and their two daughters both playing flutes. Still of Keneally playing ball game with his daughters in park and GS of them playing in park.
Access No. 143989 | 16 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the obsessive and solitary nature of writing.
Access No. 143990 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU slow tilt down cover of writer Thomas Keneally's miles Franklin award winning book "Bring Larks and Heroes".
Access No. 143991 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Unknown | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the consequences of winning the Miles Franklin award for his book "Bring Larks and Heroes".
Access No. 143992 | 18 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph with pan across papers and computer to writer Thomas Keneally sitting at desk smiling to camera.
Access No. 143993 | 14 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
CU tilt down cover of writer Thomas Keneally's book "Three Cheers for the Paraclete".
Access No. 143994 | 5 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Angus & Robertson | Colour |
Zoom out from CU cover of writer Thomas Keneally's book "Survivor".
Access No. 143995 | 5 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Bolinda Publishing | Colour |
CU tilt down cover of writer Thomas Keneally's book "A Dutiful Daughter".
Access No. 143996 | 6 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Penguin Books | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the darkness in his early writing.
Access No. 143997 | 5 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up cover of writer Thomas Keneally's book "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith".
Access No. 143998 | 7 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Angus & Robertson; The Bundanon Trust | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the change in his personality from the darkness in his early writing.
Access No. 143999 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt up B&W photograph of writer Thomas Keneally speaking at press conference. CU photograph of Keneally giving speech. MS photograph with pan across from cameraman and Channel 7 interview to Keneally in profile being interviewed. CU still of Keneally mid-sentence. Tilt up photograph of him shaking hands as he accepts cheque from tall man. Tilt up MS photograph of Keneally in dinner suit holding a copy of his Booker prize winning book "Schindler's Ark".
Access No. 144000 | 25 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
CU movie poster for the film Schindler's List.
Access No. 144001 | 4 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Universal Studios Licensing | B&W |
B&W indistinct photograph of Oscar Schindler. B&W shot of Schindler and others playing music and dancing. Still of Schindler and Nazis in uniform sitting around table. CU to Schindler in photograph.
Access No. 144002 | 15 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Unknown | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about what attracted him to writing Schindler's Ark.
Access No. 144003 | 16 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W still shot from the film Schindler's List with Nazi characters holding drinks.
Access No. 144004 | 9 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Universal Studios Licensing | B&W |
WS writer Thomas Keneally on set of the film "Schindler's List" with cast members and crew behind him. CU to Keneally in photograph.
Access No. 144005 | 6 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about the success of his book Schindler's Ark.
Access No. 144006 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS crowds assembled to welcome home writer Thomas Keneally from set of the film "Schindler's List" with banners hanging overhead. MS Keneally standing at podium.
Access No. 144007 | 9 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about celebrity.
Access No. 144008 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Photograph with WS of writer Thomas Keneally with wife Judy standing next to stretch limousine. MS still of actor Ben Kingsley with his arm around Keneally's shoulders. Still of Keneally sitting casually with director Steven Spielberg. MS still of Keneally, Judy and Spielberg at function.
Access No. 144009 | 19 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
Slow CU pans across rows of books by Thomas Keneally on bookshelves.
Access No. 144010 | 13 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Colour archival footage with pan across Palm Beach spit across ocean to writer Thomas Keneally walking with his wife and two young daughters through bushland then up slope towards lighthouse. WS Keneally walking out to cliff overlooking ocean with zoom in to him as he sits down.
Access No. 144011 | 34 secs | 1960s | Palm Beach, NSW, Australia | © ABC Content Sales | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about how he regards Australia when he is living overseas.
Access No. 144012 | 21 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of WS of panel sitting at long table as part of the Australian Republic movement. Zoom in to writer Thomas Keneally sitting at table in the middle next to Jenny Kee and others.
Access No. 144013 | 19 secs | 2000s | Palm Beach, NSW, Australia | © Australian Republican Movement | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about how he regards Australia's self image.
Access No. 144014 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of surf lifesavers standing with surf boats then tilt down to writer Thomas Keneally sitting in foreground writing notes.
Access No. 144015 | 13 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about how he regards Australia's self image.
Access No. 144016 | 23 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS tilt up colour photograph of stone arches to relief sculpture of maiden with sheep and kangaroos on building. CU to head of maiden.
Access No. 144017 | 13 secs | 2000s | London, England, UK | © George P Landow | Colour |
B&W MS photograph of writer Thomas Keneally signing a book for a young Asian boy. Zoom in to CU of boy.
Access No. 144018 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | B&W |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally expressing his frustration with Australia's self image.
Access No. 144019 | 12 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU colour photograph of writer Thomas Keneally holding his baby grandchild close. MS still of Keneally with young grandson. MS tilt down photograph of Keneally sitting in wicker chair to baby sitting at his feet.
Access No. 144020 | 22 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about being lucky to be able to write novels well into the future.
Access No. 144021 | 23 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to colour photograph of writer Thomas Keneally sitting at table signing books in store.
Access No. 144022 | 10 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Thomas Keneally | Colour |
MS interview with writer Thomas Keneally talking about being lucky to be able to write novels well into the future. VS of Keneally working on his typewriter at his desk as end credits roll.
Access No. 144023 | 54 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |