Bob Ellis: Australian Writer and Political Commentator Dies at 73

Bob Ellis was an Australian writer. Born on May 10, 1942, in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, he became a journalist, screenwriter and playwright.

He won three AFI Awards for best screenplay, for Newsfront (1978), Goodbye Paradise (1982) and My First Wife (1984). He wrote speeches for Labor Party leaders and was a prominent, outspoken political commentator.

He was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2015. Ellis died at his home on Sydney's Northern Beaches on April 3, 2016, at age 73.

Achievements: Three AFI Awards for best screenplay.

Birth: May 10, 1942 - Murwillumbah, Australia.

Profession: Writer.

Interesting Facts: He co-owned the Stables Theatre in Sydney.