Doug MacLeod (TV writer)
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13 October 1959
Doug MacLeod | |
|---|---|
| Born | Doug MacLeod 13 October 1959 |
| Died | 22 November 2021 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Author, scriptwriter, playwright |
Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021)[1] was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.
MacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's The Comedy Company. He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs Fast Forward and Full Frontal. He was the script editor of Kath & Kim while the series aired on the ABC.[2]
As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of SeaChange with Andrew Knight.
He co-wrote the animated children's series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. He also worked on series two in 2011 with co-writer Philip Dalkin.
In 2008 MacLeod won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards.[3]
Theatre
MacLeod was the writer of Call Girl the Musical, with Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in Melbourne.[4]
With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, titled The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.[5]
