1 min 25 sec

Taken from the documentary Tall Tales but True: David Williamson – playwright (1994)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be PG

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Collection: National Film and Sound Archive
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Curator’s clip description

Australian playwright, David Williamson, returns to his country school. He recalls the embarrassment of being tall and the beginnings of his interest in writing.

Curator’s notes

Old home movie footage shows Williamson as a lanky schoolboy towering above his peers.

Damien Parer, curator

australian screen