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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
Based on the story of Carl Synnerdahl.
An imprisoned conman claims to be blind in order to secure an early release from prison.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Blindness (faked). Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Bizarre Exploits Became a Film
2016
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 10 April 2016; (p. 62) -
Ginger Meggs to Career Criminal
2016
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biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 10 April 2016; (p. 60-62)
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Ginger Meggs to Career Criminal
2016
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 10 April 2016; (p. 60-62) -
Bizarre Exploits Became a Film
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 10 April 2016; (p. 62)
Awards
- 1981 nominated AFI Awards Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
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