Noel C. Tovey Noel C. Tovey i(A71039 works by) (a.k.a. Noel Christian Tovey; Noel Tovey)
Born: Established: 1934 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 3 y separately published work icon And Then I Found Me Noel C. Tovey , Broome : Magabala Books , 2017 10460229 2017 single work autobiography

'And then I found me is the triumphant story of Noel Tovey’s stellar career in London as an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director and curator. For more than 30 years, his acclaimed stage productions reached audiences across Europe, South Africa and Australia. Martin Luther King’s assassination, the dismantling of apartheid, the criminalisation of homosexuality and the rise of AIDS are the backdrop to this bold and deeply moving recollection of glamour and politics'. (Source: Publisher's website)

1 My Sunday : Noel Tovey Noel C. Tovey , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 June 2010; (p. 4)
1 10 y separately published work icon Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival Noel C. Tovey , Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2004 Z1123470 2004 single work autobiography

'Noel Tovey has an amazing story. A street kid in the slums of Carlton, he survived a childhood - buffeted by the horrors of poverty, sex abuse and neglect - which would have killed some, and certainly twisted most beyond hope. This is the story of how he lived and survived the years of childhood and adolescence - and all along the way held on to a sense of hope and optimism which allowed him to realise his potential as a dancer and choreographer in London and the United States.

Little Black Bastard is also a journey back to the Melbourne of the late 1940s and 1950s - and wonderfully evokes the sights and sounds and social mores of the times. It is a rare memoir, which truly shows the power of the human spirit.' Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 6 y separately published work icon Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 Z1025862 2003 single work drama

'In this brave autobiographical monologue, Noel Tovey recounts his traumatic childhood and yet his indomitable will to survive. He tells his story with candour, dignity and flashes of humour in the ultimate tale of triumph and transformation.' (Source: Ilbijerri Theatre Company website)

1 Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2002 extract drama
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 16 no. 2002; (p. 105-116)
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