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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Dingo
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John 'Dingo' Anderson is a 'dogger' (dingo trapper) by day and trumpet player in a local band by night. His fascination with the instrument comes from a chance encounter as a child with Billy Cross, a legendary American jazz trumpeter: Cross played an impromptu concert on the tarmac of Poona Flat airport after his plane was forced to make an unscheduled stop. The young Anderson decides on the spot to become a trumpet player. Twenty years later, he has developed a unique style based on the sounds of the Australian bush, particularly the dingo, but he's still in Poona Flat. He dreams, however, of going to Paris to play with Cross. He has kept in touch with his idol, sending letters and tapes of his music. As he approaches his 30th birthday, John flies to Paris without telling his wife Jane. He wants to know if he's good enough. Billy Cross is now an ailing recluse, but he and his French wife take John in. John makes his solo debut at a famous club, and Billy comes out of retirement to join him on stage. John then returns to Poona Flat, in time for his 'surprise' birthday party.

[Source: Australian Screen]

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1991
Form: screenplay
    • Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 1992 .
      Extent: xv, 75p.p.
      ISBN: 0868193178

Works about this Work

From Screenplay to Film Rolf De Heer , single work column
Making Up Dingo Marc Rosenberg , single work column
Now in a Starring Role at Your Favourite Local Bookseller Giles Hugo , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 4 April 1992; (p. 22)
Hypnotic High Notes in Uneven Composition Evan Williams , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 February 1992; (p. rev 9)

— Review of Dingo Marc Rosenberg , 1991 single work film/TV
Screenplay on Words 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 February 1992; (p. 12)

— Review of Dingo Marc Rosenberg , 1991 single work film/TV
Screenplay on Words 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 February 1992; (p. 12)

— Review of Dingo Marc Rosenberg , 1991 single work film/TV
Hypnotic High Notes in Uneven Composition Evan Williams , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 February 1992; (p. rev 9)

— Review of Dingo Marc Rosenberg , 1991 single work film/TV
Making Up Dingo Marc Rosenberg , single work column
From Screenplay to Film Rolf De Heer , single work column
Now in a Starring Role at Your Favourite Local Bookseller Giles Hugo , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 4 April 1992; (p. 22)
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