Jack Davis * What was the playwright's particular background? Playwright, poet and spokesperson Jack Davis has emerged in Australian history as not only one of the most influential Australian playwrights but also as a leading and distinguishing voice for Aboriginal people. Davis was born in 1917 in Perth and grew up in the timber town of Yarloop in the south-west of Australia. Both of his parents were taken from their tribes and raised into white families. Davis …showed first 75 words of 2351 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2351 total…IN CUSTODY WATCH COMMITTEE (WA) Inc. Media release: http://www.deathsincustody.com/pr/00/pr000317.html Literature in context: Aboriginal studies for literature students: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/3211/nosugar.html Magabala Books: Authors A to H : http://www.magabala.com/authors/authatoh2.htm#a6 The Australian Centre- The Kate Challis RAKA Award: http://www.australian.unimelb.edu.au/events/awards/raka/ Contemporary Australian Drama Assessment #1 Jack Davis "Playwright, poet, spokesman and elder" Word Count: 2159