Dishonour Be My Destiny
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Written by | Maxwell Dunn |
| Original release | 1940 |
Dishonour Be My Destiny is a 1940 Australian radio play by Maxwell Dunn.[1] The play was a biography of William Morton.[2]
It was broadcast in a series of Australian plays and was voted second favourite by listeners and fourth best by judges.[3][4][5][6]
The play was produced again later in 1940 in a shortened version.[7]
Premise
[edit]"This play gives the story of the man who achieved perhaps the greatest victory the long history of medicine has known, but whose victory was changed to crushing defeat by the selfishness and ingratitude of man."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Has Five Plays in Competition", The Wireless Weekly, July 6, 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Two New Real-Life Story Plays this Week", ABC Weekly, 29 June 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Playwrights of Australia Success Early in Life", The Wireless Weekly, November 16, 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Features". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. XXXIV, no. 1901. 8 November 1940. p. 12. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sixteen Productions in ABC Play Competition", ABC Weekly, 29 June 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "A.B.C. 1940 Play Competition", ABC Weekly, 5 October 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Australia on the Air", ABC Weekly, 16 November 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Sunday—June 30", ABC Weekly, 29 June 1940, retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- Dishonour Be My Destiny at AustLit