Frank Hooper Legg

Frank Hooper Legg (26 June 1906 – 30 March 1966) was an Australian war correspondent and journalist. He served as a sergeant in the Australian Imperial Force at Tobruk. Employed at the Bank of England before his immigration to Brisbane, Australia on 28 June 1927. In his broadcast ‘The Worst Day’, he gave an account of his experiences from the battle of El Alamein on 31 October 1942. He admitted an expectation that he would die during the battle and in this and future broadcasts, he would express his admiration for the fighting soldier. While in the Pacific, Legg reportedly undertook a journalistic operation that had not been done before. He attempted to make an entire recording of an amphibious operation, however due to technical failures this recording was not able to be broadcast. Outside of his work for radio and television at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Legg also worked on documentaries and books that focused on the topic of wartime experiences. Most of these works were biographical, however he did write and publish an autobiography entitled War Correspondent. The Director of Talks at the ABC, Alan Carmichael, wrote a eulogy for Legg in the Radio Active journal to recognise his contribution to journalism, making the claim that "No correspondent in the Pacific saw more action with the Australians than he". He was posthumously awarded the Journalist's Club award in 1965 for his work on Frank Hurley's biography, titles Once More on My Adventure, which he worked on with Hurley's daughter Toni Hurley.

War Correspondent, Rigby, 1964

Legg's autobiography recounting his involvement in the South-West Pacific region during the Second World War. The work also details the experiences and attitudes of the Australian forces in the region.

The Gordon Bennet Story, Angus & Robertson, 1965

A biography of the Australian Lieutenant General Gordan Bennet. It covers his involvement in both the first World War, including Gallipoli, and in the second World War, with a focus on his actions at the Fall of Singapore in February 1942.

Cat's on Velvet, Angus & Robertson, 1966 (Illustrated by Julie Mattox)

An account of Frank Legg's experience as a cat owner. It is in part a continuation of his earlier autobiography, though the greater focus of the subject matter is on his cats.

Once More on My Adventure: The Life of Frank Hurley, Ure Smith, 1966 (In Association with Antoinette Hurley)

A biography of the Australian photographer Frank Hurley. Frank Legg wrote the book in association with Frank Hurley's daughter Antoinette Hurley. Hurley was a colleague of both Legg and Damien Parer, a subject of a previous biography written by Legg.