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Philip Dean

Australian playwright

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About Philip Dean

Philip Robert Dean (born 1954) is an Australian playwright.

Biography Dean was born in rural Queensland and is a graduate of the Queensland College of Art and the University of Queensland. He lives in Brisbane.

Plays Dean's writing for the stage includes Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls and adaptations of three Nick Earls' novels—48 Shades of Brown, Zigzag Street, and After January.

Awards Dean is the winner of a Matilda Award for Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls. In 2002, he won an AWGIE Award.

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Education
University of Queensland, Griffith University

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Australian playwright

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Philip Dean

· Wikidata: Q16977367

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