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Michaeley O'Brien

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Michaeley O'Brien is an Australian television writer, script editor and script producer.

Early life and education

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Born in Mudgee, New South Wales, Michaeley O'Brien grew up in Gulgong and studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst as well as the Australian Film Television and Radio School.[1]

Career

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O'Brien worked as script producer on Water Rats and McLeod's Daughters.[2]

She wrote episodes 5, 6, 9, and 12 of Underbelly: Razor in 2011.[3]

For series one of Mystery Road, released in 2018,[4] O' Brien was co-writer with Steven McGregor, Kodie Bedford, and Tim Lee.[5]

Recognition

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Mystery Road Episode 1, "Gone", was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Betty Rowland Prize for Scripwriting, 2019.[6]

Selected credits

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References

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  1. ^ Don Mahoney, 'Rural start no barrier to success, says top Australian drama writer', Mudgee Guardian, 7 April 2010 Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Michaeley O'Brien". ACMI: Your museum of screen culture. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. ^ Don Mahoney, 'Gulgong scriptwriter will appear in Underbelly Razor', Mudgee Guardian, 10 August 2011
  4. ^ "Aaron Pedersen and Judy Davis cast in Mystery Road". Screen Australia. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Mystery Road Series 1". Screenwest - Western Australia’s not-for-profit screen funding organisation. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ Perkins, Cathy (Summer 2019). "Excellence in Literature and History". SL Magazine. 12 (4): 52–55.
  7. ^ Peter Haddow, 'Behind the Scenes in Blue Heelers', Australian Police Journal (December 1999)
  8. ^ "'The Claremont Murders' (First Look)". IF Magazine. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  9. ^ Slatter, Sean (17 July 2024). "Netflix turns 'Desert King' into 'Territory' with Anna Torv leading the cast". IF Magazine. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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