Author of 15 books published in Australia. World War II veteran, served in the Air Force from age 18 to 21. Went mining in the Northern Territory after the war. Became a freelance writer of stories about the miners then a journalist and later a television producer/director. Still working part time as a mature office boy in a law firm, doing all the chores an office boy does. Spent time in Hollywood where he met many well known people, including Cher and Alfred Hitchcock.