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Ray Mooney beside B Division. Pentridge
Raymond Kevin Mooney (born 1945 in Melbourne) is an Australian novelist, playwright
and screenwriter. Regarded as an important crime writer his plays have been produced in Australian theatres.[1]
In 1968 Mooney was sentenced to 12 years for rape and assault and was sent to HM Prison Pentridge.[2] While in prison, he befriended cell mate Christopher Dale Flannery, who was accused of being a prolific contract killer known as "Mr Rent-a-kill". Mooney became the first prisoner in Australia to complete a university degree while still in jail. Upon his release in 1975, he studied drama at the Victorian College of the Arts[3] and formed two theatre companies:
Governor’s Pleasure, a theatre company of ex-prisoners and ZAP Community Theatre.[1]
Mooney wrote the play Everynight Everynight based on his experiences in Pentridge Prison.[4] A film adaptation of the play was made in 1994 and was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[5]
Mooney has lectured at tertiary institutions, including Holmesglen TAFE and the VCA Film and Television School.[1]
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^Staff Writers (1 May 1968). "Priest Makes Clemency Plea, 12 years' gaol for clifftop assault, rape (page 8)". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^Fuller, Meredith (2 August 2016). "Meredith Fuller talks with Ray Mooney, author of 'The Ethics of Evil: Stories of H Division' (2016)". Toorak Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^Woodhead, Cameron (12 May 2012). "Everynight Everynight, Frank Theatre, Gasworks, Albert Park". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^"Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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