| Jack Hibberd was born during 1940 on the plains of north-western
Victoria, educated at Bendigo and at the University of Melbourne, where
he clinched a medical degree. He has written 38 plays including
Dimboola, A Stretch of the Imagination, A Toast to Melba, Slam Dunk,
and Legacy. His plays ‘draw on a ribald vernacular and music hall
traditions.’ As well, he has published three novels, Memoirs of an Old
Bastard, The Life of Riley, Perdita and The Great Allergy Detective
Book. Jack has survived Melbourne for forty years, being married to the
actress Evelyn Krape, and a father to Lily and James, from a first
marriage, and Spike and Molly. The Genius of Human Imperfection, Jack
Hibberd’s first poetry collection, was followed by Madrigals for a
Misanthrope in 2004. |
