One-man play to honour life of Tasmanian war correspondent Neil Davis
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Neil Davis in Hobart in 1961, using the same model of camera he would use for 11 years of frontline combat photography.
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Thirty-five years after renowned war correspondent Neil Davis filmed his own death, his life story has been adapted for the stage.
Key points:
The Tasmanian left school at 14 and eventually became an ABC cameraman
He died while filming a coup in Bangkok
The Tasmanian Theatre Company s production One Crowded Hour is inspired by the book of the same title written by Tim Bowden.