Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Book, Mary Lives!
... Mary Hardy 1931-1985...Frank Hardy 1917-1994 Bacchus Marsh Writers Mary Hardy 1931 ...
Mary Hardy was an Australian television and radio presenter, actress, writer and comedian. She was the youngest sister of the writer and novelist Frank Hardy. Mary Hardy was born in Warrnambool, Victoria but spent most of her childhood growing up in Bacchus Marsh. Mary Hary had a long and successful career which included her winning multiple Logie awards for her television role as the co-host of the variety program The Penthouse Club on Channel 7 in the 1970s. She died by suicide in 1985 at the age of 53. Prior to her death she had been working on a play about her life. After her death her brother Frank Hardy developed her project into a play which was first performed at the Playbox Theatre in Melbourne in 1992. Maryanne Fahey, comedian and writer, and well known for creating the comedic schoolgirl character Kyle Mole performed role of Mary Hardy in this first production.
Printed book. Paperback. 84 pages. Citation: Mary Lives! Hardy, Frank, Sydney: Currency Press in association with Playbox Theatre Centre of Monash University, 1992. Published play script for the play Mary Lives! Includes an introduction to the published script with some background about the life of Mary Hardy.
BDMHS Location: AR/SU62/S2fictionMary Hardy was an Australian television and radio presenter, actress, writer and comedian. She was the youngest sister of the writer and novelist Frank Hardy. Mary Hardy was born in Warrnambool, Victoria but spent most of her childhood growing up in Bacchus Marsh. Mary Hary had a long and successful career which included her winning multiple Logie awards for her television role as the co-host of the variety program The Penthouse Club on Channel 7 in the 1970s. She died by suicide in 1985 at the age of 53. Prior to her death she had been working on a play about her life. After her death her brother Frank Hardy developed her project into a play which was first performed at the Playbox Theatre in Melbourne in 1992. Maryanne Fahey, comedian and writer, and well known for creating the comedic schoolgirl character Kyle Mole performed role of Mary Hardy in this first production. frank hardy 1917-1994, bacchus marsh writers, mary hardy 1931-1985, hardy family bacchus marsh, bacchus marsh entertainers
