Screenwriter Alan Seymour passes away

Western Australian playwright and screenwriter Alan Seymour, best known for his play “The One Day of the Year”, has died in Sydney at the age of 87, reports theguardian.com. One of the first prominent critiques of the jingoism of Anzac Day celebrations, “The One Day of the Year” premiered in Adelaide in 1960, sparking controversy for its writer who received death threats.

The play later became a staple of the Australian school curriculum. Born in Fremantle in 1927, Seymour worked as a radio announcer in Perth after leaving school at 15. Following a brief spell as an advertising copywriter and film critic for ABC radio, he began writing drama for the ABC in Sydney.