Episode number 1 of Series “Alan Marshall: author and man”.
Alan Marshall describes his early life, the loneliness because of his handicap, and how he overcame this by faith and determination. He tells in an amusing way how people and incidents gave him a store of material that inspired his creative ability, and shaped his philosophy.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000227
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physically handicapped
Literature → Australian literature
Literature → Authors, Australian
Literature → Marshall, Alan, 1902-1984
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)