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Bob Jewson was born in 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a writer, known for Stir (1980) and Stir: Tales from the Inside (2005).
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Bob Jewson. Writer: Stir. Bob Jewson was born in 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a writer, known for Stir (1980) and Stir: Tales from the Inside (2005).
Stir is a 1980 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace in his feature directorial debut. The prison film was written by Bob Jewson, based upon his own experience, while incarcerated, of the 1974 prison riot at Bathurst Correctional Complex and the subsequent Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons. [2]
Scriptwriter Bob Jewson had been a prisoner during the riot, and the script was developed with assistance from the Prisoners’ Action Group, a voluntary organisation for prisoner welfare. It was Stephen Wallace’s first full-length feature, following the short feature Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977).
May 7, 2024 · On China's return to Gatunga, Norton tries to tell him he is sorry, but China wants action, not words. He wants the jail "burnt to the ground." The other inmates finally execute his wish. The writer, Bob Jewson, knows what China went through. In February 1974 he was a prisoner at Bathurst Gaol when rioting prisoners gutted the gaol.
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Biography. Bob Jewson was a leading member of the Prisoners Action Group. Most Referenced Works. Awards for Works. Stir The Promotion of Mr Smith ( dir. Stephen Henry Wallace ) Australia : Smiley Films , 1980. film/TV crime. 1980 nominated Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Film.
Mar 11, 2005 · We was sad to hear that Bob Jewson had died recently after a battle with cancer. That is all the details I have; apparently there was no funeral at his request. Others may know more. Some will remember that Bob was In the Bathurst riot in February 1974 and was a leading member of the Prisoners Action Group now - (JusticeACTION) upon his release.
