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Sonia Ingeborg Borg AM (20 February 1931 – 4 February 2016) was an Austrian-Australian writer and producer, one of the leading screenwriters of Australian films and TV in the 1960 and 70s.
Sonia Borg was born on 20 February 1931 in Vienna, Austria. She was a producer and writer, known for Homicide (1964), Storm Boy (1976) and Women of the Sun (1981). She was married to Joachim Fankhanel. She died on 4 February 2016 in Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia.
- Sonia Borg
- February 4, 2016
- February 20, 1931
Feb 25, 2016 · Sonia Borg, writer, producer and actor from various Crawford productions, died earlier this month. Born in Vienna in 1931, Borg studied acting before she and her family moved to India, where her father secured a job as an engineer.
Sonia Borg was born on 20 February 1931 in Vienna, Austria. She was a producer and writer, known for Homicide (1964), Storm Boy (1976) and Women of the Sun (1981). She was married to Joachim Fankhanel.
Sonia Borg was born in Vienna where she studied dramatic art before moving to India in 1951. While based in India, Borg joined Shakespeareana International, a touring theatre company. In 1961, she moved to Australia and joined Crawford Productions as a drama coach.
Mar 2, 2016 · Pioneering TV writer Sonia Borg, best known for the 1980s miniseries Women of the Sun, has died, aged 85. The Australian Writers’ Guild, of which she was an early member, yesterday acknowledged her passing in Apollo Bay last month.
Overview. Sonia Borg. (b. 1931) Quick Reference. (1931– ), also known as Sonia Fankhanel, was born in Vienna, Austria, and has been an actor, scriptwriter, script editor and associate producer for cinema and television in Australia since 1962. ... From: Borg, Sonia in The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature » Subjects: Literature.
