Alex Hood (folklorist)
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Alexander Hood (born 1935) is an Australia
n writer
, actor
and folklorist. He is regarded as one of Australia's most prolific writers and entertainers.
in Sydney
until his father persuaded him to become an electrical apprentice at age 15. He joined the Eureka Youth League, a communist youth association, meeting Bill Berry
and Chris Kempster, who taught him to play the guitar.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer
Writer
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, actor
Actor
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and folklorist. He is regarded as one of Australia's most prolific writers and entertainers.
Early life
Hood wrote a book The Green Emerald when aged eight and was writing short plays at nine. He studied at Homebush Boys High SchoolHomebush Boys High School
Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a comprehensive public high school for boys. It is located in Homebush, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
until his father persuaded him to become an electrical apprentice at age 15. He joined the Eureka Youth League, a communist youth association, meeting Bill Berry
Bill Berry (folk singer)
The Australian folk singer and songwriter Bill Berry was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He began singing at an early age, and his sister Marie was a singer with the National Opera Company. He joined the communist Eureka Youth League An associate of the Sydney Push in the 1950s and early 1960s, he...
and Chris Kempster, who taught him to play the guitar.