Sonia Borg

Sonia Borg

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1931-02-20

  • Day of Death

    2016-02-04 (84 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Vienna, Austria

Biography

Sonia Borg (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.

After extensive experience in theatre in Germany, India and South-East Asia she moved to Australia in 1961 and worked as a stage and television actress before becoming joining Crawford Productions in Melbourne. She wrote, produced and acted at Crawfords until the mid-1970s. In the late 1970s she also became known for writing children's films, such as Storm Boy and Blue Fin.

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