Alex Hood

Education

He studied at Homebush Boys High School in Sydney until his father persuaded him to become an electrical apprentice at age 15.

Career

He is regarded as one of Australia"s most prolific writers and entertainers. Hood wrote a book The Green Emerald when aged eight and was writing short plays at nine. He joined the Eureka Youth League, a communist youth association, meeting Bill Berry and Chris Kempster, who taught him to play the guitar.

Works

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  • The flying pieman: a musical play in 10 episodes
  • Australian Folksongs Song Folio: The First Hundred Years