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Joseph Musaphia Biography (1935-)

Surname is pronounced "Muss-afe-ee-a"; born April 8, 1935, in London, England; son of Solomon (a tailor) and Lillian (a dressmaker; maiden name, Rubens) Musaphia; married Marie Beder, 1966; children: Grant Harry, Leanne. Addresses: Agent--Playmarket, P.O. Box 9767, Wellington, New Zealand.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

April 8, 1935

London, England

Famous Works

• Writings;Plays
• Free (one-act), Memorial Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand, 1962, published in Landfall 68, [Christchurch, New Zealand], 1963.
• Virginia Was a Dog (one-act), broadcast, 1963, then Stagecraft Theatre, Wellington, 1968.
• The Guerrilla (one-act), Hayes Gordon's Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 1968, published with two plays by Richard Bradshaw, Currency Press (Sydney), 1976.
• Victims, Downstage Theatre, 1973, published in Act 20, [Wellington], 1973.
• Obstacles (two-act), Downstage Theatre, 1974, published in Act 25, 1974.
• Mothers and Fathers, Fortune Theatre, Wellington, 1975, published by Currency Press, 1977.
• Hunting (two-act), Circa Theatre, Wellington, 1979.
• Shotgun Wedding, Circa Theatre, 1980, published by Playmarket (Wellington), 1981.
• The Hangman, Depot Theatre, Wellington, 1983.
• Author of Mates, produced in Wellington, 1986; and Bananas.
• Writings; Screenplays
• Don't Let It Get You, Pacific Films, 1966.
• Writings; Television Episodes
• Writer for episodes of Buck House, 1974, Joe's World, and In View of theCircumstances.
• Writings; Radio Plays
• Author of more than one hundred radio plays, including Out of the PassingCrowd, 1962; A Seat in the Sun, Bread Crumbs for the Pigeons, Suddenly It'sTomorrow, and This Business of Being Alive, all 1963; The Cause of Something,This Side of Life, and The Marriage, all 1965; The Listener with the Pop-UpToaster, See Mr.
• Roberts, and Too Many Cooks, all 1966; Has Anybody Here Seen Christmas? and Be Good If You Could, But You Can't, both 1967; Once upon a Blind Date, AFair Go for Charlie Wellman, Think!, and The Spook, all 1968; A Jolly Roger for Christmas, 1969; The Old Man and the Sea and Christmas Dinner, 1973; GoingOn, 1974; I Was a Teenage Matchmaker, 1975; Sounds Furious, 1976; Never LetIt Be Said and Flotsam and Jetsam, both 1977; Hello, Goodbye, 1979; Mind Jogging, 1980; Just Desserts, 1982; and That'll Be the Day, 1983.
• Writings; Other
• Author of "By the Way," a column in Wellington Dominion, and "The Arts,"a column in Wellington Sunday Times, both 1974--.
• Cartoonist, New Zealand Listener, 1958-60.