Dick Diamond

Richard Frank Diamond (27 July 1906 – 9 February 1989), better known as Dick Diamond, was an Australian writer best known for Reedy River.

Diamond was born in England and migrated to Australia in 1914. He wrote plays, scripts and revues and worked as a journalist. He worked in Vietnam and China and was a member of the Communist Party.

Select works

 * Soak the Rich (1941) - play
 * Jack the Giant Killer (1947) - pantomime
 * Reedy River (1953) - musical
 * Under the Coolibah Tree (1955) - musical
 * The Walls are Down (1958) - book