About Kenneth G. Ross
Kenneth Graham Ross (born 4 June 1941) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist best known for writing the 1978 stage play Breaker Morant, that was based on the life of Australian soldier Harry "Breaker" Morant. With the support of the South Australian Film Corporation this play was later adapted by Ross into a film of the same name in 1980. The film was nominated for the 1980 Academy Award for the screenplay adapted from another source. == Early life == === Family === Kenneth Graham Ross was born on 4 June 1941 in East Brunswick, Victoria. His great-grandparents were Hugh Ross (1807-1898), who arrived in Australia, as a free settler, at Van Diemen's Land in 1837, and Barbara Sutherland Ross (1832-1910), née McKenzie, who arrived in Australia, at Hobsons Bay, Victoria in 1851, and George Beckton (1826-1873), born in Scotland, and Elizabeth Beckton (1838-1900), née Peirson, born in Mansfield, Victoria. His grandparents were John Hugh Ross, Adelaide Eliza Ross, Leslie Sherlock Graham, and Queenie Nora Graham. His parents were Kenneth McKenzie Ross, (born 1902) who served with the Australian Army, attaining the rank of Captain. and Alma Nora Ross, née Graham. He has three children. === Education === Ross attended Caulfield Grammar School, in East St Kilda, Victoria, from 1951 to 1958, where one of his teachers recognised and strongly encouraged his creative writing talents.
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