"[1] The Bulletin said on his death in 1965 that Plant "had left as big an impression on Australian viewing habits as any one man in the industry's brief history.
[3] According to one obituary, "At 15, and still in short pants, Michael Plant presented himself at the office of a Sydney radio producer, insisting that he wanted to be a scriptwriter.
According to Filmink "Despite his overseas success, Plant continued to return to Australia for work throughout his career; indeed, he did this with far more regularity than most Australian expat writers at the time.
I’m unsure whether this was motivated by patriotism, money, greater independence, family ties, enjoying being a bigger fish in a small pond and/or a simple preference to not stay in the one place too long – my guess it was a combination of all the above.
ATN kept a bunch of lawyers vetting everything we did for libel and slander, but Michael always managed to stay one step ahead of the threatened lawsuits, always with stinging wit.