birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date period image article_title name occupation
east brunswick , victoria 150px australian 4 june 1941 1977 -- kenneth g. ross.jpeg kenneth g. ross
 kenneth g. ross playwright , screenwriter
kenneth g. ross

kenneth graham ross -lrb- born 4 june 1941 -rrb- is an australian playwright and screenwriter 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 .
