Les Carlyon
‘I was bored - it was tedious’: How Deborah became a dealmaker for the stars
She’s been literary agent to a host of household names, but she started out in a less glamorous job.
- Helen Pitt
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It was supposed to be the ‘biggest show on television’. What went wrong?
Seven-part TV series Gallipoli was launched in 2015 with great fanfare, but tanked in the ratings. It’s worth another watch.
- Louise Rugendyke
Les Carlyon, poet laureate of the turf, makes last trip to Flemington
Journalists, politicians, historians and racing identities gather to see off former 'Age' editor who died last week.
- Tony Wright
Les Carlyon: the master of the peerless word
There were only two reasons for being a journalist, Les Carlyon once said. One was curiosity about the world and its people. The other was a love of writing.
- Greg Baum
From the archives: A man for all seasons
Les Carlyon, journalist and a former editor of The Age, on football great Ted Whitten. We revisit his work with this article from the archives, first published in The Age on December 31, 1995.
- Les Carlyon
From the archives: The Mystique of the Cup
Les Carlyon, journalist and a former editor of The Age, was a devotee of horsemanship. The Melbourne Cup fascinated him. We revisit his passion with this article from the archives.
- Les Carlyon
Vale Les Carlyon, wordsmith without peer
Australia has lost one of its greatest journalists, editors and authors. It was never Carlyon’s way merely to assemble words; they had to live, and they did.
- Greg Baum
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