Graham Freudenberg
Norman Graham Freudenberg AM (/ˈfruːdənbɜːrɡ/ 12 May 1934 – 26 July 2019) was an Australian author and political speechwriter. He worked with the Australian Labor Party for over forty years. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland.
Freudenberg wrote over a thousand speeches for several leaders of the Australian Labor Party at both the New South Wales state and federal level.[1] Senior Labor Party leaders for whom he prepared speeches included Arthur Calwell, Gough Whitlam, Neville Wran, Bob Hawke, Barrie Unsworth, Bob Carr and Simon Crean.[2]
On 26 July 2019, it was announced that Freudenberg had died after a long-illness, aged 85.[3]
References
- ↑ "Graham Freudenberg, revered Labor speechwriter, dies aged 85". The Guardian. 26 July 2019.
- ↑ "Obama offers hope for the art of speechmaking". The Sydney Morning Herald. January 21, 2018.
- ↑ Macmillan, Jade (26 July 2019). "Revered political speechwriter Graham Freudenberg dies after celebrated career". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-26/gough-whitlam-speechwriter-graham-freudenberg-dies/11349020. Retrieved 26 July 2019.