Phillip Osborne [SEP] educated at
Phillip Osborne
Phillip Osborne (16 March 1904 – 23 August 1936) was an early travelling companion of Sir Wilfred Thesiger, educated at Christ's Hospital and Pembroke College, Oxford University. Osborne was a keen student of Greats and French Literature, gaining a first class degree before travelling to Syria where he became fluent in Arabic and conversant with Iron Age Semitic Culture. He first met with Thesiger at Abyssinia's Awash River, later exploring the remote parts of the country with its Danakil nomads. His subsequent work and study,
unabridged – the "Hell" scene alone occupied three hours!
- 2 Sep "Geneva" at Federation Hall, 166 Phillip Street
- 14 Oct 1939 "The Doctor's Dilemma" all five acts
- 2 Dec 1939 "You Never Can Tell"
- 19 Apr 1941 "Major Barbara"
- 11 Apr 1942 "Fanny's First Play" at new theatre in Phillip Street
- 5 Sep 1942 "Arms and the Man" produced by Dorothy Hemingway
- 17 Feb 1943 "The Millionairess