Gerry Bostock (15 July 1942 – 16 May 2014) was a Bundjalung activist, playwright, poet and filmmaker.
Bostock was born on 15 July 1942 in Grafton, New South Wales, of the Bundjalung people.[1]
After spending nine years in the Australian Army, Bostock moved to Redfern, a suburb of Sydney, where he became involved in political activism.[2]
Bostock was involved in the struggles of Indigenous Australian people and took part in setting up the National Black TheatreinSydney. He was also known as a healer.[1]
He made a substantial contribution to Australian literature as a playwright, poet and writer.[3]
His 1976 play Here Comes the Nigger was performed at the Black Theatre Arts and Culture Centre in Redfern, starring Athol Compton and Julie McGregor, with Marcia Langton in a supporting role.[4] Many of the cast were involved in the Black Women's Action group and its monthly publication Koori Bina.[5]
With Alec Morgan, he produced the 1983 documentary, Lousy Little Sixpence, which covers the treatment of Aboriginal Australians from 1900 to 1946.[6][7]
