where it is displayed. Throssell was an active member of Canberra Repertory Theatre as a director, writer and actor. Death His wife Dodie died on 20 April 1999 after a long illness, and he committed suicide later the same day. They were survived by three of their children and five grandchildren. Bibliography Fiction Novels A Reliable Source (1991) In the Wilderness of Mirrors (1992) Tomorrow (1997) Jackpot (1998) Plays Devil Wear Black (1955) The Day Before Tomorrow (1956) For Valour (1958) about 25 other plays Non-fiction My Father's Son (runner-up in the Banjo Non-Fiction Awards 1989; revised version 1997, with a new postscript, "The Last Knot Untied", stating that he "had been a victim of the intelligence game for most of my life".) Wild Weeds and Wind Flowers: The Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard (1975) He also edited two collections of his mother's writings: Straight Left (1982) Tribute: Selected Stories of Katharine Susannah Prichard (1988) Notes Sources 1922 births 1999 deaths Australian diplomats Australian biographers Male biographers Suicides in the Australian Capital Territory 20th-century Australian novelists 20th-century Australian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century biographers Australian male novelists Australian male dramatists and playwrights Katharine Susannah Prichard 1999 suicides Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers Australian expatriates in the United States Australian expatriates in Brazil Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom