Love's No Shame (1995). Appearing on stage for Nimrod Theatre, he acted in Eric Bentley's Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been? (1976), Thomas Keneally's Bullie's House (1980) and Michael Frayn's Clouds (1980). Films He also acted in films, including When the Stars Came Dreaming (1998), Lilian's Story (1996), The Back of Beyond (1995), The Nostradamus Kid (1993), Reckless Kelly (1993), Ground Zero (1987), The Fringe Dwellers (1986), BabaKiueria (1986), White Man's Legend (1984), and 27A (1974). Literary career Maza's most notable play was The Keepers (1989). Mereki (first performed 8 October 1984), Tiddalik the Frog, and The Rainbow Serpent (1992) were based on traditional pre-colonial stories (see Rainbow Serpent and Tiddalik), with the intention of helping to regenerate Aboriginal culture. The Keepers, based on the true story of a Scottish settler family meeting the last few members of the Buandig (Boandik) people of Rivoli Bay in South Australia during the frontier wars, was performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, by the Troupe Theatre, directed by Geoff Crowhurst, and at Belvoir Street Theatre in 1988, starring Lillian Crombie and Danny Adcock, and directed by Maza. It was the first play produced by the Aboriginal National Theatre Trust, and Maza won the National Black Playwright Award for the production. Other activities Maza lectured in Indigenous Studies at Tranby Aboriginal College in the Sydney suburb of Glebe and was Assistant Director of Studies there. He was the first Indigenous commissioner of the Australian Film Commission from 1995 to 1998, during which time he helped to create its Indigenous Unit. Recognition In 1981 Maza was an official delegate to the World Indigenous Festival in Canada He won the National Black Playwright Award for The Keepers (1989). In 1993, he was awarded the Order of Australia for services to the arts and to Indigenous people. In 1998 Maza won the Red Ochre Award, which has been awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts since 1993 to an outstanding Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist for lifetime achievement. Death and legacy Maza died on 14 May 2000 in Sydney. Awards in his name At the Tudawali Awards in 2002, the Indigenous Unit of the Australian Film Commission (AFC) awarded the Bob Maza Memorial Award, to recognise emerging acting talent and support professional development. This was awarded to Ursula Yovich Bob Maza Fellowship The Bob Maza Fellowship was created by the AFC (and from