Australian Biography: Ruby Langford Ginibi
1997
Australian Biography: Ruby Langford Ginibi
1997
- NFSA IDRAQ7GBER
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration26 mins
- GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject
- Year1997
- WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934–2011) is a story of triumph against the odds.
She was born on a mission station in Coraki, NSW, and her mother left the family when Langford was six years old.
At the age of 16 she embarked on the first of 4 tumultuous relationships and went on to raise 9 children, working as a fencer, cleaner and machinist.
Three of her children died, and one son has spent almost half his life in correctional institutions.
In 1984, after overcoming an alcohol addiction, Langford wrote her autobiography Don't Take Your Love to Town, which won the 1988 Human Rights Literary Award.
Read a transcript of the complete interview.
You can stream Australian Biography: Ruby Langford Ginibi in full as part of the Buwindja collection on NFSA Player.
- WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934–2011) is a story of triumph against the odds.
She was born on a mission station in Coraki, NSW, and her mother left the family when Langford was six years old.
At the age of 16 she embarked on the first of 4 tumultuous relationships and went on to raise 9 children, working as a fencer, cleaner and machinist.
Three of her children died, and one son has spent almost half his life in correctional institutions.
In 1984, after overcoming an alcohol addiction, Langford wrote her autobiography Don't Take Your Love to Town, which won the 1988 Human Rights Literary Award.
Read a transcript of the complete interview.
You can stream Australian Biography: Ruby Langford Ginibi in full as part of the Buwindja collection on NFSA Player.
- NFSA IDRAQ7GBER
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormSeries
- Duration26 mins
- GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject
- Year1997
- Writer/Director/ProducerFrank HeimansInterviewerRobin HughesDirector of PhotographyPaul Ree
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