Alexander John Buzo (23 July 1944 – 16 August 2006) was an Australian playwright and author who wrote 88 works. His works recorded Australian culture through wit, humour and extensive use of colloquial Australian English.

Plays

The Revolt (1967) Norm and Ahmed (Currency Press, 1968) The Front Room Boys (Currency Press, 1970) Macquarie (Currency Press, 1971) Batman's Beach-Head (1973) Rooted (Currency Press, 1973) Roy Murphy Show (Currency Press, 1973) Coralie Lansdowne Says No (Currency Press, 1974) Tom (Angus & Robertson, 1975) Vicki Madison Clocks Out (Currency Press, 1976) Martello Towers (Currency Press, 1976) Makassar Reef (Currency Press, 1978) Big River (Currency Press, 1985) The Marginal Farm (Currency Press, 1985) Stingray (Currency Press, 1987) Shellcove Road (1989) Pacific Union (Currency Press, 1995)

Non-fiction

Legends of the Baggy Green (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2004) A Dictionary of the Almost Obvious (The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne, 1998) Kiwese (Mandarin, Port Melbourne, 1994) The Longest Game: A Collection of the Best Cricket Writing from Alexander to Zavos, from the Gabba to the Yabba, co-edited with Jamie Grant (Mandarin, Port Melbourne, 1990, ISBN 0855613793) The Young Persons Guide to the Theatre (Penguin, Ringwood, 1988) Glancing Blows (Penguin, Ringwood, 1987) Meet the New Class (Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1981) Tautology (Penguin, Ringwood, 1981)

Fiction

Prue Flies North (Mandarin, Port Melbourne, 1991) The Search for Harry Allway (Angus and Robertson, Sydney 1985)

Cartoon scripts

With Rod Hull and others, Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table (1966–1968)

Live-action film screenplays

Ned Kelly (1970)

Animated film screenplays

Out of the eight Dickens adaptations by Burbank Animation Studios, four were adapted by Buzo: A Christmas Carol (1982) Great Expectations (1983) David Copperfield[36] (1983) The Old Curiosity Shop (1984)