![]() ![]() Īlong with Geoff Pike, Courtenay developed the concept behind the Cadbury Yowie, a chocolate that contained a children's toy, typically an Australian or New Zealand native animal. His award-winning campaigns included the original Milkybar Kid commercial. Walter Thompson and George Patterson Advertising. They emigrated to Sydney in 1958, married in 1959 and had three sons – Brett, Adam and Damon.Ĭourtenay entered the advertising industry and, over a career spanning 34 years, was the Creative Director of McCann Erickson, J. In 1955, while studying journalism in London, Courtenay met Benita Solomon. ![]() He later attended King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. Bryce Courtenay spent most of his early years in a small village in the Lebombo Mountains in the Limpopo province. Maude Greer gave the surname Courtenay to both her children. Ryder was married with six children, and lived with his family, but also maintained a relationship with Greer, with whom he already had a daughter, Rosemary. ![]() ![]() He is one of Australia's best-selling authors, notable for his book The Power of One.Īrthur Bryce Courtenay was born in the Lebombo Mountains, South Africa, the son of Maude Greer and Arthur Ryder. Lebombo Mountains, Johannesburg, South AfricaĪrthur Bryce Courtenay, AM (14 August 1933 – 22 November 2012) was a South African-Australian advertising director and novelist. ![]()
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