(10)Cocteau and Picasso d. Milne and Disney 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Wodehouse and Isherwood d. (15)Chesterton and Belloc 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
(3)Chekhov and Miller d. Lardner and Fitzgerald 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Benchley and Thurber d. (4)Einstein and Gödel 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2
Chandler and Hammett d. (14)Gropius and Le Corbusier 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
(11)Kafka and Muir d. Arlen and Carmichael 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
(7)Auden and MacNeice d. Rutherford and Bohr 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Hope and Crosby d. (8)Bakst and Blok 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
(13)Braque and Derain d. Léger and Keaton 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Runyon and Low d. (12)Marx and Eliot 6–1, 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
(2)Beckett and Duchamp d. Jung and Jung 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
ROUND TWO
(9)Magritte and Dali d. (1)Sartre and Camus 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
(5)Chaplin and O’Neill d. Leavis and Lawrence 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
(10)Cocteau and Picasso d. Shostakovich and Prokofiev 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
(3)Chekhov and Miller d. Wodehouse and Isherwood 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Chandler and Hammett d. Benchley and Thurber 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–4
(7)Auden and MacNeice d. (11)Kafka and Muir 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
(13)Braque and Derain d. Hope and Crosby 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
(2)Beckett and Duchamp d. Runyon and Low 5–7, 7–5, 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
QUARTER-FINALS
(9)Magritte and Dali d. (5)Chaplin and O’Neill 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
(3)Chekhov and Miller d. (10)Cocteau and Picasso 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Chandler and Hammett d. (7)Auden and MacNeice 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
(2)Beckett and Duchamp d. (13)Braque and Derain 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
SEMI-FINALS
(9)Magritte and Dali d. (3)Chekhov and Miller 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
(2)Beckett and Duchamp d. Chandler and Hammett 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
FINAL
(2)Beckett and Duchamp d. (9)Magritte and Dali 1–6, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5, 10–8
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
ROUND ONE
(1)Earhart and Cather d. West and Nin 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Lenya and Dietrich d. (16)Roosevelt and Luce 7–6, 6–4
Kulthum and Sh’arawi d. (15)Christie and Sayers 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Gonne-MacBride and Markievicz d. (7)Blyton and Potter 6–4, 6–2
(6)Sackville-West and Stephen-Woolf d. Fontanne and Nazimova 6–2, 7–5
Prichard and Richardson d. (14)Parker and Ferber 7–6, 5–7, 9–7
Draper and Elliott d. (13)Bishop and McCarthy 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
(3)Riefenstahl and Hari d. Mead and Stark 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
(4)Stein and Toklas d. Brice and Lillie 6–2, 6–3
(12)Mansfield and Hodgkins d. O’Keeffe and Kahlo 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Naidu and Pandit d. (10)Schiaparelli and Chanel 6–3, 6–3
(5)de Valois and Pavlova d. Rubenstein and Arden 6–2, 6–1
Baker and Smith d. (8)Duncan and Graham (forfeit)
(9)Akhmatova and Arendt d. Campbell and Thorndike 4–6, 6–1, 6–0
(11)Keller and Sullivan d. Bankhead and Bara 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Stern and Mandelstam d. (2)Beach and Monier 7–5, 7–5
ROUND TWO
Lenya and Dietrich d. (1)Earhart and Cather 6–3, 6–4
Gonne-MacBride and Markievicz d. Kulthum and Sh’arawi 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
(6)Sackville-West and Stephen–Woolf d. Prichard and Richardson 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Draper and Elliott d. (3)Riefenstahl and Hari 6–1, 6–2
(12)Mansfield and Hodgkins d. (4)Stein and Toklas 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
(5)de Valois and Pavlova d. Naidu and Pandit 7–5, 6–3
(9)Akhmatova and Arendt d. Baker and Smith (forfeit)
(11)Keller and Sullivan d. Stern and Mandelstam (forfeit)
QUARTER-FINALS
Lenya and Dietrich d. Gonne-MacBride and Markievicz 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
(6)Sackville–West and Stephen–Woolf d. Draper and Elliott 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
(12)Mansfield and Hodgkins d. (5)de Valois and Pavlova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
(11)Keller and Sullivan d. (9)Akhmatova and Arendt 6–4, 7–5
SEMI-FINALS
(12)Mansfield and Hodgkins d. (11)Keller and Sullivan 7–5, 6–3
Lenya and Dietrich d. (6)Sackville-West and Stephen-Woolf 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
FINAL
(12)Mansfield and Hodgkins d. Lenya and Dietrich 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
MIXED DOUBLES
ROUND ONE
(1)Sartre and de Beauvoir d. Weill and Lenya 6–3, 6–2
Wilding and Elliott d. (9)Heidegger and Arendt 6–1, 6–2
(16)Keynes and Lopokova d. Disney and Potter 6–1, 6–0
(5)Astaire and Rogers d. Tolkien and Blyton 6–1, 6–3
(6)Freud and Klein d. Hitler and Riefenstahl 6–2, 6–3
Leacock and Lillie d. (10)Steegmuller and O’Keeffe 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Beckett and Guggenheim d. (15)Stein and Toklas 6–4, 6–4
(4)Mandelstam and Mandelstam d. Strachey and Stephen-Woolf 7–5, 6–4
(3)Shaw and Campbell d. Liebknecht and Luxemburg (forfeit)
St V. Millay and partner d. (8)Moore and Hepworth 6–3, 6–2
Fields and West d. (7)Rivera and Kahlo 7–5, 6–0
Lawrence and Mansfield d. (13)Stanislavsky and Nazimova 7–5, 6–3
Chandler and Rhys d. (14)Tracy and Hepburn 6–2, 6–3
Rahv and McCarthy d. (11)Wells and West 6–2, 6–3
Bankhead and partner d. (12)Hammett and Hellman 6–3, 6–3
(2)Nijinsky and Pavlova d. Benchley and Parker 7–5, 7–5
ROUND TWO
Wilding and Elliott d. (1)Sartre and de Beauvoir 6–3, 6–3
(5)Astaire and Rogers d. (16)Keynes and Lopokova 6–2, 6–4
(6)Freud and Klein d. Leacock and Lillie 7–5, 6–3
Beckett and Guggenheim d. (4)Mandelstam and Mandelstam (forfeit)
(3)Shaw and Campbell d. St V. Millay and partner 6–2, 6–3
Lawrence and Mansfield d. Fields and West 6–2, 6–4
Rahv and McCarthy d. Chandler and Rhys 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Bankhead and partner d. (2)Nijinsky and Pavlova (forfeit)
QUARTER-FINALS
(5)Astaire and Rogers d. Wilding and Elliott 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
(6)Freud and Klein d. Beckett and Guggenheim 6–2, 6–4
Lawrence and Mansfield d. (3)Shaw and Campbell 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Bankhead and partner d. Rahv and McCarthy 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
SEMI-FINALS
(6)Freud and Klein d. (5)Astaire and Rogers 7–5, 6–4
Bankhead and partner d. Lawrence and Mansfield 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
FINAL
Bankhead and partner d. (6)Freud and Klein 6–3, 6–4
About the Author
John Clarke (29 July 1948 – 9 April 2017) was a writer and performer who provided the following account of his activities:
CLARKE, JOHN, Dip Lid, PhD in Cattle (Oxen). Advisor and comforter to various governments. Born 1948. Educ. subsequently. Travelled extensively throughout Holy Lands, then left New Zealand for Europe. Stationed in London 1971–73. Escaped (decorated). Rejoined unit. Arrived Australia 1977. Held positions with ABC radio (sckd), ABC television (dfnct), various newspapers (dcd), and Aust. film industry (fkd). Went on to become a freelance expert specialising in matters of a general character. Recreations: Whistling.
MICHAEL HEYWARD was John Clarke’s editor. He is publisher at Text Publishing and the author of The Ern Malley Affair (1993).
ALSO BY JOHN CLARKE
Still the Two
A Dagg at My Table
The Howard Miracle
The 7.56 Report
The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse
The Catastrophe Continues
A Pleasure to Be Here
Tinkering
Text Classics
Dancing on Coral
Glenda Adams
Introduced by Susan Wyndham
The True Story of Spit MacPhee
James Aldridge
Introduced by Phillip Gwynne
The Commandant
Jessica Anderson
Introduced by Carmen Callil
Homesickness
Murray Bail
Introduced by Peter Conrad
Sydney Bridge Upside Down
David Ballantyne
Introduced by Kate De Goldi
Bush Studies
Barbara Baynton
Introduced by Helen Garner
Between Sky & Sea
Herz Bergner
Introduced by Arnold Zable
The Cardboard Crown
Martin Boyd
Introduced by Brenda
