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Frank Howson

Melbourne, Australia

Frank Howson was born in Melbourne, Australia. He entered show-business a the age of 7 as a tap dancer, singer and child actor and had starred in 21 major theatrical productions by his 21st birthday. Ever restless, he became interested in writing his own songs and went on to enjoy great success in this field by having his compositions recorded by such acts as Eric idle, Richie Havens, Dan Hill, Marc Jordan, John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Little River Band, Venetta Fields, Guy Pearce, amongst others. Howson then discovered and published the band Pseudo Echo who enjoyed much chart success internationally and scored a top 3 hit in the U.S. Howson recorded his own singles and enjoyed success in his homeland. He also headed a thriving music publishing and recording company. He went on to write many hit theatre shows and gained a great deal of respect in Australia for his productions for children. The miusical he wrote with Barry Ferrier, enittled Squizzy, was broadcast in its entirety by ABC Radio and garnered much

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