Thomas Keneally Wales in Sydney. In 1996 the State Library purchased this material from a private collector. Keneally has been awarded honorary doctorates including one from the National University of Ireland. Thomas Keneally Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is a prolific Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist. He is best known for writing "Schindler's Ark", the Booker Prize-winning novel of 1982 which was inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor. The book would later be adapted to Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List", which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Both Keneally's parents (Edmund Thomas Keneally and Elsie
S. A. Schindler Wisconsin and a school board president. He was a Republican. S. A. Schindler Sebastian Albert Schindler (April 28, 1871 – June 17, 1931) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Schindler was born on April 28, 1871. Among his children was Walter Schindler, who became a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He died of a heart attack on June 17, 1931. Schindler was a member of the Assembly during the 1913, 1915 and 1917 sessions. At the time of his death, he was Deputy State Treasurer. In addition, Schindler was President (similar to Mayor) of New Glarus,