Chris Thomas (author) Chris Thomas (author) Chris Thomas is an Australian writer, actor, journalist and broadcaster. Thomas was born in Perth, Western Australia. He has extensive acting and journalistic experience, working for mainstream newspapers, independent publications and as a freelance. He has also worked in media and public relations and as a radio announcer. He is author of the novel "Journo's Diary", the "Doctor Who" short story "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"(published in the collection "" and the plays "Which One?", "Reality Matters", "Appetite For Destruction", "Who's Your Daddy?", "SMS Mess", "The Bonza Land of Oz", "Pickles" and "King Bling", published in
Oskar Schindler while en route home from a film festival in Europe. Pfefferberg took the opportunity to tell Keneally the story of Oskar Schindler. He gave him copies of some materials he had on file, and Keneally soon decided to make a fictionalised treatment of the story. After extensive research and interviews with surviving "Schindlerjuden", his 1982 historical novel "Schindler's Ark" (published in the United States as "Schindler's List") was the result. The novel was adapted as the 1993 movie "Schindler's List" by Steven Spielberg. After acquiring the rights in 1983, Spielberg felt he was not ready emotionally or professionally to tackle