Thomas Keneally books, including 30 novels. He is particularly famed for his "Schindler's Ark" (1982) (later republished as "Schindler's List"), the first novel by an Australian to win the Booker Prize and is the basis of the film "Schindler's List". He had already been shortlisted for the Booker three times prior to that: 1972 for "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith", 1975 for "Gossip from the Forest", and 1979 for "Confederates". Many of his novels are reworkings of historical material, although modern in their psychology and style. Keneally has also acted in a handful of films. He had a small role in Fred
Ambrose Schindler to select a more, at the time, stable career was because of his wife. Schindler loves surfing and bicycling and was an active surfer until age 75. He drives a Jaguar with a vanity license plate reading "X USC QB". He turned 100 in April 2017. Ambrose Schindler Ambrose "Amblin' Amby" Schindler (born April 22, 1917) is a former American collegiate football player, coach, and on-field official. He played college football for the University of Southern California. Schindler prepped at San Diego High School. A star quarterback for the USC Trojans, during the 1937 season he led the team in