Rex Rienits (1909–1971) was an Australian writer of radio, films, plays and TV. He was a journalist before becoming one of the leading radio writers in Australia. He moved to England in 1949 and worked for a number of years there. He later returned to Australia and worked on early local TV drama. During the 1950s he lived in Margaretta Terrace , Chelsea ( number 20 something).He could be seen and heard bashing away on his typewriter at the open window on the first floor.His wife Thea died several years after Rex.