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Arundel Nixon
Arundel Nixon (1907 – 3 April 1949) was an Australian-British actor best known for his long career in Australian radio as "king of the cads" (the title of one of his programs). Biography Nixon was born in England and attended Sandhurst Military College. He ran away to start a theatre career. Nixon moved to Australia in 1935 and established a strong, if controversial, reputation on radio. He became the most popular radio actor in Melbourne and moved to Sydney in 1939. Nixon resigned from 2UE in 1943. Nixon's personal life was often turbulent. He was married three times and his two children were sent to a home. He declared bankruptcy in 1945. Select credits *''Air Spy'' (1940) - radio *''That Certain Something'' (1941) - film *''Joan of Arc (radio serial), Joan of Arc'' (1941) - radio References External links *Arundel Nixon
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Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)
The ''Daily News'', historically a successor of ''The Inquirer'' and ''The Inquirer and Commercial News'', was an afternoon daily English language newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, from 1882 to 1990, though its origin is traceable from 1840. History One of the early newspapers of the Western Australian colony was ''The Inquirer'', established by Francis Lochee and William Tanner on 5 August 1840. Lochee became sole proprietor and editor in 1843 until May 1847 when he sold the operation to the paper's former compositor Edmund Stirling. In July 1855, ''The Inquirer'' merged with the recently established ''Commercial News and Shipping Gazette'', owned by Robert John Sholl, as ''The Inquirer & Commercial News''. It ran under the joint ownership of Stirling and Sholl. Sholl departed and, from April 1873, the paper was produced by Stirling and his three sons, trading as Stirling & Sons. Edmund Stirling retired five years later and his three sons took control as Stirl ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ...
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Air Spy
''Air Spy'' is a 1939 Australian radio serial starring Arundel Nixon and Ronald Morse. It was one of the first Australian radio dramas to expressly reference World War Two. It debuted on 12 December 1939. The show was popular and was repeated in 1943. Premise An Englishman and Australian are trapped in Nazi Germany. Cast *Arundel Nixon *Ronald Morse *Queenie Ashton *Ron Randell Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ... Reception ''Wireless Weekly'' sid Nixon and Morse were "two perfectly good reasens for listening to any radio play, however melodramatic" although the critic thought it was strange the English Nixon played an Australian while the Australian Morse played an Englishman. References {{reflist 1939 Australian radio dramas Australian radio dramas about Worl ...
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That Certain Something
''That Certain Something'' is a 1941 Australian musical film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Megan Edwards and Thelma Grigg. The plot concerns an American film director who decides to make a musical in Australia. It was the last film directed by Badger, a noted silent era director. Plot A famous director, Robert Grimble, comes to Australia to make a film about pioneering women and seeks for an unknown to play the lead role. He casts socialist Miss Hemingway, who soon proves to be temperamental. She is tricked into walking off the job by Jimmie Jones who wants his girlfriend Patsy cast. He succeeds and Patsy becomes a star. Cast *Megan Edwards as Patsy O'Connell *Thelma Grigg as Miss Hemmingway *Georgie Stirling as Blanche Wright *Lou Vernon as Robert Grimble *Charles Kilburn as Allan Burke *Joe Lawman as Bill Lake *Howard Craven as Jimmie Jones *Ronald Morse as Marcel du Bois *Leslie Victor as Maurice Appleby *Marshall Crosby *Connie Martyn *Raymond Longford *Ross Ver ...
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Joan Of Arc (radio Serial)
''Joan of Arc'' is a 1941 Australian radio serial about Joan of Arc by Anthony Scott Veitch. The serial was recorded in late 1939. It was not broadcast in Australia until 1941 but was launched with considerable publicity. Cast *Lola Kelly as Joan of Arc *Arundel Nixon as Pierre Cauchon *Queenie Ashton as Colette de Chartier *Ronald Morse as Durand Lassois *Colin McAlister *Harvey Adams as Governor of Vaucouleurs *Ron Randell Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ... *Dan Agar *Frank Bradley *John Nugent-Hayward *Warren Barry *John Cazabon *John Saul as Martin Ladvenu *Leonard Bennett. References {{reflist 1940s Australian radio serials 1941 Australian radio dramas Works by Anthony Scott Veitch ...
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1907 Births
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Australian Male Actors
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