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Harvey Shore
Harvey Shore (born 14 February 1947) is an Australian film and television writer-producer. Shore was the producer of the children's TV show, ''Simon Townsend's Wonder World'' from 1980 to 1986, which won five Logie Awards during his tenure. Early life Harvey Shore was born on 14 February 1947 and grew up in Sydney. His father, Irvin Alfred (Ray) Shore (13 February 1905 – 1962), was a financial manager and his mother, Ivy Shore (née Williams, 14 January 1915 – 25 August 1999), (known to her friends as 'Billie') was a seamstress and secretary from Adelaide who later became an award-winning portrait artist – in 1979 she won the Portia Geach Memorial Award. His younger brother, Russell Shore (born 29 April 1949), later became a naval officer and a Master Mariner. In 1960 his parents separated and, after the death of Ray in 1962, Ivy settled into a lifetime partnership with the tonal impressionist artist, Graeme Inson. Harvey Shore was educated at Cranbrook School and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randwick, New South Wales
Randwick is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick. Randwick is part of the Eastern Suburbs region. The postcode is 2031. History Randwick was named after the village of Randwick, Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of Simeon Henry Pearce, who became Mayor of Randwick six times. Simeon, who migrated to Australia in 1842, and his brother James who arrived in 1848, were responsible for the founding and early development of Randwick. Simeon built the first stone house in the area in 1848, called Blenheim House, which can still be seen in Blenheim Street. It was neglected for some time in the mid-1900s, but was eventually acquired by Randwick City Council and restored. Proclaimed as a Municipality in February 1859, and as a City in 1990, Randwick has a rich history and a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number 96
96 (ninety-six) is the natural number following 95 and preceding 97. It is a number that appears the same when turned upside down. In mathematics 96 is: * an octagonal number. * a refactorable number. * an untouchable number. * a semiperfect number since it is a multiple of 6. * an abundant number since the sum of its proper divisors is greater than 96. * the fourth Granville number and the second non-perfect Granville number. The next Granville number is 126, the previous being 24. * the sum of Euler's totient function φ(''x'') over the first seventeen integers. * strobogrammatic in bases 10 (9610), 11 (8811) and 95 (1195). * palindromic in bases 11 (8811), 15 (6615), 23 (4423), 31 (3331), 47 (2247) and 95 (1195). * an Erdős–Woods number, since it is possible to find sequences of 96 consecutive integers such that each inner member shares a factor with either the first or the last member. * divisible by the number of prime numbers (24) below 96. Every integer greate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Writers' Guild
The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) is the professional association for Australian performance writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962. The AWG is a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The AWG gives writers a political voice by lobbying government on such issues as copyright protection and the provision of support for film and theatre funding bodies and the ABC and protecting Australian content. The AWG is a democratic organisation run by its members, who each year elect a National Executive Council and State Branch Committees. The Australian Writers' Guild receives assistance from the Literature Fund of the Australia Council, the State Arts Ministries in New South Wales and Western Australia, the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation, Cinemedia, the South Australian Film Corporation, Pacific Film and Television, Screenwest and the NSW Film and Television office. Since 1967, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsible for producing Australia's premier annual film and television awards, the AACTA Awards (previously the AFI Awards)."The Australian Film Institute – Celebrating 50 Years of Pride and Passion" Overview The work of the institute is supported by government funding, corporate sponsors and approximately 10,000 members nationally. As Australia's foremost motion picture industry association, AFI promotes the Australian film and television industry and plays a cent ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards Of 1985
The 27th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 26 April 1985 at the World Trade Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Greg Evans. Guests included Anne Baxter, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Pamela Bellwood, Jane Badler, Melody Thomas, James Brolin, Andrew Stevens and Mel Blanc. Winners Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Rowena Wallace in '' Sons and Daughters'' (Seven Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Lead Actor :''Winner:'' Grant Dodwell in ''A Country Practice'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular Lead Actress :''Winner:'' Anne Tenney in ''A Country Practice'' (Seven Network) ;Best Lead Actor :''Winner:'' Jack Thompson in '' Waterfront'' (Network Ten) ;Best Lead Actress :''Winner:'' Greta Scacchi in '' Waterfront'' (Network Ten) ;Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie :''Winner:'' Max Cullen in ''The Last Bastion'' (Network Ten) ;Best Supporting Actress in a Miniser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards Of 1984
The 26th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 6 April 1984 at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton. Guests included Christopher Atkins, Heather Thomas, Tony Randall, Dwight Schultz, Douglas Barr, Gerald McRaney, Rich Little, Bob Hawke, Dame Edna Everage, Pamela Stephenson and John Bertrand. National Awards Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Bert Newton in ''The Don Lane Show'' (Nine Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Actor :''Winner:'' :: Grant Dodwell in ''A Country Practice'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular Actress :''Winner:'' ::Rowena Wallace in '' Sons and Daughters'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular New Talent :''Winner:'' ::James Reyne in ''Return to Eden'' (Network Ten) ;Best Lead Actor :''Winner:'' :: John Stanton in '' The Dismissal'' (Network Ten) ;Best Lead Actress :''Winner:'' ::Sigrid Thornton in '' All the Rivers Run'' (Seven Netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards Of 1983
The 25th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 22 April 1983 at the Wentworth Regent Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Willesee. Guests included Dennis Waterman, Pamela Stephenson, Gregory Harrison, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Klugman, Mike Farrell, Erin Gray, Chuck Norris, Peter Davison, Priscilla Presley, Gordon Jackson, Shelley Fabares, Kate Jackson, Stephen Collins and Graham Kennedy. National Awards Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' Daryl Somers in '' Hey Hey It's Saturday'' (Nine Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' Paul Cronin in '' The Sullivans'' (Nine Network) ; Most Popular Lead Actress in a Series :''Winner:'' Rowena Wallace in '' Sons and Daughters'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular New Talent :''Winner:'' Stephen Comey in '' Sons and Daughters'' (Seven Network) ;Best Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' John M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards Of 1981
The 23rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 10 April 1981 at the Centrepoint Convention Centre in Sydney, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Parkinson. Guests included Patrick Duffy, Gil Gerard, Lesley-Anne Down, Sam J. Jones, Adam Rich, Van Johnson and Lindsay Wagner. National Awards Gold Logie :''Winner:'' ::Bert Newton in ''The Don Lane Show'' (Nine Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Actor :''Winner:'' :: Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular Actress :''Winner:'' ::Paula Duncan in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular New Talent :''Winner:'' ::Simon Gallaher in ''The Mike Walsh Show'' (Nine Network) ;Best Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' :: Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ;Best Lead Actress in a Series :''Winner:'' ::Sheila Florance in ''Prisoner'' (Network Ten) ;Best Supporting Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' ::Michael Caton in ''The Sullivans'' (Nine Network) ;Best Supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards Of 1980
The 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 14 March, 1980 at the Hilton Hotel in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Bert Newton. Guests included Cilla Black, Michael York, Paul Michael Glaser, Greg Evigan, Lee Meriwether, Nicola Pagett, Linda Gray and John Inman, as well as ''Sesame Street''s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. National Awards Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' :: Mike Walsh in ''The Mike Walsh Show'' (Nine Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' ::Paul Cronin in ''The Sullivans'' (Nine Network) ; Most Popular Lead Actress in a Series :''Winner:'' ::Paula Duncan in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular New Talent :''Winner:'' :: Vera Plevnik in '' The John Sullivan Story'' (Nine Network) ;Best Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' :: Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ;Best Lead Actress in a Series :''Winner:'' :: Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the ''Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983''. ABC Commercial, a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision. The ABC was established as the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 1 July 1932 by an act of federal parliament. It effectively replaced the Australian Broadcasting Company, a private company established in 1924 to provide programming for A-class radio stations. The ABC was given statutory powers that reinforced its independence from the government and enhanced its news-gathering role. Modelled after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is funded by a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Thompson (broadcaster)
Peter Thompson (born 1952) is an Australian broadcast journalist and educator. He is a Fellow of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government and an adjunct professor at Macquarie University. He is director of the Centre for Leadership, a private consultancy on communication. Thompson was the presenter of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ''Talking Heads'', a weekly biographical television program about the lives of prominent Australians, which began on ABC1 in 2005 and ended in 2010 after 238 episodes. Life and career Peter Thompson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and St Pius X College, Chatswood. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University in 1977, a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management in 1984 and a Masters of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School in 1987. Thompson began his career as a sports bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Townsend
Simon Townsend (born 27 November 1945) is an Australian journalist who became a popular television host during the 1980s. He is now retired. Vietnam War conscientious objector In the mid-1960s whilst living in Woy Woy and working as a columnist for a community paper he became a conscientious objector against the Vietnam War. He gained national prominence on his anti-conscription stance, he said, "I suddenly decided to be a . . . objector to the Vietnam War. I then went to Sydney, I met people, I joined the groups and I read. And suddenly I had an intellectual basis for my objection to the Vietnam War. And that was when I got very busy, objecting, going to court and I ended up in Long Bay Gaol for a month. And in 1968 I ended up in the army prison for a month. I was court-martialled while I was there." Television Host Townsend is best remembered in Australia as the host and producer of the popular children's show, '' Simon Townsend's Wonder World''. In 1993, he hosted a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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