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Hugh Stuckey
Hugh Clifford Stuckey (1 July 1928 – 21 June 2018) was an Australian comedy and drama screenwriter, with credits writing for television, film, radio and commercials both locally and in the United Kingdom and the US. He was also a published author, playwright, radio broadcaster, actor, and Victorian baseballer. Having started writing for ''In Melbourne Tonight'' in 1957, he was one of Australia's first television comedy writers. He wrote for Australian productions ''The Delo and Daly Show'', ''Time for Terry'', ''A Country Practice'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Hey Dad..!'', ''Neighbours'', ''The New Adventures of Blinky Bill'' and ''The Restless Years'', and wrote various shows for stars Noel Ferrier, Stuart Wagstaff, Bert Newton, Frankie Howerd and Tommy Leonetti. British shows he wrote for included ''The Two Ronnies'', ''Dave Allen at Large'' and ''The Bill''. American productions included ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Bewitched''. Stuckey was a life member of the Australian Write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Advertisement
A television advertisement (also called a television commercial, TV commercial, commercial, spot, television spot, TV spot, advert, television advert, TV advert, television ad, TV ad or simply an ad) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product, service or idea. Advertisers and marketers may refer to television commercials as TVCs. Advertising revenue provides a significant portion of the funding for most privately-owned television networks. During the 2010s, the number of commercials has grown steadily, though the length of each commercial has diminished. Advertisements of this type have promoted a wide variety of goods, services, and ideas ever since the early days of the history of television. The viewership of television programming, as measured by companies such as Nielsen Media Research in the United States, or BARB in the UK, is often used as a metric for television advertis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bewitched
''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. The show was popular, finishing as the second-rated show in America during its debut season, staying in the top ten for its first three seasons, and ranking in eleventh place for both seasons four and five. The show continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and on recorded media. ''Bewitched'' was created by Sol Saks under executive producer Harry Ackerman and starred: Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens; Dick York (1964–1969) as Darrin Stephens, her husband (Dick Sargent replaced an ailing York for the final three seasons, 1969–1972); Agnes Moorehead as Endora, Samantha's mother; David White as Larry Tate, Darrin's boss; Irene Vernon (1964–1966) and later Kasey Rogers (1966–1972) as Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Fennell
William John Fennell (20 January 1920 – 9 September 1992) was an Australian radio, television (serials and mini-series), stage and film actor, comedian, producer, radio scriptwriter and writer who appeared in many Australian television series in a lengthy career spanning over 50 years, recognised by his slightly nasal, raspy voice, moustache and pork pie hat. As a comedian, his style was stated as a sad humour worth more than a belly-laugh and said to be contrasted with the blue comedy of contemporary performer Roy Rene. He appeared in numerous films, TV movies, miniseries and series, but is probably best known for his longer running roles in ''The Young Doctors'' as Arthur Simmonds and '' Sons and Daughters'' as Spider Webb. Biography Early life Fennell was born to William Hugh Fennell, a vocational trainer, and his wife Alma Doris (née Tie). After finding employment as a travelling salesman, he pursued interests in scriptwriting, tap dancing, radio entertaining and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Davey
John Andrew Davey (8 February 190714 October 1959), known as Jack Davey, was a New Zealand-born singer and pioneering star of Australian radio as a performer, producer, writer and host from the early 1930s into the late 1950s. Later in his career he also worked briefly in television, primarily as a presenter. Early life Jack Davey was born John Andrew Davey in Auckland on 8 February 1907 and educated at King's College. Davey was the second son of Union Steam Ship Company captain Arthur Henry Davey and his wife Ella May, née Hunter. After leaving school, Davey worked in the haberdashery department of a large store, but left after a close friend and workmate died after falling down an open lift shaft. Prior to stardom, Davey worked variously as a signwriter, used car salesman and assistant stage theatre manager. His father, despairing of his son's future, took him to sea, in an attempt to establish a career for his son as a mariner. After being given the hardest, most unpleas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macquarie Radio Network
Nine Radio (formerly Macquarie Media Limited) is an Australian media company, owned by parent company Nine Entertainment Co. and headquartered in North Sydney, New South Wales, the company operates radio stations nationally in the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as regional Queensland, History The company was formerly a publicly-listed company and originally founded in 1938 as the Macquarie Broadcasting Service, adopting the name "Macquarie Media" after being acquired by Fairfax Media in 2015. Origins 2GB, one of Sydney's premier commercial radio stations, was founded by Theosophical Broadcasting Station Pty Ltd. in 1926, a division of Theosophical Society Adyar. In January 1936, in the depths of the Great Depression, 2GB and 2UE formed an alliance, Broadcasting Service Association (BSA), to share production facilities for producing radio drama and other locally produced entertainment, which was hugely popular and in better times highly lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mix 101
Mix, mixes or mixing may refer to: Persons & places * Mix (surname) ** Tom Mix (1880-1940), American film star * nickname of Mix Diskerud (born Mikkel, 1990), Norwegian-American soccer player * Mix camp, an informal settlement in Namibia * Mix, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Mix Run, Pennsylvania, village Audio * Audio mixing (recorded music), the process of combining and balancing multiple sound sources * DJ mix, a sequence of musical tracks mixed to appear as one continuous track * ''Mix'' (magazine), a periodical for the professional recording and sound production technology industry Music * ''Mixes'' (Kylie Minogue album), the 1998 remix album by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue * ''Mix'' (Stellar album), the 1999 debut studio album by New Zealand pop rock band Stellar * ''Mixes'' (Transvision Vamp album), 1992 * ''Mixes'', an album by C418 * Mixtape, a compilation of songs or tracks * Remix, a variation of a song * Mix, short way to refer to Mixoly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Radio (Australia)
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 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troops
A troop is a military sub-subunit, originally a small formation of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron. In many armies a troop is the equivalent element to the infantry section or platoon. Exceptions are the US Cavalry and the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery where a troop is a subunit comparable to an infantry company or artillery battery. Historically the remainder of the Royal Horse Artillery used the term Troop in the same manner however they are now aligned with the rest of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in referring to Troops as subordinate to artillery batteries. Troops is often used to refer to the other members of one's company or cause, but because of its military connotations, it conveys a particularly altruistic type of dedicated worker. Traditionally, troops refers to the soldiers in a military. A cavalry soldier of private rank is called a trooper in many Commonwealth armies (abbreviated "Tpr", not to be confused with "trouper"). A related sense of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paperlinx
PaperlinX (ASX: PPX) is an international merchant of fine paper, industrial packaging products and equipment, sign and display, hardware and consumables, and graphic supplies and systems. Customers include printers, designers, agencies, publishers, end-users and advertisers. PaperlinX owns merchanting companies in 20 countries. In the United Kingdom and Europe, the businesses are branded ‘PaperlinX’. In Canada, Australian, New Zealand and Asia the businesses operate under the ‘Spicers’ brand. The company was formed in April 2000 after demerging from Amcor."Group History - PaperlinX". paperlinx.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2011. PaperlinX employs approximately 4000 people in 20 countries and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, trading under the ASX code 'PPX'. The corporate office is located in Melbourne, Australia. In June 2009, PaperlinX sold its manufacturing business, Australian Paper, to Nippon Paper Group Inc of Japan. PaperlinX closed its paper manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne High School (Victoria)
Melbourne High School is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1905, the school caters for boys from Year 9 to Year 12 and is known mainly for its strong academic reputation. Melbourne High School had the leading rank based on VCE average, with its 2009 cohort achieving a median ATAR of 95.85, the highest of any Victorian school in recorded history.Best VCE Result ever Melbourne High School Old Boys Association. 15 December 2009School Choice Victoria Melbourne High School. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagion began around September and led to the Wall Street stock market crash of October 24 (Black Thursday). It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide gross domestic product (GDP) fell by an estimated 15%. By comparison, worldwide GDP fell by less than 1% from 2008 to 2009 during the Great Recession. Some economies started to recover by the mid-1930s. However, in many countries, the negative effects of the Great Depression lasted until the beginning of World War II. Devastating effects were seen in both rich and poor countries with falling personal income, prices, tax revenues, and profits. International trade fell by more than 50%, unemployment in the U.S. rose to 23% an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
