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John Croyston
John Croyston (7 March 1933 - 23 May 2007) was an Australian writer, radio producer and director. He studied at the University of Sydney and worked as a teacher before going on to work at the ABC. He was a radio producer at the ABC from 1958 to 1964. He then moved into television. Select Credits *'' The Quiet Season'' (1965) - producer *'' The Runaway'' (1966) - writer *'' The Man Who Saw It'' (1966) *'' The Schoolmistress'' (1967) - writer *''A Touch of Gold'' (1967) - writer *'' Love and War'' (1967) - producer - also wrote the play "Construction" *'' The Cell'' (1968) *''Volpone'' (1968) - director *'' The Queen's Bishop'' (1968) - director *''Contrabandits'' (1968) - director *'' Australian Plays'' (1969) - producer, also wrote the episode "A Voyage Out" *'' A Voyage Out'' (1969) - writer *'' Tilley Landed on Our Shores'' (1969) - director *''Chimes at Midnight'' (1970) - writer *'' Lane End'' (1972) -director *'' Over There'' (1972) - director *'' Certain Women'' (1973) - d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six sandstone universities. The university comprises eight academic faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. The university consistently ranks highly both nationally and internationally. QS World University Rankings ranked the university top 40 in the world. The university is also ranked first in Australia and fourth in the world for QS graduate employability. It is one of the first universities in the world to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened their doors to women on the same basis as men. Five Nobel and two Crafoord laureates have been affiliated with the university as graduates and faculty. The university has educated eight Australian prime ministers, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over There (Australian TV Series)
''Over There'' is an Australian television drama adventure series which first screened on the ABC in 1972 to 1973. Premise Three members of the Kirby family from a small New South Wales country town serve with the Australian Army during World War II. Cast Main cast * Judy Morris as Elizabeth Kirby * John Meillon as Cyril Kirby * John Hargreaves as Robert Kirby * Serge Lazareff * Peter Sumner as Lieutenant Alison * Rod Mullinar as Tom Bowden * Jack Thompson as Corporal Harry Logan * Nick Tate * Anne Haddy * Garry McDonald * Richard Lupino * Ben Gabrieles * Ken Goodlet * Nigel Lovell Nigel Tasman Lovell (27 January 1916 – 13 December 2001) was an Australian stage, radio, film and television actor, and producer of opera and both stage and radio drama. History Lovell was born in Sydney, a son of Tasman Lovell, Professor of ... Episodes #A Long Way from the Junction #Just to Get the Feeling #Snowy Parker Would Be Proud of Me #The Making of NX11358 #The Lord Sends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Television Directors
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Births
Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – "Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls " Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitler gives his "Proclamation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio 86
''Studio 86'' is a 1986 Australian TV anthology series. It starred Gia Carides, Zoe Carides, Steve Bisley and Kevin Miles. It ran for eight episodes. Episodes #Restoration Piece by Phillip Ryal (30 Sept 1986). GS John Howard, Barry Otto, Katrina Foster. An author's characters come to life. #Ladies' Day by Grant Fraser (7 Oct 1986) GS Genevieve Lemon, Gillian Hyde, Kerry Walker. Three women try to drink in a pub. #Strawberry Girl (14 Oct 1986) GS Zoe Carides. A woman creates an alter ego. #An Electric Day (21 Oct 1986) GS Gerard Kennedy. The story of an eletrician. #What We Did in the Past (28 Oct 1986) GS Melissa Jaffer, Kevin Miles, Bill Young. Beach residents try to stop a disco. #Many Are Called by Francis Chalmers (4 November 1986). Directed by Peter Dodds. GS Steve Bisley, Sue Jones. A man writes an article about corruption. #Art'n'Life by Michael Gow (11 November 1986). GS Huw Williams, Margot Knight, Maggie Miller. A playwrights' love life interferes with his career. #Sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Step In The Right Direction (TV Movie)
''A Step in the Right Direction'' is a 1981 Australian TV movie about a love story between the son of a factory owner and the factory employee.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p147 Cast * Noel Hodda * Wendy Strehlow as Robyn * Henri Szeps * Pat Bishop Patricia Mary Bishop (13 June 1946 – 28 March 2000) was an Australian actress, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland noted for her performances in theatre, film and television series. She was married to the renowned Australian actor Bill Hunter ... References External links * Australian television films 1981 television films 1981 films Films directed by Di Drew Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menotti (TV Series)
''Menotti'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1980–1981 on the ABC. It was created by Michael Craig and produced by John Croyston. It was written by Michael Jenkins, Peter Schreck, Robert Caswell, Michael Craig and Ted Roberts. It was directed by Julian Pringle, Frank Arnold, Russell Webb and Di Drew. Cast * Ivar Kants as Father Menotti * Peter Gwynne as Father Donnelly * Geoffrey Rush as Father Peter Fuller See also * List of Australian television series References External links ''Menotti''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Menottiat the Australian Television Information Archive Australian adventure television series 1980 Australian television series debuts Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming {{A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride On Stranger
''Ride on Stranger'' is a 1979 Australian mini series about a woman in the 1930s, based on the novel of the same name by Australian author Kylie Tennant.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p227 Cast * Liddy Clark as Shannon Jones * Noni Hazlehurst as Beryl * Michael Aitkens as John Terry * Henri Szeps as Vincent Sladde * Barbara Wyndon as Aunt Edith * Warwick Sims as Damien Quilter * Peter Carroll as Mervyn Leggatt * John Bluthal as Joseph Litchin * Moya O'Sullivan as Ada Jones * Ron Graham as Darcey Jones * Bunney Brooke as Grannie Jones * Noel Trevarthen as Chaverin Brome * Debra Lawrence as Jenny References External links''Ride on Stranger''at Australian Television *''Ride on Stranger''at Australian Screen Online The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moynihan (TV Series)
''Moynihan'' is a New Zealand-Australian television drama series. The series revolves around the professional and personal life of Leo Moynihan, the tough-talking secretary of the Central Carpenters Union. References External links * {{IMDb title, 0375386, Moynihan Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 1976 Australian television series debuts English-language television shows TVNZ 1 original programming 1976 New Zealand television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Ages Of Man
''The Seven Ages of Man'' is a 1975 Australian television series. It consisted of seven 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Alan Burke. Cast * Kate Ferguson as Patsy * John Waters * Jacki Weaver * Mark Lee * Melissa Jaffer * Kevin Miles * Julieanne Newbould Episodes *''Slipper'd Pantaloon'' w Ted Roberts d John Croyston References External links''Seven Ages of Man''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Seven Ages of Man, The 1975 Australian television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Legend
''Behind the Legend'' is 1972 anthology series based on the lives of various Australians hosted by Manning Clark.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 76 It was originally called ''The History Makers''. References {{reflist External links''Behind the Legend''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...''Behind the Legend''at AustLit Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian anthology television series 1972 Australian television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
