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Logie Awards Of 1961
The 3rd Annual ''TV Week'' Logie Awards were presented on Saturday 18 March 1961 at Chevron-Hilton Hotel in Sydney. Jimmy Edwards from the BBC series '' Whack-O!'' was the Master of Ceremonies. The Awards presentation was televised in a half-hour live broadcast on ABN-2, Sydney, with delayed broadcast on ABC stations in other capital cities during the following week. This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1961: Awards Gold Logie ; Most Popular Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' :: Bob Dyer Special Gold Logie ;Best Drama :''Winner:'' ::Stormy Petrel, ABC Logie National ;Best Actor :''Winner:'' :: Brian James, ''Stormy Petrel'' ;Best Variety Show :''Winner:'' ::Revue '61, Director Peter Macfarlane, host Digby Wolfe ;Best Comedians :''Winner:'' :: Bobby Limb and Buster Fiddess ;Best Singer :''Winner:'' :: Elaine McKenna ;Best Australian Drama :''Winner:'' ::Shadow of a Pale Horse, ATN-7 ;Best Sporting Coverage :''Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney, Australia
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains to the west, City of Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revue '61
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ... that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932. Though most famous for their visual spectacle, revues frequently satirized contemporary figures, news or literature. Similar to the related subforms of operetta and musical theatre, the revue art form brings together music, dance and sketches to create a compelling show. In contrast to these, however, revue does not have an overarching storyline. Rather, a general theme serves as the motto for a loosely-related series of acts that alternate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya Halesworth
Tanya Halesworth (1935 – 8 October 2008) was best known as an Australian television personality, but was also a teacher, actor, public relations adviser and manager, and psychologist.Stephens, Tony (2008) "TV presenter led many lives" , 2008-10-20 She won the 1961 for Most Popular Female in New South Wales. Tony Stephens wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GTV-9
GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. History GTV-9 was amongst the first television stations to begin regular transmission in Australia. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke, based at the Mount Dandenong transmitter, as the studios in Richmond were not yet ready. The station covered the 1956 Summer Olympics which Melbourne hosted., the 1956 Carols By Candlelight and the Davis Cup tennis as part of its test transmissions. The station was officially opened on 19 January 1957 by Victorian Governor Sir Dallas Brooks from the studios in Bendigo Street, Richmond. A clip from the ceremony has featured in a number of GTV-9 retrospectives, in which the Governor advises viewers that if they did not like the programs, they could just turn off. The Richmond building, bearing the name ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Melbourne Tonight
''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's main host and star attraction, but other presenters were often called on to present the show on certain nights. ''In Melbourne Tonight'' had as many as 50 different presenters over its 13 years on air. The format of the show was inspired by the American ''Tonight Show'' on NBC, but Kennedy's exuberant charisma was the key to the success of ''IMT''. The show originally had its own self-titled theme song, written by ''IMT'' first band leader, Lee Gallagher, but for most of its run, it adopted the tune of '' Gee, But You're Swell'', written by Abel Baer and Charles Tobias in 1936. Geoff Corke was Kennedy's offsider until 1959, when Bert Newton joined GTV-9 from HSV-7 to become Kennedy's straight man. This began a professional partnership that continued for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panda Lisner
Panda Lisner (born Joan Dorothy Kelly; 29 August 1930 – 2011) was an Australian model and television presenter, most notable for her work during the early days of Australian television. Lisner is arguably best known for her time as a "barrel girl" on the prize wheel audience-participation segment of the live variety show, ''In Melbourne Tonight''. On 31 August 1966 she joined only a handful of women who filled in as replacement comperes for Graham Kennedy in the first 10 years of that program. Personal life She was born in Claremont, Western Australia. Her first marriage to actor Francois Lisner, which produced a son, ended in divorce in 1959. In 1961, Panda Lisner married American entertainer and band leader Jimmy Allan, and they eventually relocated to the United States of America in the late 1960s to work in Las Vegas after obtaining residency permits.Lennon, Troy (7 May 2016Winning a Gold Logie is not always a passport to stardom ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 9 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Kennedy
Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevillian and radio comedy star Roy Rene and was often called "Gra Gra" (pronounced "gray-gray"). Honoured as an officer of the Order of Australia, he was a six-time recipient of the Gold Logie, including the Logie Hall of Fame award, and won the Star of the Year Award in 1959. He is the most awarded star of Australian television. He was often referred to as "The King" or the "King of Australian television". He was also known for his collaborations with Australian entertainer Bert Newton and American-born television personality Don Lane. Early life Childhood Kennedy was born in Camden Street, Balaclava to Cyril William Kennedy and Mary Austin Kennedy (née Scott). Kennedy's mother, who was 18 years old at the time of his birth,Blundell (2003), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champion team. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2016, 135 nations entered teams into the competition. The most successful countries over the history of the tournament are the United States (winning 32 titles and finishing as runners-up 29 times) and Australia (winning 28 titles, including six with New Zealand as Australasia, and finishing as runners-up 19 times). The current champions are Canada, who beat Australia to win their first title in 2022. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Billie Jean King Cup, formerly known as the Fed Cup. Australia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATN-7
ATN is the Sydney Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of Fairfax Media, John Fairfax & Sons, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, two in Melbourne) to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia. It began broadcasting on 2 December 1956. The station formed an affiliation with GTV (Australian TV station), GTV-9 Melbourne in 1957, in order to share content. In 1963, Frank Packer ended up owning both GTV-9 and TCN, TCN-9, so as a result the stations switched their previous affiliations. ATN-7 and HSV-7 joined to create the Australian Television Network, which later became the Seven Network. ATN-7 is the home of the national level Seven News bulletins. The studios and transmission tower The station opened in 1956 with principal offices and studios located at Mobbs Lane, Epping, New South Wales, Epping. The initial black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of A Pale Horse
"Shadow of a Pale Horse" was a television play written by Bruce Stewart which was produced for British, US and Australian TV. Bruce Stewart was a New Zealand playwright who moved to London to work as a writer and actor. ''Shadow of a Pale Horse'' won him a Silver Dagger Award of the Mystery Writers of America. Plot Set in the 19th century in the New South Wales town of Cobar, a young man is found battered to death. A man called Jem is found next to him, drunk, and is accused of the crime. Jem is arrested but floods prevent him from being transported for trial. Condringer, an old German prospector, suggests the town hold its own trial. Rigger, the father of the murdered youth, is given the job of defending Jem. Kirk, the dead youth's employer, is given the job of prosecuting him. 1959 British television version The play was first presented on English TV in 1959 starring Patrick McGoohan. Bruce Stewart had arrived in England three years previously to work as an actor. The play wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine McKenna
Elaine McKenna Evans (, 24 March 19376 January 1992), was an Australian singer and actress. She is known for her television appearances from the late 1950s to the 1960s, particularly on GTV-9's ''Tarax Show'' and ''In Melbourne Tonight''. For her TV work, McKenna won the Logie Award for Best Singer in 1961. McKenna relocated to the United States in late 1961. She appeared on ''The Bob Newhart Show'' in that year. By February 1968 she had returned to Melbourne. Biography Elaine McKenna was born on 24 March 1937 and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park with her father George McKenna and her mother. As an amateur singer and musical theatre actress she had a role in Cid Ellwood's production of ''The Red Sombrero'', which began at Moonee Ponds Town Hall on 29 June 1956 for a week, followed by Box Hill Town Hall (30 July–1 August) and Brunswick Town Hall (30–31 October). Ellwood wrote the music and lyrics, while Tina Bethell and Ian Westcott wrote the book. In the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster Fiddess
Buster may refer to: People First name * Buster Drayton (born 1952), American boxer *Buster Glosson, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general * Buster Mathis (1943–1995), American heavyweight boxer * Buster Mathis Jr. (born 1970), American heavyweight boxer, son of Buster Mathis *Buster Mills (1908–1991), American Major League Baseball outfielder, coach, scout and interim manager Surname * Buster (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Nickname or stage name * Buster (nickname) *Buster Bloodvessel (born 1958), English singer of the ska revival band Bad Manners *Buster Brown (musician) (1911–1976), American blues and R&B singer *Buster Crabbe (1908-1983), Olympic swimmer and actor (real name Clarence Linden Crabbe II) *Dolly Buster, film producer and director, actress, author, and former porn star (born 1969) *Prince Buster, Jamaican musician (1938–2016) * Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, soul and blues musician *Buster Keaton (1895–1966), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
