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Logie Awards Of 1976
The 18th Annual ''TV Week'' Logie Awards were presented on Friday 12 March 1976 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American film star Lee Marvin, television actors Henry Winkler, Martin Milner and Arte Johnson, and British actors Gordon Jackson and Susannah York appeared as guests. Awards Winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1976: Gold Logie Awards presented by Lee Marvin ; Most Popular Male Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Norman Gunston (Garry McDonald), '' The Norman Gunston Show'', ABC ; Most Popular Female Personality on Australian Television :''Winner:'' ::Denise Drysdale, ''The Ernie Sigley Show'', Nine Network Logie National ;Best Australian Actor :''Winner:'' ::Paul Karo, '' The Box'', 0-10 Network ;Best Australian Actress :''Winner:'' :: Pat McDonald, ''Number 96'', 0-10 Network ;Best Australian Drama :''Winner:'' ::''Number 96'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Cross Hotel
The Southern Cross Hotel was a hotel in Melbourne, Australia. It was opened by the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, on 24 August 1962 as Australia's first modern 'International' hotel, heralding the arrival of American-style glamour, the jet-set and international tourism. It occupied a large site on Bourke Street in central Melbourne, formerly occupied by the grand Eastern Market, and was the premier hotel in the city into the early 1980s. The Southern Cross was the preferred hotel for celebrities in this period, most famously The Beatles in 1964, and the ballroom was the preferred location for locally and nationally important events. Closed in 1995 and partly demolished, the hotel tower remained standing and vacant until its demolition in 2003. History The half a city block site was occupied by the grand 1879 Eastern Market, and was owned by the City of Melbourne. Never having been successful as a food market, the structure had instead been the home of a variety of shops and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |