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Other People's Houses
"Other People's Houses" is the second episode of the 1959 Australian TV drama anthology ''Shell Presents''. It was based on a play by Tad Mosel and starred Diana Perryman and was directed by David Cahill. It aired on 2 May 1959 in Sydney and on 3 October 1959 in Melbourne. The script had previously been filmed in the U.S. for ''Goodyear Playhouse'', with Rod Steiger and Eileen Heckart. Plot An old man (Lou Vernon) lives with his married daughter and her husband and they do not like him. His eldest daughter, Inez, moves in with them, and tries to save her father from an old person's home. Cast *Lou Vernon as the old man *Diana Perryman as Inez, the eldest daughter *Coralie Neville as the married daughter *Deryck Barnes her husband Ralph *Fred Powell as a policeman Production ATN-7 originally announced that the second episode of ''Shell Presents'' would be an adaptation of ''Children of the Sun'' by Morris West but that was not made. In April 1959 it was announced the second epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shell Presents
''Shell Presents'' was an early attempt at Australian television drama, being an umbrella title for several different productions. It debuted on 4 April 1959, and aired on ATN-7 and GTV-9, who split production of plays for the series between them. It was an anthology series, each program being a self-contained play for television. The series won a Logie award in 1960 for ''TV Highlight of 1959''. As the title suggests, it was sponsored by Shell. It was described as "a very big deal for the station: major institutional sponsorship from international companies for locally produced drama." It would be followed by ''The General Motors Hour''. Though it usually presented straight drama, it also presented a live musical production titled ''Pardon Miss Westcott'', set in colonial-era Australia. A total of 13 productions aired under the ''Shell Presents'' banner from 1959 to 1960. There is little information about this series online, however, some of the productions are held at the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Australian Television Episodes
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Black-and-white Television Episodes
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National Film And Sound Archive
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, promoting and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day. The NFSA collection first started as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (within the then Commonwealth National Library) in 1935, becoming an independent cultural organisation in 1984. On 3 October, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the NFSA's headquarters in Canberra. History of the organisation The work of the Archive can be officially dated to the establishment of the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Television Plays Broadcast On ATN-7
The following is a list of television plays broadcast on Australian broadcaster ATN-7 during the 1950s and 1960s. *'' The House on the Corner'' (1957) - TV series *'' Autumn Affair'' (1958) - TV series *'' The Big Day'' - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *''No Picnic Tomorrow'' - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *''Man in a Blue Vase'' - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *'' Johnny Belinda'' (1959) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *'' Children of the Sun'' (1959) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *''Other People's Houses'' (1959) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *''A Tongue of Silver'' (1959) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *''Pardon Miss Westcott'' (1959) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *'' Big Blue and Beautiful'' (1960) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *''Reflections in Dark Glasses'' (1960) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *'' Thunder of Silence'' (1960) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *'' Tragedy in a Temporary Town'' (1960) - episode of ''Shell Presents'' *'' Shadow of a Pale Horse'' (1960) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris West
Morris Langlo West (26 April 19169 October 1999) was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1959), ''The Shoes of the Fisherman'' (1963) and ''The Clowns of God'' (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies. West's works were often focused on international politics and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in international affairs. In ''The Shoes of the Fisherman'' he described the election and career of a Slav as Pope, 15 years before the historic election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II. The sequel, ''The Clowns of God'', described a successor Pope who resigned the papacy to live in seclusion, 32 years before the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013. Early life West was born in St Kilda, Victoria, the son of a commercial salesman. Due to the large size of his family, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Perryman
Diana Perryman (9 November 1924 - 10 January 1979) credited also as Diane Perryman, was an Australian actress, who appeared in stage, film and television. Perryman was notable for her roles in early TV soap operas and appeared in miniseries and TV movies, She appeared for 155 episodes in the serial '' Autumn Affair'' with Muriel Steinbeck and Queenie Ashton'' She was the sister of stage and screen actress and singer Jill Perryman. Filmography References External linksDiana Perrymanat IMDbDiana Perrymanat Ausstage AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up unt ... 20th-century Australian actresses 1925 births 1979 deaths Australian stage actresses Australian film actresses Australian television actresses {{Australia-theat-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Heckart
Anna Eileen Heckart ( Herbert; March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years. Early life Heckart was born Anna Eileen Herbert in Columbus, Ohio. The daughter of Esther (), who wed Leo Herbert (not the child's father) at her own mother's insistence so her child would not be born with the stigma of illegitimacy. Eileen was soon after legally adopted by her maternal grandmother's wealthy second husband, J.W. Heckart, the surname by which she would be known her entire life. She had two stepsisters, Anne and Marilyn. She graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A. in drama. She additionally studied drama at HB Studio in New York City. Career Stage Heckart began her Broadway career as the assistant stage manager and an understudy for '' The Voice of the Turtle'' in 1943. Her many credits include ''Picnic'', ''The Bad Seed'', ''A View from the Bridge'', ''A Memory of Two Mondays'', '' The Dark at the Top of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cahill
David Cahill (1917 – August 2008) was an Australian actor, writer producer and director, notable for his work directing in TV in the 1950s through to 1970s. It has been argued he was one of the best directors working in Australian TV. He was an actor and writer. In the mid 1950s he spent time in England. Select credits *''Autumn Affair'' (1958) (TV series) *'' Johnny Belinda'' (1959) *''Other People's Houses'' (1959) (TV movie) *''A Tongue of Silver'' (1959) (TV movie) *''Pardon Miss Westcott'' (1959) (TV movie) *'' Big Blue and Beautiful'' (1960) (TV movie) *''Reflections in Dark Glasses'' (1960) (TV movie) *''Shadow of a Pale Horse'' (1960) (TV movie) *''The Grey Nurse Said Nothing'' (1960) (TV movie) *''Thunder of Sycamore Street'' (1960) (TV movie) *''Jonah'' (1962) (TV series) *''Pick a Box'' (1963) (TV game show) *''Tribunal'' (1963–64) (TV series) *''The Mavis Bramston Show'' (1964–68) (TV series) *''Casebook'' (1966–67) (TV series) *''You Can't See 'Round Corners' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Steiger
Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charley in '' On the Waterfront'' (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in ''The Pawnbroker'' (1964) which won him the Silver Bear for Best Actor, and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1967) which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, the son of a vaudevillian. He had a difficult childhood, with an alcoholic mother from whom he ran away at the age of 16. After serving in the South Pacific Theater during World War II, he began his acting career with te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodyear Playhouse
''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC from 1951 to 1957 during the first Golden Age of Television. Sponsored by Goodyear, Goodyear alternated sponsorship with Philco, and the ''Philco Television Playhouse'' was seen on alternate weeks. In October 1955, Alcoa took over alternating sponsorship from Philco, the title was shortened to ''The Goodyear Playhouse'' and it aired on alternate weeks with ''The Alcoa Hour''. Producer Fred Coe nurtured and encouraged a group of young, mostly unknown writers that included Robert Alan Aurthur, George Baxt, Paddy Chayefsky, Horton Foote, Howard Richardson, Tad Mosel and Gore Vidal. Notable productions included Vidal's ''Visit to a Small Planet'' (1955), Richardson's ''Ark of Safety'' and Chayefsky's ''The Catered Affair''. From 1957 to 1960, it became a taped, half-hour series titled ''Goodyear Theater'', seen on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. ''Goodyear Television Playhouse'' finished #16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
