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Patrick Barton
Patrick Barton is an Australian TV director best known for his productions in the 1960s. Select Credits *''You Can't Win 'Em All'' (1962) *''The Gioconda Smile'' (1963) *''Night Stop'' (1963) *''Double Yolk'' (1963) *''The Angry General'' (1964) *''The Sponge Room'' (1964) *''The Road'' (1964) *''Wind from the Icy Country'' (1964) *''A Provincial Lady'' (1964) *''Dangerous Corner'' (1965) *'' A Time to Speak'' (1965) *''Cross of Gold'' (1965) *'' Othello'' (1964) *''Daphne Laureola ''Daphne laureola'', commonly called spurge-laurel, is a shrub in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae. Despite the name, this woodland plant is neither a spurge nor a laurel. Its native range covers much of Europe and extends to Algeria, M ...'' (1965) *''Romanoff and Juliet'' (1965) *''Ashes to Ashes'' (1966) *''Waiting in the Wings'' (1965) *''Should the Woman Pay?'' (1966) *''Love and War'' (1967) *''Quality of Mercy'' (1975) *''Bellbird'' (TV series) References External links *Patrick Ba ...
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The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax Lt ...
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A Time To Speak
"A Time to Speak" is a 1965 Australian television film, which aired on ABC. It is a period drama set around 1900. It was written by Noel Robinson. This was the third production to appear in three weeks. It aired on 7 April 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne. Premise In the year 1900, a religious community, the Community, is led by the Elder. One of the Community's inhabitants, Esther, visits a local doctor, Gilly, asking if he can look after a young girl, who is mentally impaired. Gill recommends that the girl follow a course of action. The girl returns to the Community. Several days later the girl dies. The doctor diagnoses pneumonia and wonders what impact the Elder has. Gilly's wife Anne wants her husband to move away like their friend Chad. Cast * Raymond Westwell as the Elder *Wyn Roberts as the doctor, Gilly * Keith Eden as Chad Jensen * Joan MacArthur as the leader's wife, Sister Esther *Patsy King as Annie, the doctor's wife * George Whaley as John * Michael Howley as Matthew * ...
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Othello (1965 Australian Film)
"Othello" is a 1964 Australian television play based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was broadcast on the ABC as part of ''Wednesday Theatre'' and filmed in ABC's Melbourne studios. It aired on 18 November 1964 in Melbourne, on 3 February 1965 in Sydney, and on 7 July 1965 in Brisbane. It was one of the most ambitious projects made in Melbourne, going for over two hours without a break. Cast * Raymond Westwell as Othello * Keith Lee as Iago * Frances McDonald as Desdemona * Joan MacArthur as Emilia *Judith Arthy as Bianca * John Gregg as Cassio *Terry Norris as Rodrigo *Don Crosby Production Raymond Westwell had played generals on Australian TV in ''The Angry General'' and ''Romanoff and Juliet'' as well as on stage in ''Ross''. "But Othello the Moor is perhaps the stage's greatest general and a part I have been conceited enough to want to have a go at for years", said Westwell. The actor had appeared in various productions of the play overseas but this was the first tim ...
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Daphne Laureola (film)
"Daphne Laureola" is a 1965 Australian television play based on ''Daphne Laureola'' by James Bridie. It screened as part of ''Wednesday Theatre''. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. It was dedicated to Dame Edith Evans, who had played the part on stage. Plot A young Pole, Ernest, falls in love with the older, alcoholic Lady Pitts, when they meet in a London restaurant. Cast * Raymond Westwell as Sir Joseph Pitts *Terry Aldred as Lady Pitts * Edward Howell *Mark Albiston as Ernest *Simon Chilvers *Sydney Conabere *William King *Elspeth Ballantyne Elspeth Ballantyne (born 20 April 1939) is an Australian retired actress, who appeared in productions in theatre, television and films over a career that spanned nearly 60 years, a veteran of the industry having started her career as a child ... *Jeffrey Hodgson *Georgie Alcock *Wayne Maddern Reception The TV critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought it was "the kind of play which, if anyone cares then ...
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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 ...
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Australian Directors
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Possibly Living People
Possibility is the condition or fact of being possible. Latin origins of the word hint at ability. Possibility may refer to: * Probability, the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur * Epistemic possibility, a topic in philosophy and modal logic * Possibility theory, a mathematical theory for dealing with certain types of uncertainty and is an alternative to probability theory * Subjunctive possibility, (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. ** Logical possibility, a proposition that will depend on the system of logic being considered, rather than on the violation of any single rule * Possible world, a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been Other *Possible (Italy), a political party in Italy *Possible Peru, a political party in Peru *Possible Peru Alliance, an electoral alliance in Peru Entertainment *'' Kim Possible'', a US children's TV series :*Kim Possible (character), the central character of ...
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