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Robert Caswell
Robert Caswell (13 July 1946 – 29 October 2006) was an Australian screenwriter of films and television. In the 1970s and early 1980s he was one of the leading writers in Australian television. After the success of '' Evil Angels'', for which he received an Oscar nomination, he moved to Hollywood and became a leading "script doctor". Select Credits *''Number 96'' (1972) (TV series) as "Bob Caswell" *'' The Unisexers'' (1975) (TV series) *'' McManus MPB'' (1976) (TV pilot) *'' ABBA: The Movie'' (1977) *''Glenview High'' (1977–78) (TV series) *'' Chopper Squad'' (1978–79) (TV series) *''The Body Corporate'' (1981) (TV movie) *''Jimmy Dancer'' (1981) (TV) *'' Scales of Justice'' (1983) (mini-series) *'' Who Killed Hannah Jane?'' (1984) (TV movie) *'' Singles'' (1984) (mini-series) *''Bodyline'' (1984) (mini-series) *''Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe'' (1985) (mini-series) *'' Evil Angels'' (1988) *'' Children of the Dragon'' (1992) (TV series) *'' The Doctor'' (1991) *'' Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Angels (film)
''Evil Angels'' (released as ''A Cry in the Dark'' outside Australia and New Zealand) is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson (author), John Bryson's 1985 book of the same name. It chronicles the case of Death of Azaria Chamberlain, Azaria Chamberlain, a nine-week-old baby girl who disappeared from a campground near Ayers Rock in August 1980 and the struggle of her parents, Michael Chamberlain and Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, Lindy Chamberlain, to prove their innocence to a public convinced that they were complicit in her death. Meryl Streep and Sam Neill star as the Chamberlains. The film was released less than two months after the Chamberlains were exonerated by the Court of Appeal of the Northern Territory of Australia, Northern Territory Court of Appeals of all charges filed against them. The film received generally favourable reviews, with Streep's performance receiving high praise and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shout! The Story Of Johnny O'Keefe
''Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe'' is a two part Australian dramatisation about the life of musician Johnny O'Keefe from his peak success in the 1950s. The project was written by Robert Caswell. accessed 14 July 2013 Cast * as Johnny O'Keefe * as Gordon * Marcelle Schmitz as Marianne * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Deaths
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1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Television Writers
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] |
Australian Screenwriters
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] |
Something The Lord Made
''Something the Lord Made'' is a 2004 American television film, made-for-television biographical film, biographical drama (film and television), drama film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas (1910–1985) and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899–1964), the "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery. Based on the National Magazine Award-winning ''Washingtonian (magazine), Washingtonian'' magazine article "Like Something the Lord Made" by Katie McCabe, the film was directed by Joseph Sargent and written by Peter Silverman and Robert Caswell. Plot summary ''Something the Lord Made'' tells the story of the 34-year partnership that begins in Depression Era Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville in 1930 when Blalock (Alan Rickman) hires Thomas (Mos Def) as an assistant at his Vanderbilt University lab, expecting him to perform janitorial work. But Thomas' remarkable manual dexterity and intellectual acumen confound Blalock's expect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Far Off Place
''A Far Off Place'' (aka ''Far Off Place'' and ''Kalahari'') is a 1993 American adventure drama film based on Laurens van der Post's works ''A Far Off Place'' (1974) and its prequel, ''A Story Like the Wind'' (1972). It stars Reese Witherspoon, Ethan Randall, Jack Thompson and Maximilian Schell. The plot concerns three young teenagers who must cross the Kalahari Desert to safety when their parents are murdered by a poacher. ''A Far Off Place'' was filmed in Namibia and Zimbabwe from May to September 1992. Plot Against his wishes, spoiled New York young Harry Winslow accompanies his father to Africa's Kalahari Desert to spend time with family acquaintances Paul and Elizabeth Parker. Harry clashes with the Parkers’ spirited 14-year-old daughter Nonnie, who wants to follow in her dad's footsteps as a wildlife commissioner fighting Africa's elephant poachers. That night, Nonnie and the family dog, Hintza, sneak out of the house to meet her bushman friend, Xhabbo. Harry follows t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Hill (1992 Film)
''Over the Hill'' is a 1992 Australian drama film directed by George T. Miller and starring Olympia Dukakis and Sigrid Thornton. The film was based on Canadian writer and publisher Gladys Taylor's 1984 book ''Alone in the Australian Outback'', a memoir of her 1977 driving trip in Australia."Film company will shoot true story of woman's adventures in Australia". ''Toronto Star'', 24 October 1988. The memoir was adapted by Australian screenwriter Robert Caswell. Plot Alma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Sydney, Australia. But Alma doesn't fit into her daughter's political-hostess life even for a visit, and she finds more sympathy in her granddaughter. Alma, in a burst of rebellion, buys a supercharged hotrod and sets out on a voyage of self-discovery to Melbourne. Along the way, she meets con artists, gangsters, and a ponytailed white-knight in a camper and she finds not only adventure and romance, but also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor (1991 Film)
''The Doctor'' is a 1991 American drama film directed by Randa Haines. It is loosely based on Dr. Edward Rosenbaum's 1988 book, ''A Taste Of My Own Medicine''. The film stars William Hurt as Jack McKee, a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships. Plot Dr Jack McKee is a successful surgeon at a leading hospital. He and his wife, Anne, have all the trappings of success, although Jack works such long hours that he rarely has time to see their son and has become somewhat emotionally dead to his wife. His "bedside manner" with his patients, in many cases seriously ill, is also lacking. The decorum in the operating theater is very casual and the chatter between him and his partner, Dr. Murray Kaplan, not particularly professional. Returning home from a charity event, Jack has a coughing fit. His wife is shocked when he coughs up blood all over her and the car. In an examination, Jack has a sample of a growth removed from his throat. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Dragon
''Children of the Dragon'' (alternatively titled ''Sign Of The Snake'') is a 1992 UK-Australian drama serial set against the background of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p182 It was shot at the ABC Frenchs Forest Studios and at the Sydney Showground.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 114 References External links * Australian television films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
