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Susan Bower
Susan Bower is an Australian television producer and television writer best known for her work on the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Bower is also the founder of the production company ''Bower Bird Productions''. Career Bower is a former nurse who worked at The Alfred Hospital for 20 years before getting her scriptwriting breakthrough on ''A Country Practice'', where she provided the show's medical information. She later progressed to trainee script editor where she wrote the episode "A Virtuous Woman" in 1992, eventually becoming the story editor of the show. She also wrote for '' Big Sky'', for ''Neighbours'' in 1994 and 1996, and for ''Home and Away'' in the early 1990s. Bower became an executive producer in 2004, producing ''McLeod's Daughters''. From this she went on to produce various productions including ''Little Oberon'' in 2005 and ''Sea Patrol'' in 2007 before becoming executive producer of ''Neighbours'' in 2008. On 25 October 2011, it was announced Bower would be leavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Australian
Korean Australians are Australian citizens who trace their Korean ancestry and identify themselves as an immigrant to or a descendant born in Australia. History There is some evidence of the presence of a small number of Koreans in Australia as early as 1920. While it is unclear what prompted their arrival they may have been the children of Australian Protestant missionaries who began work in Korea around 1885. A few also came to Australia between 1921 and 1941 for education. Material was copied from this source, which is available under th Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)license.. During World War II (1941-1945), an unknown number of Koreans who had been arrested in Allied countries across the Asia-Pacific Region were transported to Australia and interned alongside Japanese and Formosans for the duration of the war. Most Korean internees carried Japanese names, and were thus difficult to identify. When the Korean War ended, some Korean women came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Mullally
Erin Mullally (born 2 January 1990) is an Australian actor and model best known for playing the role of Declan Napier in '' Neighbours''. Mullally was cast in the role after original actor, James Sorensen, left the show. The character of Declan is Mullally's first major television role. After less than a year with ''Neighbours'', it was announced that Mullally was to leave the show in March 2011. Career Mullally was a model. He began his acting career in 2009, and he starred in two films. He played the part of ''Terry Logan'' in the 2009 film ''Resistance'', and the part of Rafael in the film ''Ice'' in 2010. On 30 January 2010, Holy Soap announced that the ''Neighbours'' character, Declan Napier had been recast and Mullally was given the role. Mullally was asked to audition for ''Neighbours'', but he was not told which role he was auditioning for. Mullally said that he assumed it was for a new character coming onto the show. A couple of days later, Mullally was informed that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declan Napier
Declan Napier is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by James Sorensen from 2007 to 2010, and Erin Mullally from 2010 to 2011. In January 2010 it was announced that Sorensen had quit the role of Declan and the decision to recast was taken, with Mullally making his first on-screen appearance on 3 May 2010. In October 2010, it was announced the character was to leave ''Neighbours'' and he made his final appearance on 15 March 2011. The character was originally portrayed as a "teenage tearaway" but later settled down. He has been involved with some of the series' most controversial storylines including teenage pregnancy which caused an upset among conservative family groups, coping with his wife's death and a relationship with fellow character Kate Ramsay which was initially received as distasteful and unbelievable with Australian viewers. Declan has also been popularised whilst Sorensen played him for his 'good looks' and physical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbour has been relatively common in the world historically. Origins Although the origins of April Fools’ is unknown, there are many theories surrounding it. A disputed association between 1 April and foolishness is in Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canterbury Tales'' (1392). In the " Nun's Priest's Tale", a vain cock Chauntecleer is tricked by a fox on "Since March began thirty days and two," i.e. 32 days since March began, which is 1 April. However, it is not clear that Chaucer was referencing 1 April since the text of the "Nun's Priest's Tale" also states that the story takes place on the day when the sun is "in the sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloise Mignon
Eloise Mignon (born 18 September 1986) is an Australian actress. She began her career starring in children's television shows: ''The Legacy of the Silver Shadow'' and ''Silversun'' before appearing in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Mignon possesses multiple citizenship, including Australia, France and the United States. Early life Mignon was born in Melbourne to French director Jean-Pierre Mignon, and Katharine Sturak, an American. Mignon was educated at Melbourne Girls College, Wesley College and St Michael's Grammar School. Career Mignon worked from a young age in independent theatre, notably with The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm in their multi award-winning production ''Rubeville'' where she played Trixi. Her screen credits include a role in ''Legacy of the Silver Shadow'' and a main character ''Mara Lomax'' in children's sci-fi series ''Silversun.'' She also appears as a prostitute in the Australian film ''Three Blind Mice'' (2008), directed by Matthew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Parker
Bridget "Didge" Parker is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Eloise Mignon. In 2007 the show was revamped to boost falling ratings in Australia. As part of this, the show's focus returned to family dynamics and the character of Bridget and her family were created and introduced. Bridget made her first on-screen appearance on 23 July 2007. She arrived in Erinsborough from Sydney with her father and mother, Steve and Miranda. During her time in ''Neighbours'', Bridget's storylines included being run over by Susan Kennedy, falling in love with Declan Napier, finding her birth mother and falling pregnant at seventeen. In March 2009, the decision was taken to write the Parker family out of the show after both Mignon and Steve Bastoni, who played Steve, quit. Mignon wanted to return to her studies and she had enough of ''Neighbours''. Bridget died on-screen on 21 July 2009 after suffering internal injuries, which she sustained in a car cras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White People
White is a racialized classification of people and a skin color specifier, generally used for people of European origin, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, and point of view. Description of populations as "White" in reference to their skin color predates this notion and is occasionally found in Greco-Roman ethnography and other ancient or medieval sources, but these societies did not have any notion of a White or pan-European race. The term "White race" or "White people", defined by their light skin among other physical characteristics, entered the major European languages in the later seventeenth century, when the concept of a "unified White" achieve universal acceptance in Europe, in the context of racialized slavery and unequal social status in the European colonies. Scholarship on race distinguishes the modern concept from pre-modern descriptions, which focused on physical complexion rather than race. Prior to the modern era, no Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michala Banas
Michala Elizabeth Laurinda Banas (born 14 November 1978) is a New Zealand television actress and singer. Life and career Born in Wellington, New Zealand into a family of German descent, she starred in her first advert at only 18 months of age. Her debut film performance was when she was five years old, in the New Zealand film ''Dangerous Orphans''. Her Australian debut television performance was as Louisa in the miniseries '' Mirror, Mirror'' in 1995. From 2001-03, Banas played main character Marissa Taylor in the Seven Network drama ''Always Greener''. In 2002, she had a small role in the film adaptation ''Scooby-Doo''. Banas is an accomplished singer, and in 2003 released a single, " Kissin' The Wind", which made the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association singles chart. In 2004, Banas joined the cast of ''McLeod's Daughters'' as the character Kate Manfredi, the best friend of Jodi Fountain McLeod. She played Kate from episodes 88 to 170, when she took a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libby Kennedy
Libby Kennedy (also Kennedy-Fitzgerald) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kym Valentine. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 October 1994. Valentine auditioned for the role when she was 15, and upon being cast as Libby, she relocated from Sydney to Melbourne, where the show is filmed. Libby was introduced along with her parents and brothers during a period of low ratings for the show. Valentine departed on 2 October 2003, before returning for six months the following year and a single episode on 27 July 2005. She returned on a permanent basis on 12 November 2007. Libby's storylines have included being involved in a motorbike accident, the loss of her husband Drew Kirk, giving birth to Ben Kirk, marrying Daniel Fitzgerald and subsequently separating from him. In 2008, Valentine was forced to take sick leave for one month and executive producer, Susan Bower, made the decision to temporarily recast ''McLeod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola West
Nicola West is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Imogen Bailey. She made her on-screen debut on 5 May 2008. She departed the show on 8 October 2008. The character has been central to many storylines including a HIV scare, incest and mental illness. Creation and casting Nicola was created as Miranda Parker's (Nikki Coghill) younger sister. Model turned actress Imogen Bailey was asked by producers to portray her. Bailey got the part after her agent informed producers that she had been taking acting classes for one year prior, in December 2007 Bailey auditioned and impressed the casting team so much that she received the part two days later. She was signed to a six-month contract. Around the time fellow model Erin McNaught and singer Dean Geyer were also cast as Sienna Cammeniti and Ty Harper respectively. The castings angered the acting industry, who accused ''Neighbours'' of hiring celebrities to boost ratings. Of this Brisbane acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
