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Frank Arnold (born 1938) is an Australian director of television series.


Career

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Behind the Legend ''Behind the Legend'' is 1972 anthology series based on the lives of various Australians hosted by Manning Clark.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 76 It was originally called ''The History Makers''. Referenc ...
'' episodes for ABC, endorsed by historian
Manning Clark Charles Manning Hope Clark, (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991) was an Australian historian and the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume ''A History of Australia'', published between 1962 and 1987. He has been descri ...
. 1972 *'' Ben Hall'' episodes for ABC, BBC and 20th Century Fox. 1975 *''
Butterfly Island ''Butterfly Island'' is a 1985 Australian children's show. The first season cost $1.6 million, the second $3.2 million.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 96 This was the first mainstream Australian TV show wh ...
'' episodes for Independent Productions Pty Ltd. Series One purchased by ABC; Series Two by Seven Network. 1985 children's series *'' The Castaways'' episodes for Castaway Productions and ABC. 1974 *'' Dynasty'' episodes for ABC 1970 *'' Five Mile Creek'' episodes for Valstar. Series One purchased by Seven network; all three series screened in America by Disney cable channel. 1984—1986 *''The Haunted School'' for ABC and Revcom (France), writer Helen Cresswell 1986 *''
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'' episodes for ABC, starring
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, Ivan Kants, Geoffrey Rush 1981 *''
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'' episodes for ABC; concept by Colin Free 1972 *'' Patrol Boat'' episodes for ABC; two series: 1979, 1983 *''Runaway Island'' episodes for Grundy Organization for Seven network c. 1983 but screened 1985 *''
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'' episodes for ABC starring John Waters. Series One 1974; Series Two 1976 *''
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'' episodes for ABC 1980 *''
A Waltz Through the Hills ''A Waltz Through The Hills'' is a 1988 Australian-American made-for-television adventure drama film based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Glaskin. It is the story of two orphaned children who run away from their home in the Western Aus ...
'' children's miniseries and feature film for Barron Films 1885 cast inc.
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; aired 1990 *'' Going Home'' (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977 *''
Ripkin ''Ripkin'' is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Frank Arnold and starring David Nettheim David Cosman Nettheim (10 July 1925 – 11 March 2008) was an Australian actor and stage writer, he acted on stage and film, but was best ...
'' (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1977 *'' Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields'' (also producer) made-for-TV drama by ABC, written by Colin Free 1981 *''
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'' Documentary on shark attacks by ABC, writer
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1989 *''
Lindsay's Boy ''Lindsay's Boy'' is a 1974 Australian film about a soldier who returns from World War Two World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vas ...
'' (also producer) 1974 *'' Linehaul'' 1973 *''
Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...
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episodes for ABC Series One 1969, Series Two 1970'' ;As producer: *''
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'' four stand-alone dramas for ABC 1980 *''
Shimmering Light ''Shimmering Light'' is a 1978 Australian television film about an American surfer who travels to Australia in search of the perfect wave. It was one of six TV movies made in Australia by Transatlantic Enterprises.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia o ...
'' made-for-TV drama for Trans Atlantic Enterprises, sold to ABC 1977


Other interests

*Arnold and sound engineer Noel Cantrill wrote an e-book ''Highly Inflamably'' icrecounting their 1966 journey from Sydney to London (Karachi to London in a
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References


External links


A Waltz Through the Hills
free to view for university or library card holders through Kanopy and Timberland Regional Library. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Frank Australian television directors 1938 births Living people