Jan Sharp (16 May 1946 – 24 July 2012) was an Australian film producer, director and cinematographer.

Biography

Early life

Jan Sharp was born on 16 May 1946 in

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'', 10 September 2012 She attended Catholic boarding schools in Australia. She graduated from the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

, where she studied Fine Arts.

Career

She started her career at

Film Australia Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia in 1973. Its predecessors were the Cinema and Photographic Branch (1913–38), the Australian National Film Board (1939–1955, under diffe ...

and later worked for the

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. She then worked again at Film Australia, this time as an Associate Producer and Director. Later, she had a weekly column in ''

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'' and a cultural program on ''

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''. She continued to work as a film producer in Los Angeles, California.

Personal life

She was married to Australian film producer

Phillip Noyce Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian filmmaker. Since 1977, he has directed over 19 feature films in various genres, including historical drama (''Newsfront'', ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'', ''The Quiet American''); thrillers (''Dead Cal ...

from 1979 to 2004. They had one daughter, Lucia, and Sharp had a daughter, Alice, by a previous relationship with the well-known Sydney-based artist and cartoonist Michael Lodge. She resided in the former private residence of actress

Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...

(1907–1990). She died on 24 July 2012 in

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Legacy

The 39th

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in 2013 was dedicated to her.39th Telluride Film Festival

Filmography

As a producer

*''Sue and Mario: The Italian Australians'' (1979). *''

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's The Good Wife'' (1987). *''

Wide Sargasso Sea ''Wide Sargasso Sea'' is a 1966 novel by Dominican-British author Jean Rhys. The novel serves as a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë's novel ''Jane Eyre'' (1847), describing the background to Mr. Rochester's marriage from t ...

'' (1993). *''Damage Control'' (2008). *''Beard: Pecking Order'' (2010).

As an executive producer

*''

Echoes of Paradise ''Echoes of Paradise'' (also known as ''Shadows of the Peacock'') is a 1987 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce. Production The film was written by Jan Sharp who was then married to the director Phil Noyce. Sharp was going to produce but w ...

'' (1987). *''Rick Michele and Scarlett'' (2010).

As a director

*''Jenny'' (1978). *''Damage Control'' (2008). *''Beard: Pecking Order'' (2010). *''Rick Michele and Scarlett'' (2010).

As a cinematographer

*''Damage Control'' (2008).

As an editor

*''Damage Control'' (2008).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharp, Jan 1946 births 2012 deaths People from Victoria (state) People from Los Angeles University of Melbourne alumni Australian film producers Australian film directors Australian women film directors Australian cinematographers Australian women cinematographers