Robert James Dexter (1890 – 20 June 1966), known as Gayne Dexter, was an Australian journalist, publicist and screenwriter. He was head of publicity at Union Theatres and Australasian Films in the 1910s, where his assistant was a young

Ken G. Hall Kenneth George Hall, AO, OBE (22 February 1901 – 8 February 1994), better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film producer and director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry. ...

. He went on to become editor for ''Everyone's'', the trade paper for the

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Screenwriter

In the 1930s Dexter wrote two films for

, '' The Squatter's Daughter'' (1933) and ''

The Silence of Dean Maitland ''The Silence of Dean Maitland'' is an 1886 novel by Maxwell Gray (the pen name of Mary Gleed Tuttiett). Set in a fictionalized Isle of Wight, particularly around Calbourne, it concerns an ambitious clergyman who accidentally kills the father ...

'' (1934). He also worked extensively overseas in

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and

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as head of publicity for

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and doing publicity for stars such as

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and Danny Kaye.'An Australian is Danny Kaye's Personal No-Man.' The Australian Women's Weekly, Wednesday 13 May 1959, p13.

Filmography

*''

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'' (1927) - titles *'' The Grey Glove'' (1928) - titles *''

The Romance of Runnibede ''The Romance of Runnibede'' is a 1928 Australian silent film based on an incident in a book by Steele Rudd. Unlike many Australian silent movies, a copy of it exists today. Synopsis Dorothy Winchester finishes four years of school and returns ...

'' (1928) - screenplay *'' The Squatter's Daughter'' (1933) - screenplay *''

'' (1934) - screenplay

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