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Society Murders
The Society Murders is the name given to the 4 April 2002 parricide of husband and wife millionaire socialites Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, 75, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, by Wales-King's 34-year-old son, Matthew Robert Wales. News media throughout Australia covered the crime and subsequent trial, which later became the subject of a book and a television film. Double murder On 4 April 2002, the victims, Margaret Wales-King and her second husband, Paul King, attended the Glen Iris home of Wales-King's youngest son Matthew Wales, a former hairdresser, and his Chilean-born wife Maritza Wales for dinner. That evening, Wales made, then drugged, their vegetable soup with crushed tablets stolen from his mother to make them drowsy. He then killed his mother and stepfather as they left the house by clubbing them to the back of the neck. After hiding the bodies in the front yard he then abandoned their car in Middle Park. After renting a traile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marysville, Victoria
Marysville is a town in the Shire of Murrindindi in Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia, about 34 kilometres north-east of Healesville, Victoria, Healesville and 41 kilometres south of Alexandra, Victoria, Alexandra. The town, which previously had a population of over 500 people, was devastated by the Black Saturday bushfires, Murrindindi Mill bushfire on 7 February 2009. On 19 February 2009 the official death toll was 45. Around 90% of the town's buildings were destroyed. Prior to the Black Saturday fire the population in 2006 was 519. At the Census in Australia#2011, 2011 Census, the population had reduced to 226, by the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census it had risen to 394. The population continued to increase further in 5 years, making the population to become 501 people in 2021. History The city was established as a stopping point on the Yarra Track, the route to the Woods Point, Victoria, Woods Point and Upper Goulburn goldfields, with a butcher's shop and store i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Mitchell
Heather Lee Mitchell is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian stage, television, and film productions. She is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television show '' Spellbinder''. More recently, she appeared as Anita in the series '' Love Me'', and as Margaux in the Paramount Plus series ''Fake''. She has a role in the upcoming miniseries ''The Narrow Road to the Deep North''. Mitchell is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, and has performed on stage since 1975, including collaborations with dance company Force Majeure. In 2022, she played U.S. justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the play ''RBG: Of Many, One'', for Sydney Theatre Company. Early life and education Heather Lee Mitchell attended Camden High School in Camden, New South Wales, between 1971 and 1976, and was school captain in her final year. She took the leading role of Judith Bliss in the 1976 school production of Noël Coward's ''Hay Fever''. Career Television Mitchell is we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Blake
Julia Blake (born 1937) is a British-Australian actress, notable for numerous film and TV roles, particularly in Australia. She also acted in the theatre. Early life and education Julia Blake was born in 1937 in the United Kingdom. She attended Bristol University, receiving an honours degree in drama and French. she subsequently trained in theatre at the Bristol Old Vic. Career Blake has an extensive career acting on stage, in Australia from 1963 through to 2017. Blake played several roles in legal drama '' Consider Your Verdict'', before being given the regular role in local TV drama '' Bellbird'' as Elaine Thomas, and then had roles in Crawford Production staples, ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'', and ''Matlock Police''. She is known for her role as Nancy McCormick on the TV series ''Prisoner'' (known internationally as ''Prisoner Cell Block H''), in which she appeared during the final season in 1986. She had previously appeared in two smaller roles in the series, as Evelyn R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Norris (actor)
Terence Richard Norris (9 June 1930 – 20 March 2023) was an Australian stage, radio, television and film actor, and politician. As an actor, he starred in television shows such as '' Bellbird'' and ''Cop Shop'', and in films like '' Romulus, My Father'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' and '' Paper Planes''. Norris interrupted his show business career for ten years with a stint serving in state politics, for the Labor Party with the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Early and personal life Norris was born in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne. His father was a boilermaker. He married the English-born Australian Julia Blake in 1962. They met in Yorkshire and often appeared together in repertory theatre. They had three children: Dominic, Jane and Sarah Norris died on 20 March 2023 after a short illness, at the age of 92. Acting career Theatre Norris trained at the Melbourne Tivoli Theatre and started his career in the 1950s and early 1960s wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Keddie
Asher Keddie (born 31 July 1974) is an Australian actress. Beginning her career in the television series ''Five Mile Creek'' in the mid 1980s, Keddie received wide recognition for her role in the television series ''Offspring''. Her significant repertoire in television has led to her being dubbed as the 'Golden Girl of Australian Television'. Keddie also had a small role in the film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', as Dr. Carol Frost. Aside from television and film work, she has several theatre credits, including in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' as Madame de Tourvel. She won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress five times in a row between 2011 and 2015. Keddie won the 2013 Gold Logie award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, for her role as Dr Nina Proudman in the Network Ten drama ''Offspring''. She had previously been nominated twice for the award. Keddie has a total of seven Logie Awards. Early life Keddie was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Farinacci
Daniela Farinacci (also credited as Daniella Farinaci) is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits. Farinacci is perhaps best known for her role in the Australian movie ''Lantana'' as Paula, alongside Vince Colosimo. She also appeared in supporting roles in '' Little Fish'' and '' Look Both Ways''. Farinacci is known for a starring role in the 2006 television mini-series '' The Society Murders'' as Maritza Wales, based on a real-life crime. She also has a starring role in the police television drama series, '' East West 101'' as Helen Callas. Her theatre roles include Juliet in ''Romeo & Juliet'' and Helena in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and many more Melbourne theatre productions. Farinacci was announced as part of the cast for the second season of '' Total Control'', she also reprised her role for the third and final series. She was also announced as part of the cast for Channel 9’s ''Human Error Human error is an acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Eadie
Nicholas Eadie (1958 – 22 January 2025) was an Australian television, film and theatre actor. Early life and education Born in Sydney, New South Wales to actor and Australian Broadcasting Commission radio announcer Mervyn Eadie, he attended Waverley College from 1968 to 1976, studied Arts at University of New England for one year in 1977, and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art from 1978 to 1980. Career Film and television Eadie’s career began shortly after his graduation from NIDA, landing the role of Constable Sam Phillips on ''Cop Shop'' (1981–1982). He stayed on the series for two years. He then appeared in several films, including ''Undercover'' (1983), '' Kindred Spirits'', ''Run Chrissie Run!'' (both 1984), and '' Jenny Kissed Me'' (1986). He gained further success in family drama series ''The Henderson Kids'' (1985) alongside Kylie Minogue and Ben Mendelsohn, playing the part of the protagonists' uncle, Mike Henderson. He won the Australian Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Le Nevez
Matthew Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series ''Offspring'', Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show '' The Kettering Incident'' and Agent Cal Isaac in the thriller drama series '' Absentia''. Early life Le Nevez was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1979 and attended The French-Australian Preschool, Telopea Park School and St Edmund's College, Canberra before being accepted into NIDA aged 17. He graduated in 1999. Career Le Nevez took a small role in Australian-made sci-fi series ''Farscape'', followed by a part in teen drama ''Head Start''. In 2002 he appeared in his first feature film, '' Garage Days,'' playing a drug-fuelled rock star. He then played Aaron Reynolds, accomplice to the notorious Brenden James Abbott, the Post Card Bandit, in the TV miniseries of the same name. In 2003 came a break-through role, that of rough-and-rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dimitriades
Alex Dimitriades (; born 28 December 1973) is an Australian television, film and stage actor of Greek descent. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Nick Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film '' The Heartbreak Kid'' and as Nick Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off ''Heartbreak High''. He won critical acclaim for his role as Ari, a troubled second generation Greek Australian in '' Head On'' (1998). He won the Film Critics Circle of Australia award for Best Actor for the role and was nominated nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actor. In 2012, he won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor for his role in '' The Slap''. Early life Dimitriades was born in Sydney, as Alexandros Dimitriades. He is the son of first generation Greek immigrants and the youngest of three siblings. He has a brother, George, and a sister, Melinda. He grew up in Earlwood, Sydney. His parents divorced when he was 12. His mother worked as a legal secretary, and she raised the children as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgie Parker
Georgina Parker (born 16 December 1964) is an Australian television soap actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is a double Gold Logie winner, best known for her acting roles in Australian soap operas; as Lucy Gardiner (later Tyler) in ''A Country Practice''; as Theresa 'Terri' Sullivan in '' All Saints''; and as Roo Stewart in ''Home and Away'', as well as being a presenter on the children's program '' Play School''. Early life Parker was born in 1964. She grew up in the Sydney North Shore suburb of St Ives and attended St Ives North Public School in primary and attended Abbotsleigh School for Girls, in Sydney. Parker is the daughter of iconic Australian furniture designer Tony Parker of Parker Furniture. Career Parker was first seen in a small cameo part in the Yahoo Serious movie '' Young Einstein'', before becoming a fixture on Australian television through her role as nurse Lucy Gardiner in ''A Country Practice'' from 1989 to 1992. She also appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screentime
Screentime is an Australian television production company, which develops and produces scripted and unscripted television programs in Australia and New Zealand. The company has produced numerous popular series including '' Popstars'', the '' Underbelly'' format, '' RBT'' and '' Janet King''. In 2012, French company Banijay Entertainment acquired a majority stake in Screentime. History The company was formed by Bob Campbell and Des Monaghan with Capital Investment Group in 1996. Screentime's first production was New Zealand talk show ''5.30 with Jude'' on TV One which ran for three seasons. In 1999, Screentime bought the format rights to talent competition '' Popstars'' from its New Zealand creator, and went on to sell and co-produce adaptations of the format internationally. In 2002, it was estimated that Screentime earned 20 percent of revenue generated from '' Popstars: The Rivals''. In 2012, Banijay Group purchased a controlling stake in Screentime, giving Screentime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
