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Bruce Wishart
Bruce A. Wishart is an Australian writer and actor, best known for his work in TV movies for Robert Bruning. at AustLit (subscription required) Select credits *'''' (1957) (TV play) - actor only *''Off the Beach'' (1959) (musical revue) *''Further Off the Beach'' (1959) (musical revue) *''Late Night Revue'' (1959) (musical revue) *'' The Terrific Adventures of the Terrible Ten'' (1960) (TV series) *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bruning
Robert Bruning (27 May 1928 – 4 March 2008) was an Australian actor and film producer, who was the founder of film production firm Gemini Productions Biography Bruning was born as Robert Bell in Dongara, Western Australia in 1928. He worked as an amateur actor at the New Theatre in the Sydney suburb of Newtown in the 1940s and 1950s. Bruning also was a regular guest performer in ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'', ''The Sullivans'' and ''A Country Practice''. He also had substantial roles on Australian films such as 1970's ''Ned Kelly'' and his production credits, on sitcoms, variety, and drama add up to more than 200 hours of television. Of his production career, he is notable for his creation of Australia's first telemovie, '' Is There Anybody There?'', of which 21 more were made. Gemini Productions Bruning set up Gemini Productions in 1971; others in the company were Bill Huges (director), David Hannay (production manager), Michael Lawrence (director) and Alister Smart (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopper Squad
''Chopper Squad'' is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network (as it was then known).Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 115 The series recounted the work of a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney. Production Pilot The original pilot was made in 1976, airing in Melbourne in November 1976 and Newcastle (NSW) in August 1977. There was quite a time lag between the pilot and the series going to air in May 1978. As with many series there were changes between the initial pilot and the series. Three actors from the pilot did not continue into the series - Rebecca Gilling, Max Osbiston and Tony Bonner. Additionally, the surnames of characters Phil and Tim were changed. Series The pilot was followed by two series with a total of 26 episodes airing between 1978 and 1979. Shortly after the show began, the " rescue helicopter base" moved its operations from Dee Why Beach Surf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Screenwriters
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausstage
AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up until the present day. The only repository of Australian performing arts in the world, it is managed by a consortium of universities, government agencies, industry organisations and arts institutions, and mostly funded by the Australian Research Council. Created in 2000, the database contained more than 250,000 records by 2018. History The AusStage project was instigated by the Australasian Drama Studies Association in 1999, with Flinders University in South Australia leading the project, funded by a grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Other collaborating universities were La Trobe University (Vic), University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, University of Western Australia, University of New England (NSW), Newcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Shop
''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. The show The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters. ''Australian Television Information Archive.'' 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013. While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demolition (1978 Film)
''Demolition'' is an Australian TV movie.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p42 It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions and screened on Channel 7. Director Kevin Dobson recalled it as an attempt by Bruning and Grundys "to make mid-Atlantic films for the US market. It was pretty ill-fated." Plot British Intelligence have been conducting sound tests in different countries on techniques to increase the ability of long-distance truck drivers to stay awake - sounds were pumped into their ears to see the results. They discover that one method could completely erase memory. An intelligence officer, Ainsley, blackmails Peter Clarke, an Australian who used to work for him as an agent, Peter Clarke, into returning to Sydney as a courier. Clarke is to take an audio tape of recordings that will erase the memory of the listener. Ainsley wants the tape to lure an enemy agent, Korcheck - the plan is to trap Korchek into listen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plunge Into Darkness
''Plunge Into Darkness'' is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Olivia Hamnett, Bruce Barry, and John Jarratt. It concerns a couple on a holiday in the country who have a terrorising experience.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p121 It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions. Plot A married couple, Gary and Pat Keating, come across a remote farmhouse containing a murdered couple and a boy. Pat stays with the boy why Gary runs for help. Gary crosses with two escaped prisoners. Cast *Olivia Hamnett as Pat Keating * Bruce Barry as Gary Keating *John Jarratt as Toby * Tom Richards as Joe *Ashley Grenville *Wallas Eaton *Alister Smart *John Ewart * Julieanne Newbould Production Filming was complete by June 1977. References External links *''Plunge Into Darkness''at the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Image Of Death
''Image of Death'' is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a woman who likes to live off other people's money.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p85 It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions. Director Kevin Dobson recalled it as an attempt by Bruning and Grundys "to make mid-Atlantic films for the US market. It was pretty ill-fated." Plot A woman kills her friend and takes over her identity. Cast *Cathey Paine as Yvonne Arthur *Penne Hackforth-Jones as Maureen *Cheryl Waters as Barbara Shields * Sheila Helpmann as Lidia *Barry Creyton as TV producer *Barry Pierce as Mark *Tony Bonner as Carl *Queenie Ashton as Mrs Brooks *Max Meldrum as Gallery owner. Production Cheryl Waters was an Australian actor living in LA when cast. Cathey Paine was American. References External links''Image of Death''at Peter Malone website''Image of Death''at National Film and Sound Archive''Image of Death''at the British Film Institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Newman Shame
''The Newman Shame'' is a 1977 Australian television film starring George Lazenby and produced by Robert Bruning who previously worked together on '' Is There Anybody There?'' (1976). Bruning made it for his Gemini Productions, which was owned by Reg Grundy Productions. Synopsis John Brandy is an ex-cop on holiday in Singapore with his girlfriend Ginger and their friend Betty Newman when Betty's husband, Frank, calls them just before the latter commits suicide. The three of them return to Perth where Betty is told Frank starred in a pornographic movie. Betty asks John to investigate what happened. John discovers that Newman killed himself after being drugged at a party and found himself in a pornographic film; he was blackmailed and embezzled money to pay off his tormentors, but when the film was distributed anyway he decided to take his own life. Cast *George Lazenby as John Brandy *Diane Craig as Ginger * Joan Bruce as Betty Newman *Ken Goodlet as Frank Newman *Alwyn Kurts as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenview High
''Glenview High'' is an Australian television drama series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network between 1977 and 1978. Story English teacher Greg Walker (Grigor Taylor) transfers from the country to Glenview High, a tough high school in Sydney. He clashes with rebellious students Tony Moore ( Brandon Burke) and Danny Smith (Brett Hinc. Despite his toughness, Tony has a grudging respect for Mr Walker while Danny is only interested in being popular with the female students. Other staff at the school are efficient yet sympathetic principal Margaret Gibson ( Elaine Lee (actor), Elaine Lee), and cynical science teacher Harry Carter (Bill Kerr) who regards all students as the enemy. Greg's home life is also shown. He moves in with his brother Tom ( Ken James), who boards platonically with flight attendant Robbie Dean (Rebecca Gilling) and the ditzy Jill Beamish ( Camilla Rountree). Guest stars Many popular Australian actors had guest starring roles in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AustLit
AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource (also known as AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway; and AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature), usually referred to simply as AustLit, is an internet-based, non-profit collaboration between researchers and librarians from Australian universities, led by the University of Queensland (UQ), designed to comprehensively record the history of Australian literary and story-making cultures. AustLit is an encyclopaedia of Australian writers and writing. BlackWords is a landmark research project by and within AustLit that details the lives and work of Indigenous Australian authors, which includes Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and storytellers. History AustLit was founded in 2000, when several independent databases on a variety of themes related to literary studies was created from work done by research groups at eight universities. The first dataset comprised about 300,000 fairly simple biographica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
