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Syd Heylen
Harold Sydney Charles Heylen (25 May 1923 – 4 December 1996), credited variously as Syd Heylen, Sid Heylen and Sydney Heylen, was an Australian character actor of radio, stage, television and film, comedian, and variety performer and soldier, he often performed in a traditional vaudeville style in the vein of Roy Rene. Early life Heylen was born in Renmark, South Australia in 1923, as the only son of a carpenter, he had 4 sisters He joined the army at 16 and served on the Kokoda Trail under the rank of Private in the 39th Infantry Battalion, later going on to join an 1st army entertainment troupe. In 1961, he married Patti Brittain (his second wife) and they had two children (both in the entertainment industry) - a daughter, Julie Heylen, and a son, Syd Heylen Junior, who is a well known entertainer in variety and cabaret. Career Film and TV Heylen went into vaudeville after World War II and as one of Australian television's early performer in 1956 starred in the tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Val Jellay
Valerie Muriel Jellay (born Valerie Jelly; 25 September 1927 – 6 May 2017) was an Australian vaudevillian, actress, soubrette, dancer, author and TV personality. At the time of her death, she was the widow of fellow Australian vaudevillian, actor and comedian Maurie Fields; together they were in general considered to be a duo act in the entertainment industry. She was the mother of comedian and actor Marty Fields. Her early career had been in vaudeville and on stage before becoming a staple on the small screen in 1957. She started performing at just four years old and was still performing in her 80s. Career Jellay's life in show business began in vaudeville, working with the Tivoli circuit in Australia. Her career began with dance lessons in 1931. She later moved into comedy and drama in the different media of stage, radio, film and television. She appeared together with husband Maurie Fields as comedy regulars on HSV 7's '' Sunnyside Up'', along with Hal Lashwood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Box (Australian TV Series)
''The Box'' is an Australian soap opera that ran on ATV (Australia), ATV-0 from 11 February 1974 until 11 October 1977 and on Network Ten, 0–10 Network affiliates around Australia. ''The Box'' was produced by Crawford Productions which at the time was having great success producing police drama series in Australia. ''The Box'' was Crawfords' first soap opera, and was launched to complement the enormous success of another adult soap opera ''Number 96 (TV series), Number 96''.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 91-92 It originated as ''The Dream Makers'', conceived by Ian Jones as a Crawford Productions series prior to the launch of ''Number 96''. After ''Number 96'' became a hit, ''The Dream Makers'' was revived as ''The Box'' to fill out an hour's time slot. Synopsis ''The Box'' was a drama set in a fictional Melbourne television station, called UCV Channel 12, and explored the workings of the company and the professional and personal lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Purple (TV Series)
''Alvin Purple'' was an Australian television situation comedy series, made by the ABC in 1976. The series followed continued adventures of the title character, previously featured in the successful sex comedy feature film '' Alvin Purple'' (1973) and its sequel '' Alvin Purple Rides Again'' (1974). It debuted on 19 August 1976. Graeme Blundell reprised the role of Alvin in the series. Alvin cohabitated with a new character, flatmate Spike (Chris Haywood). As in the films, various women inexplicably lust after Alvin. The women were played by a stream of recognisable Australian actresses in guest-starring roles including Tina Bursill, Jacki Weaver, Belinda Giblin, June Rich, Jane Harders, Pamela Gibbons, Kirrily Nolan, Peta Toppano, Judy Lynne, Suzanne Church, Carla Hoogeveen, Chantal Contouri, Anya Saleky. Dawn Lake and Leonard Teale also acted in the series. Cast Main * Graeme Blundell as Alvin * Chris Haywood as Spike Guests * Angela Punch McGregor as Lucy (1 episode) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series broadcast by the Nine Network and created by Crawford Productions airing between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes. Synopsis The series was one of the first to follow up on the enormous success of the earlier Crawford Productions drama ''Homicide'' and dealt with the wide variety of cases investigated by police in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Yarra Central (modelled on St Kilda but with many features in common with Port Melbourne and South Melbourne). Initial publicity suggested that the 'emphasis throughout is on realism'. ''Division 4'' was more concerned with character motivation than ''Homicide''. The first episode included a human interest story for Frank Banner, played by Gerard Kennedy, whose pregnant wife Joy (played by Kate McKittrick) dies in part due to harassment from criminals pursuing a vendetta against him. This situation was recalled in Episode 20, 'The Threat', and in other early episodes in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (Australian TV Series)
''Homicide'' is an Australian television police procedural drama series broadcast on the Seven Network and produced by Crawford Productions. It was the television successor to Crawfords' radio series ''D24''. After self-financing the pilot episode, Hector Crawford shopped it around commercial networks for nearly a year, before a series was commissioned in 1964 by Melbourne HSV (TV station), HSV7 station manager Keith Cairns, although HSV's partner station in Sydney, ATN, initially refused to participate. Synopsis The series dealt with the fictional homicide squad of the Victoria Police, Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based directly on real cases, although the characters (including the detectives) were fictional. The program aired from 20 October 1964 to January 1977, a total of 12 years and 6 months), making Homicide the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock Police
''Matlock Police'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for The 0-10 Network (now known as Network 10) between 1971 and 1976. The series focused on the police station and crime in the Victorian town of Matlock and the surrounding district, and the backgrounds and personal lives of the main policemen. Background The series was the Ten Network, 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival ''Homicide (Australian TV series), Homicide'' (shown by the Seven Network, 7 Network) and ''Division 4'' (on the Nine Network, 9 Network). ''Matlock Police'' was different from its Melbourne-based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria (Australia), Victoria (a real Matlock, Victoria, Matlock exists in Victoria but is much smaller than the town depicted by this series, which is loosely based on Shepparton). These programmes' introduction featured an overhead shot of a town with a divided road, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford Production
Crawford Productions is an Australian media production company, focused on radio and television production. Founded in Melbourne by Hector Crawford and his sister, actress and voice artist Dorothy Crawford, the company, also known as Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN Corporation. Founding and early years Founded exclusively as a radio production company in 1945, Crawford Productions then specialized in drama, light entertainment, and educational programs. When broadcast television was introduced to Australia in 1956, Crawford Productions was one of the few Australian radio production houses to successfully transition to the new medium. Early Crawford TV productions included '' Wedding Day'' (HSV-7, 1956), the first Australian-produced sitcom '' Take That!'' (HSV-7, 1957–59), ''The Peters Club'' (GTV-9, 1958), '' Raising a Husband'' (GTV-9, 1958) and the drama play '' Seagulls Over Sorrento'' (HSV-7, 1960). They also produced segments of the ''Export Actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorrae Desmond
Lorrae Desmond (born Beryl Hunt; 2 October 1929 – 23 May 2021) was an Australian Gold Logie-award-winning singer, recording artist, radio and television presenter, character actor, and playwright, with a career that spanned over 55 years both locally and in the United Kingdom. She started her career in England, in the vein of entertainer Cicely Courtneidge. Desmond carved out a career as a variety performer, as a singer and radio/television presenter, primarily at the BBC, where she had her own shows during World War II. Returning to Australia, she became a popular presenter and remains best known to early local television audiences as hostess of the musical variety program '' The Lorrae Desmond Show'' from 1960 until 1964. As a variety entertainer and vocalist, she made numerous cabaret and TV appearances including ''In Melbourne Tonight'', ''The Graham Kennedy Show'', '' The Kamahl Show'', ''The Ted Hamilton Show'' and appeared on ''Parkinson in Australia'', and '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Davern
James Edmund Davern (21 February 1933 - 18 November 2023) was an Australian television director, writer, script editor and producer, and founder of production company JNP Productions. He is arguably best known for creating long-running Australian soap '' A Country Practice''. Professional career Davern was employed as a writer and script editor with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television branch in the 1960s. He worked as a producer and director in drama and music programmes and was involved in establishing a script production line. In 1967, Davern was director and producer of the very first episode of '' Bellbird'', Australia's first successful television soap opera, set in a rural community. Davern moved to the Seven Network where he created the highly popular series '' A Country Practice'', one of the most popular drama series in Australian television history. The series ran from 1981 to 1993 with 1,058 episodes. When the Seven Network cancelled '' A Country Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Jacobs
Joyce Mary Jacobs (née Penn; 15 April 1922 – 15 September 2013) was an English-born Australian character actress, and comedienne who had a successful career on the small screen, in soap opera and serials, after emigrating there from her native England in 1962. Early life Jacobs was born one of three siblings in Carshalton, Surrey, England to Leonard Watson Penn and Dora Elsie (née Ferrett) Penn. She did not embark on a professional acting career until arriving in Australia in 1962. Career During the 1970s, Jacobs played the small, recurring role of Mrs. Carson in '' Number 96'' and Muriel Palmer on '' The Young Doctors''. Joyce is best known for her portrayals of elderly gossips. She appeared in serial '' Number 96'' as a speaking extra, often referred to as Mrs. Carson or Daisy, and appeared briefly in '' The Young Doctors'' as Muriel Cover She appeared in the short film, ''Heaven on the 4th Floor'', in 1998 opposite Bunney Brooke. She appeared in a guest episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
