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Arkie Whiteley
Arkie Deya Whiteley (6 November 1964 – 19 December 2001) was an Australian actress who appeared in television and film. Early life and education Whiteley's parents were the renowned Australian artist Brett Whiteley and cultural figure Wendy Whiteley. According to her obituary in '' The Times'' newspaper, when living with her parents at the Hotel Chelsea in New York as an infant, her babysitter was singer Janis Joplin. Arkie was educated at Ascham School in Sydney and at an alternative school: the Australian International School at North Ryde, Sydney. She also attended Cremorne Girls High. Career Her television and film work included ''A Town Like Alice'', ''Razorback'', '' Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior'', ''Gallowglass'', ''Princess Caraboo'' and ''The Last Musketeer'' with Robson Green. She also appeared in the television series ''Prisoner'' as troubled prostitute/junkie Donna Mason and in early episodes of '' A Country Practice''. After her father's overdose i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End of London, West End cultural centre including the entertainment precinct of West End theatre. The name () originated from the informal description of the abbey church and royal peculiar of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), west of the City of London (until the English Reformation there was also an Eastminster abbey, on the other side of the City of London, in the East End of London). The abbey's origins date from between the 7th and 10th centuries, but it rose to national prominence when rebuilt by Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. With the development of the old palace alongside the abbey, Westminster has been the home of Governance of England, Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Gallery Of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the list of largest art museums, largest in Australia. The gallery's first public exhibition opened in 1874. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which displays Australian art (including Indigenous Australian art), European and Asian art. A dedicated #Asian Art Gallery expansion, Asian Gallery was opened in 2003. History 19th century On 24 April 1871, a public meeting was convened in Sydney to establish an Academy of Art "for the purpose of promoting the fine arts through lectures, art classes and regular exhibitions." Eliezer Levi Montefiore (brother of Jacob Levi Montefiore and nephew of Jacob Barrow Montefiore, Jacob and Joseph Barrow Montefiore) co-founded the New South Wales Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Town Like Alice (miniseries)
''A Town Like Alice'' is a five-hour 1981 Australian television adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel of the same name. Produced by the Seven Network, and directed by David Stevens, it was the second major adaptation of the book.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p217 In the United States it was shown on PBS under the Masterpiece Theatre banner, a rare non-British production to be so aired. Cast * Helen Morse as Jean Paget * Bryan Brown as Joe Harman * Gordon Jackson as Noel Strachan * Peter Kowitz as TAA pilot * Arkie Whiteley as Annie * Maurie Fields as Al Burns * Lorna Lesley as Rose Sawyer * Lois Ramsey as Mrs Driver * Cecily Polson as Eileen Holland * Lucy Bell as Jane Holland * Tommy Lewis as Bourneville * Yuki Shimoda as Gunso, Sergeant Mifune * John Lee as Lester * Dorothy Alison as Mrs Frith * Anna Volska as Sally * John Howard (Australian actor) as Donald * Richard Narita as Captain Sugamo * Steve Bisley as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menotti (TV Series)
''Menotti'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1980–1981 on the ABC. It was created by Michael Craig and produced by John Croyston. It was written by Michael Jenkins, Peter Schreck, Robert Caswell, Michael Craig and Ted Roberts. It was directed by Julian Pringle, Frank Arnold, Russell Webb and Di Drew. Cast * Ivar Kants as Father Menotti * Peter Gwynne as Father Donnelly * Geoffrey Rush as Father Peter Fuller * Craig Pearce (1 episode) * John Clayton as Tate (1 episode) * Lorna Lesley (1 episode) * Mary Ann Severne (1 episode) * Lulu Pinkus (1 episode) See also * List of Australian television series References External links ''Menotti''at IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... Menottiat the Australian Television Information Archive A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring & Fall
''Spring & Fall'' is an Australian anthology television series concerning social problems like unemployment, alcoholism, and drug addiction. There were eleven self-contained episodes, six in the first series broadcast by the ABC in 1980 and five in the second series in 1982. Cast Episodes Season One Season Two The first episode, "Cold Comfort", received a Logie Award for Best Single Drama in 1981. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Spring and Fall Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian anthology television series 1980s Australian drama television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Place In The World (miniseries)
''A Place in the World'' is a 1979 Australian mini series about a school reunion.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p223 Cast * John Gregg * Nick Tate * Ian Gilmour * Carmen Duncan References External links''A Place in the World''at IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... 1979 Australian television series debuts 1979 Australian television series endings 1970s Australian television miniseries 1979 films Films directed by Chris Thomson (director) {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mike Walsh Show
''The Mike Walsh Show'' was an Australian variety daytime television series. Hosted by Mike Walsh. History An early version of ''The Mike Walsh Show'' was a Thursday night variety show broadcast on HSV-7, Melbourne, from August 14, 1969. It was revamped to an interview-based format and extended its coverage to ATN-7, Sydney, from 18 March 1971. The program aired for the last time on 8 July 1971. In February 1973, the Screen Gems company and the 0-10 Network launched ''The Mike Walsh Show'', produced at TEN-10, Sydney, as a daytime program, airing Monday to Friday in the early afternoons. In late 1976, Walsh announced that he was taking the show across to the Nine Network, with the first show from TCN-9, Sydney, on 7 February 1977 and airing in the midday timeslot. At the Nine Network, ''The Mike Walsh Show'' increased its coverage to include almost every capital city and regional market in Australia. Description The program featured the latest in music, film, fashion, gos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Life Of Ian Fleming
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal (1989 Film)
''Scandal'' is a 1989 British historical drama film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It is a fictionalised account of the Profumo affair that rocked the government of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. It stars Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler and John Hurt as Stephen Ward, personalities at the heart of the affair. ''Scandal'' was screened in competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Its theme song " Nothing Has Been Proved" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and sung by Dusty Springfield. Plot An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his wide range of contacts and his parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. A scandal develops when her affair with the Minister of War comes to public attention. Cast Production Development Australian screenwriter Michael Thomas and prospective producer Joe Boyd approached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing Of Angel Street
''The Killing of Angel Street'' is a 1981 Australian thriller film loosely based on the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) green bans against development in inner Sydney city waterside suburbs. It briefly touches on the real-life disappearance of Juanita Nielsen, an activist against mass development in Sydney in the late 1970s. The film was directed by Donald Crombie and shot in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In the commentary on the DVD, the location is incorrectly stated as Edward Street in Balmain (East). In fact, the location was Weston Street, at the end of Paul Street. The mysterious disappearance of Juanita Nielson also inspired Phillip Noyce, who directed the 1982 film ''Heatwave''. Plot The film stars Elizabeth Alexander as Jessica Simmonds, who returns home from London to discover the street she grew up in being torn down by developers for high rise developments. Her father ( Alexander Archdale), a vocal opponent of the developers, is killed in a suspicious fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slippery Slide
''Slippery Slide'' is a 1980 Australian television film Donald Crombie and starring Jon Blake, Simon Burke, Gerry Duggan, John Waters, and Arkie Whiteley. Premise An examination of the relevant life experience of a boy and his sister who have gone through the "welfare" system as neglected children, been given to foster parents, and eventually, through a series of incidents, end up in gaol. accessed 17 May 2013 Cast * Jon Blake as Chris Newsbury * as Steve *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore (Sydney)
The North Shore is a region within Northern Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia, generally referring to suburbs located on the northern side of Sydney Harbour up to Berowra, and suburbs between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River. The term "North Shore", used to describe this region of Sydney is customary, not legal or administrative, and is often subjective. Due to the area's greenery and manicured lawns, it has earned the nickname the 'Leafy North Shore'. History The region now referred to as the North Shore was home to a number of clans of the Eora. These included the Cammeraygal people whose traditional lands were located within what are now the Lower North Shore local government areas of North Sydney, Willoughby, Mosman, Manly and Warringah local government areas. The Cammeraygal people lived in the area until the 1820s and are recorded as being in the northern parts of the Sydney region for approximately 5,800 years. The Lower North Shore suburb of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
