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Betty Lucas
Betty Helen Lucas (31 May 1924 – 7 April 2015), also known as Betty Lucas Peterson, was an Australian character actress and theatre director, known for her numerous roles on stage and television, starting from the post-WWII years in 1945. Early life Lucas was born in the Sydney suburb of Coogee, New South Wales to Walter Lucas and Marion Gibson. She trained with May Hollinworth at her Metropolitan Theatre. Career She moved to London in the early 1950s and appeared in stage roles, returning to Australia in 1965, she featured in TV serials, including played prominent roles in ''Prisoner'' as Clara Goddard in 1979, '' Taurus Rising'' as Faith Drysdale in 1982, and '' Richmond Hill'' as Mavis Roberts in 1988, Her numerous credits in TV roles in guest appearances in serials included ''Homicide'', ''Division 4'', ''Matlock Police'', '' Certain Women'', '' A Country Practice'', '' The Flying Doctors'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' All Saints'', '' Always Greener''. and ''Packed to the Raft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coogee, New South Wales
Coogee () is a beachside suburb in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, eight kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district. The Tasman Sea and Coogee Bay along with Coogee Beach lie towards the eastern side of the suburb. The boundaries of Coogee are formed mainly by Clovelly Road, Carrington Road and Rainbow Street, with arbitrary lines drawn to join these thoroughfares to the coast in the north-east and south-east corners. History Aboriginal The name Coogee is said to be taken from a local Australian Aborigine, Aboriginal word ''koojah'' which means "smelly place". Another version is ''koo-chai'' or ''koo-jah'', both of which mean "the smell of the seaweed drying" in the Bidigal language, or "stinking seaweed", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Early visitors to the area, from the 1820s onwards, were never able to confirm exactly what "Coogee" meant, or if it in fact related t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three In One (film)
''Three in One'' is a 1957 Australian anthology film directed by Cecil Holmes and starring Reg Lye. It consists of three separate stories, "A Load of Wood", "The City", and "Joe Wilson's Mates". Plot In ''Joe Wilson's Mates'', Joe Wilson dies alone in a small town during the 1890s without friend or family. But because he carries a union card the local union member give him a decent burial. ''The Load of Wood'' is set during the 1930s. Two men are doing relief work but can not afford to buy enough fuel to keep their families warm. They steal a truck of wood from a rich man's estate and distribute it around to need families. In ''The City'' a young factory worker and ship assistant plan to marry but cannot afford it. The argue an walk the streets but realise they love each other. Cast ''Joe Wilson's Mates'' * Reg Lye as the Swaggie *Edmund Allison as Tom Stevens * Alexander Archdale as Firbank *Charles Tasman as the Undertaker *Don McNiven as Patrick Rooney *Jerold Wells as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen's Bishop
"The Queen's Bishop" is an Australian TV play. It aired on the ABC as part of ''Wednesday Theatre''. According to a TV Guide listing, the play is "about a family and their relationships to one another". Premise Lady Simpson was the pivot around which her family revolved. Then she died, and the family collapses into a battle for leadership which threaten to tear the family apart. Sir Leonard Simpson tries to replace his lost Queen (Lady Simpson) with his secretary. The rest of the family rallies under the leadership of its Queen, Pauline, the wife of Sir Leonard's eldest son, Bede, to keep out the secretary, who they feel is an outsider. Cast * Eve Wyn as Lady Simpson * John Warwick as Sir Leonard Simpson * Kay Taylor as his secretary * Betty Lucas as Queen Pauline * Ron Graham as Bede Simpson * Martha Goddard * Marion Johns * Sheila Kennelly * Helen Morse Helen Morse (born 24 January 1947) is an English-born Australian actress who has appeared in films, on television and on st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Corridor
"Dark Corridor" is a 1965 Australian TV play. It was an original play by Brisbane writer Trevor Nielsen. It screened as part of ''Wednesday Theatre''. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. Plot The action takes place at a roadside cafe along a South Australian high way. A married woman arrives, claiming she has lost her memory. Then her husband arrives, claiming she is faking amnesia and that his wife tried to kill him. Cast * Betty Lucas Betty Helen Lucas (31 May 1924 – 7 April 2015), also known as Betty Lucas Peterson, was an Australian character actress and theatre director, known for her numerous roles on stage and television, starting from the post-WWII years in 1945. Ear ... * Michael Thomas * Judeth Duck Production The production was shot in Adelaide. References 1965 television plays 1965 Australian television episodes 1960s Australian television plays Wednesday Theatre season 1 episodes {{tv-episode-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Play Of The Week
''Play of the Week'' is a 90-minute British television anthology series produced for the ITV network by a variety of companies including Granada Television, Associated-Rediffusion, ATV and Anglia Television. Synopsis Approximately 500 episodes aired on ITV from 1955 to 1967. The first production was ''Ten Minute Alibi'', produced by Associated-Rediffusion on 14 May 1956 while the earliest to survive is ''There Was a Young Lady'', broadcast live on 23 July 1956 and simultaneously telerecorded on film. The first production not to be transmitted live was Henrik Ibsen's ''The Wild Duck'' which was also film recorded. The first to be pre-recorded on videotape was ''Mary Broome'', a Granada production broadcast on 3 September 1958. Subsequently, only one play was transmitted live, Associated-Rediffusion's ''Search Party'' on 26 July 1960. The recording of ''The Liberty Man'', a Granada production broadcast on 1 October 1958, contains the original advertisements during the first co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiplash (TV Series)
''Whiplash'' is a British/Australian television series in the Australian Western genre, produced by the Seven Network, ATV, and ITC Entertainment, and starring Peter Graves. Filmed in 1959-60, the series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom in September 1960, and in Australia in February 1961. Overview Set during the Australian gold rushes of the 1850s, the series was inspired by the life of Freeman Cobb, founder of the iconic Australian stagecoach line, Cobb and Co. However, the characters and events in the series bore no resemblance to the real Freeman Cobb or his company. Freeman Cobb did not carry a pistol or use a stockwhip to settle disputes. The series was created by Michael Noonan and Michael Plant, and produced by Maurice Geraghty and Ben Fox at the Artransa Studios in Sydney, which were owned by ATV. Post-production was completed in the United Kingdom. Michael Plant and Ralph Peterson were story editors. Cast and characters In his autobiography, associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shadow Of Doubt
''The Shadow of Doubt'' is a 1955 stage play written by Norman King. It had its world premiere at the King's Theatre, Glasgow in 1955. Plot A nuclear physicist seeks to return to his lab after serving five years in prison for breaching the Official Secrets Act. Disgraced and friendless, he can only get work as a clerk. He is followed by MI5. 1957 Australian television version A version for television aired on Australian broadcaster ABC. It was the second hour-long "live" drama ever broadcast on the ABC. Originally shown live in Sydney on 5 June 1957, it was kinescoped, and shown in Melbourne on 5 July 1957. Cast *Bruce Beeby as Manning, an MI5 official *Don Crosby as the scientist, Dr Arthur Ross * Winifred Green *Betty Lucas * Reg Lye Production The show was rehearsed for 44 hours. ABC's head of drama Neil Hutchinson told the press: TV actors have to forget all the traditions of the stage. Theatre audiences accept without question the convention that allows an actor to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jindabyne (film)
''Jindabyne'' is a 2006 Australian drama film by third time feature director Ray Lawrence and starring Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness and John Howard. ''Jindabyne'' was filmed entirely on location in and around the Australian country town of the same name: Jindabyne, New South Wales, situated next to the Snowy Mountains. It was one of a rush of over 16 Australian cinema releases that year. Critics praised its refinement and the film is credited as a signal of Australian cinema's maturity. The screenplay was written by Beatrix Christian, and was adapted from the late American short story writer and poet Raymond Carver's 1975 title, "So Much Water So Close to Home". The short story was the basis for a segment in Robert Altman's ''Short Cuts'' (1993). Carver's story had also been retold in music by Australian artist Paul Kelly in the song "Everything's Turning to White", on his 1989 album '' So Much Water So Close to Home''. Kelly contributed to the score of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feed (2005 Film)
''Feed'' is a 2005 Australian body horror crime film directed by Brett Leonard. The plot involves a police investigation of feederism. Plot Australian cop Phillip ( Patrick Thompson) works as a cybercrime investigator for Interpol but is left shaken after investigating a case in Hamburg, Germany in which a man consented to having his own penis cut off and eaten by his lover. Phillip's own relationship is also troubled due to his frequent travel and difficulties with romantic intimacy, and he finds himself unable to respond positively to his girlfriend's sexual overtures. The two have violent sex and she leaves him after writing "''pig''" on his chest with lipstick. Meanwhile, Phillip has been working with his partner, Nigel ( Matthew Le Nevez), to investigate a fetish website that features morbidly obese women being held captive and fed fattening food. The website's intricate encryption suggests that the webmaster is concealing a deeper perversion and, despite the objections of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Cracked A Walnut
''Wendy Cracked a Walnut'' (also known as ''...Almost'') is a 1990 Australian romantic fantasy/comedy film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Rosanna Arquette and Bruce Spence. Plot Wendy is unhappy with her life and with her preoccupied husband, Ronnie. She reads Mills and Boon romantic novels and dreams of a new life featuring a dream lover, Jake. Cast * Rosanna Arquette as Wendy * Bruce Spence as Ronnie * Hugo Weaving as Jake * Kerry Walker as Deidre * Doreen Warburton as Elsie * Desiree Smith as Cynthia * Susan Lyons as Caroline * Betty Lucas as Mrs. Taggart * Dennis Hoey as Sonny Taggart * Douglas Hedge as Mr. Leveredge * Barry Jenkins as Pierre * Jan Adele as Majorie * William McInnes as Ralph Production It was the first theatrical film from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reception The film wasn't well received critically or commercially. David Stratton of ''Variety'' called it "limply executed" and "unconvincing". It grossed only A$43,074 in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My First Wife
''My First Wife'' is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox. The film won several AFI Awards in 1984. Plot John is a composer and radio presenter. His wife Helen tells him she is leaving him, having had an affair with one of his friends, Tim. Helen moves out with their daughter Lucy to her parents' house. John becomes mororse and potentially violent. He sleeps with a work colleague, Hilary, and takes pills and wakes up in a psychiatric unit. Helen movies back in briefly but he tries to sleep with her when she does not want to and he hits her. Helen keeps seeing Tim. John abducts Lucy and the police do nothing. John returns Lucy to her mother. During this John's father dies. Cast * John Hargreaves as John *Wendy Hughes as Helen *Lucy Angwin as Lucy *David Cameron as Tom *Anna Maria Monticelli as Hilary *Betty Lucas as Helen's Mother *Lucy Uralov as John's Mother *Robin Lovejoy as John's father *Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as Helen's Father *Jon Finlayson as Bernard *Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley (1984 Film)
''Stanley'' is a 1984 Australian comedy film directed by Esben Storm and starring Peter Bensley and Graham Kennedy. Plot Eccentric Stanley's father sends him to a Sanatorium to try and make him 'normal'. Desperate to fit in, Stanley finds the most normal family he can to model himself on. Cast * Peter Bensley as Stanley * Nell Campbell as Amy Benton * Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy Order of Australia, AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, radio and television host as well as a personality and actor of theatre, television and film. He wa ... as Norm Norris * Max Cullen as Berger * Harold Hopkins (actor), Harold Hopkins as Harry * Bob Hornery as Dr Chambers * Joy Smithers as Joy Smithers * Willie Fennell as Herb the Fisherman * Betty Lucas as Lady Dunstan * Johnny Lockwood as Flasher * Lorna Lesley as Sheryl Benton * David Argue as Morris Norris Production Andrew Gaty had developed the original script. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
