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Denys Burrows
Denys Burrows (d 1975) was an Australian actor and writer of books, radio and television. He is best known for his work in children's writing. Burrows created the series ''Catch Kandy'' with his wife Romie Hill. He died in 1975. Writing credits Screenwriting *'' Turning Point'' (1960) *'' Wambidgee'' (1962) (also voices) *'' Skippy'' (1968) *''Lucullus'' (1969) *''Catch Kandy'' (1973) Books *''Point Forlorn'' (1963) *''The Clipper Ship'' (1965) *''Stagecoach West'' (1965) *''Living in Australia'' (1967) Acting Television *'' Consider Your Verdict'' (1962) *'' Wambidgee'' (1962) as Voice actor * '' Tribunal'' (1963–64) * '' The Stranger'' 1964-65) as Chief Police Inspector *''Homicide'' (1973) - "Seven Winds" Radio *''The Wideaway Bunyip'' (1947) * ''The Ridge and the River'' (1953) as Mammawa * '' The Shark Fishers'' (1955) References External linksDenys Burrowsat IMDB IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News (Adelaide)
''The News'' was an afternoon daily tabloid newspaper in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, that had its origins in 1869, and finally ceased circulation in 1992. Through much of the 20th century, '' The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, ''The News'' the afternoon tabloid, with '' The Sunday Mail'' covering weekend sport, and '' Messenger Newspapers'' community news. Its former names were ''The Evening Journal'' (1869–1912) and ''The Journal'' (1912–1923), with the Saturday edition called ''The Saturday Journal'' until 1929. History ''The Evening Journal'' ''The News'' began as ''The Evening Journal'', witVol. I No. Iissued on 2 January 1869. From 11 September 1912Vol. XLVI No. 12,906 it was renamed ''The Journal.'' News Limited was established in 1923 by James Edward Davidson, when he purchased the Broken Hill ''Barrier Miner'' and the Port Pirie '' Recorder''. He then went on to purchase ''The Journal'' and Adelaide's weekly sports-focussed ''Mail' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (Australian TV Series)
''Homicide'' was an Australian television police procedural drama series made by production firm Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. It was the television successor to Crawfords' radio series ''D24''. The "Consummate ''Homicide'' cast" includes the four characters that are the best known: Det. Snr. Sgt. David "Mac" MacKay (Leonard Teale), Det. Sgt. Peter Barnes ( George Mallaby), Inspector Colin Fox ( Alwyn Kurts) and Sen. Det. Jim Patterson ( Norman Yemm). Synopsis The series dealt with the homicide squad of the 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. 510 episodes were produced and aired from 20 October 1964 to January 1977 (12 years and 6 months), making it the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history. With 510 episodes produced (the last episode is numbered 509, due to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Radio Actors
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 * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDB
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shark Fishers
''The Shark Fishers'' is a 1955 Australian radio play by Colin Thiele. It aired on the ABC in 1955 under the direction of Leslie Rees and starring Denys Burrows. It was very popular and was repeated it 1955, then recorded again in 1958 and 1962. It is probably Thiele's best known radio play. Unlike Thiele's previous well known radio plays ''Burke and Wills'' and ''The Edge of Ice'' it was written in prose Prose is a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a language's ordinary grammatical structures, or follows the conventions of formal academic writing. It differs from most traditional poetry, where the f ... not verse. Plot According to ''ABC Weekly'' "Alex Hastings has given up the shark-fishing life because his young wife, Doris, who is about to have a baby, fears the sea. But when the news comes of the presence of schools of edible shark, Alec is drawn back to the family boat. Also in the rush is Ike, an embittered old fisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ridge And The River (radio Drama)
''The Ridge and the River'' is a 1953 Australian radio play based on the novel '' The Ridge and the River''. It was adapted for radio by Edmund Barclay. The play was originally broadcast in February then was recorded again in June with a slightly different cast. The ABC recorded the play again in Sydney in February 1956, directed by Raymond Menmuir, and in Brisbane in September 1958. Premise An Australian commando patrol in the northern islands during the war is led by Corporal Shearwood. He is upset by the arrival of a young lieutenant who knows nothing of local island conditions. Cast February 1953 production *Brian Wright as Narrator * Nigel Lovell as Corporal Shearwood * Rodney Taylor as Corporal Malise * Reginald Goldsworthy as Private Wallace * John Tate as Major Lovatt * Bruce Stewart at Lieutenant Wilder * Walter Sullivan as Private Manetta * Robert Levis as Private Sweet * John Ewart as Private White * Ossie Wenban as Private Evans * Sidney Chambers as Beetle the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stranger (Australian TV Series)
''The Stranger'' is an Australian science fiction children's television series which first screened on the ABC in 1964 to 1965. It was produced by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It is notable as Australia's first locally produced science fiction television series and one of the first Australian TV series to be sold overseas. Synopsis A schoolmaster finds an unconscious young man on his doorstep, takes him in, and looks after him. A firm friendship develops between the stranger and the headmaster's children Bernard and Jean, and their friend Peter, leading them to discover the stranger's secret: that he is from another planet and has been sent to find a new home on Earth for his people. The stranger, Adam, is joined by fellow alien Varossa. They live in a society without books where they memorize everything. In the second series the children have to enlist the help of the Australian Prime Minister when Peter is kidnapped by the alien, and a procession of intrigues eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turning Point (1960 Film)
''Turning Point'' is a 1960 Australian television play. It was broadcast live on the ABC from Sydney on the night of 24 February. In Melbourne the ABC were doing a live broadcast of the play ''Eye of the Night''. These two were the first in a series of ten plays made by the ABC in 1960 using local writers, others including '' The Astronauts'' and ''The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day''. (Other plays possibly included ''Close to the Roof'', '' Dark Under the Sun'', ''The Square Ring'', '' Who Killed Kovali?'', and '' Swamp Creatures''.) Plot A murderer on the run, Chicka, stops in a remote South Australian town of Edenberrry. He kidnaps one of its women, Joan, when he thinks the town's policeman is going to arrest him. He runs off with her, punctures his petrol tank, but returns to kill her children after she runs away while he sleeps. The policeman arrives just in time to save the situation. Cast *Rod Milgate as Chicka *Benita Harvey as Joan *Deryck Barnes as policeman *Jane Cogh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |