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George Young (filmmaker)
George Young was an Australian stage manager and film director who worked in the silent era. He went into film after a career working for J.C. Williamson Ltd, making a number of movies for the Australian Film Syndicate. He was the brother of opera star Florence Young. at Australian Dictionary of Biography Filmography *'' The Golden West'' (1911) *'' Three Strings to Her Bow'' (1911) *'' |
Australian Film Syndicate
The Australian Film Syndicate was a short lived Australian film production company based in North Sydney. According to novelist Arthur Wright, "A local draper put a lot of money into it, and lost it; though all the films produced were not 'duds.' One which paid its way well was an adaptation of my novel, '' Gamblers Gold''." It was associated with the Australian Film Company Limited. This went into liquidation in 1913. Filmography *'' The Golden West'' (1911) *'' Gambler's Gold'' (1911) References Companies based in Sydney Defunct companies of Australia Film production companies of Australia {{film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Maude Young
Florence Maude Young (2 October 1870 – 11 November 1920) was an Australian actor and singer. Young was born in Melbourne, Victoria to Henry Henrard Young and his wife Elizabeth (née Tonkin). Young made her stage debut as Beatrice in von Suppé's three-act operetta, Boccaccio for the Nellie Stewart Opera Company in Melbourne in June 1890. She was reported to have filled the part "very efficiently", her singing was "highly commendable" and of "her acting she has apparently not much to learn". On 8 February 1897 Young married Robert Campbell Rivington of London at St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill, Melbourne. The marriage failed as Young preferred life on the Melbourne stage to that at Phillip Island with her husband was a grazier. He petitioned successfully for divorce on grounds of desertion in 1912. The case was uncontested. Young died at Somerset House Private Hospital in East Melbourne. She was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery after a service at St Peter's Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Dictionary Of Biography
The ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history. Initially published in a series of twelve hard-copy volumes between 1966 and 2005, the dictionary has been published online since 2006 by the National Centre of Biography at ANU, which has also published ''Obituaries Australia'' (OA) since 2010. History The ADB project has been operating since 1957. Staff are located at the National Centre of Biography in the History Department of the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Since its inception, 4,000 authors have contributed to the ADB and its published volumes contain 9,800 scholarly articles on 12,000 individuals. 210 of these are of Indigenous Australians, which has been explained by Bill Stanner's "cult of forgetfulness" theory around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden West (1911 Film)
''The Golden West'' is an Australian film directed by George Young set in the Australian goldfields. It is considered a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... Premise "A sensational story of the West Australian goldfields in the 70s." Production This was the first movie from the Australian Film Syndicate, which was formed in early 1911 with the financial backing of a draper, doctor and squatter from Goulburn. Their low-budget films were directed by George Young and their technical department was run by Jack Wainwright and Lacey Percival. The company ran out of a small studio and laboratory in North Sydney but did not last long due to poor financial returns for their movies. References External links * 1911 films 1911 lost films 1911 short fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Strings To Her Bow
''Three Strings to her Bow'' is an Australian film directed by George Young. Now considered a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy ..., it was billed as "a fine farcical comedy." Retrieved 15 December 2011 References External links * Australian black-and-white films 1911 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octoroon (film)
''The Octoroon'' is an Australian film directed by George Young based on a popular play by Dion Boucicault which had recently enjoyed a popular run in Australia. It is considered a lost film. Synopsis In the deep south of 1850s USA, an octoroon is given her freedom by her white father but is later bought as a slave by the evil Jacob McCloskey. *Plantatlon of Terrobonne *The Free Papers of Zoe Stolen *Murder of Paul and Theft of the Mail Bags *The Great Slave Sale *M'Cloakey Buys Zoe *The Murder Discovered *The Ship Is Fired *The Red Man's Vengeance *The Knife Fight *Death of M'Closkey *Zoe Takes Poison *To the Rescue *Too Late! Too Late!! *Death Defore Dishonour. Production It was an early film from the Australian Film Syndicate. According to articles from the time, other films made from this company included ''The Shadow of the Rockies'', ''Black Talbot'' and ''The Diamond Cross.'' The film was shot in Sydney with an old paddle steamer, ''Narrabeen'', standing in for a Missis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strike (1912 Film)
''Strike'' is an Australian film directed by George Young. It is considered a lost film. Plot A foreigner, Von Haeke, seduces a mine-owner's daughter in order to gain access to her house and her father's money. He is about to marry the girl when his deserted wife arrives and exposes him. In revenge, Von Haeke induces the miners to go on strike, abducts the gig and imprisons her in a mineshaft which is flooded. The hero, Jack, arrives in time to save the girl and beats Von Haeke in a fight. Von Haeke falls to his death from a cliff and Jack marries the girl.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p33 Production Part of the movie was shot in a coal mine Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambler's Gold
''Gambler's Gold'' is a 1911 Australian film based on the 1911 novel by Arthur Wright. It is considered a lost film. Plot The story revolved around a man innocently accused of murder. The film was divided into chapters: #The Home in a Garret. #A Dastardly Murder. #Foong Lee's Opium Den. #Great Motor Boat Chase in Sydney Harbour. Cast *Casper Middleton as the villain * Ronald Conway as the hero *E.B. Russell as Ayr Arnold *Evelyn St Jermyn as Aileen Ayr, the heroine Original novel The film was based on a novel by Arthur Wright who specialised in stories about horse racing. The story had been first serialised in a newspaper in 1910 and published in novel form a year later. It was one of his most popular books. Plot Two men, good friends, love the same woman. One of the men is successful – a squatter. He marries the woman and they have a daughter. Then the squatter accidentally kills his wife by a blow meant for his friend. Over the years the old squatter is tormented by rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Directors
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Year Of Birth Missing
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