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Ralph Cotterill
Ralph Cotterill (March 26, 1932 - May 7, 2023) was a British born Australian actor. Born in Yorkshire, Cotterill arrived in Australia in 1973 while touring with the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf .... He went on to have a long career in Australia, both on stage and screen. Filmography Film Television References External links * Ralph Cotterillat AusStage Biographical cuttings on Ralph Cotterill, theatrical actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journalsat the National Library of Australia Australian film actors Australian television actors Australian stage actors 20th-century Australian actors 1932 births 2023 deaths {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the city of York. The south-west of Yorkshire is densely populated, and includes the cities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Doncaster and Wakefield. The north and east of the county are more sparsely populated, however the north-east includes the southern part of the Teesside conurbation, and the port city of Kingston upon Hull is located in the south-east. York is located near the centre of the county. Yorkshire has a Yorkshire Coast, coastline to the North Sea to the east. The North York Moors occupy the north-east of the county, and the centre contains the Vale of Mowbray in the north and the Vale of York in the south. The west contains part of the Pennines, which form the Yorkshire Dales in the north-west. The county was historically borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Freiherr Kress Von Kressenstein
Friedrich Siegmund Georg Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (also and Turkish language, Turkish: ''Kress Pasha;'' 24 April 1870 – 16 October 1948) was a German general from Nuremberg. He was a member of the group of German officers who assisted in the direction of the Ottoman Army during World War I. Kress von Kressenstein was part of the military mission of Otto Liman von Sanders to the Ottoman Empire, which arrived shortly before World War I broke out. He was also the main leader for the Ottoman Desert Command Force (DCF). Early life Kress came from a Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician family in Nuremberg. His father, Georg Kress von Kressenstein (1840–1911), was a high court judge. Kress von Kressenstein joined the Bavarian army as an ensign in the artillery in 1888. He was appointed as Second Lieutenant on 6 March 1890. On 1 October 1895, he joined the War Academy (Kingdom of Bavaria), Bavarian War Academy and graduated in September 1898. He continued his gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Timeless Land
''The Timeless Land'' (1941) is a work of historical fiction by Eleanor Dark (1901–1985). The novel ''The Timeless Land'' is the first of ''The Timeless Land'' trilogy of novels about European settlement and exploration of Australia. Story and characters The narrative is told from European and Aboriginal points of view. The novel begins with two Aboriginal men watching the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Harbour on 26 January 1788. The novel describes the first years of the colony and the diplomacy of captain Arthur Phillip, famine and the effects of outside diseases on the previously unexposed Aboriginal population. The novel ends in a dramatic climax when troops encounter an escaped convict. Dark conducted her historical research at the Mitchell Library in Sydney. Watkin Tench, author of ''The Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson'', is a key character in ''The Timeless Land''. The book was reprinted in 2002 and the novel was on the curriculum for high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towards The Future
''To the Future'' () is a painting made by the Dutchman Carel Willink in 1965. It shows two sculptures from the Garden of Bomarzo and a man in an asbestos suit who walks toward a large explosion. It belongs to a group of late Willink paintings that portray apocalyptic confrontations between modern technology and the ancient world. ''To the Future'' is in the collection of Museum MORE in the Netherlands. Subject and composition The setting for ''To the Future'' is a plain and barren landscape under ominous clouds. At the front to the left is a sculpture of a dragon fighting two lions and further back in the middle is a sculpture of a monstrous head with an open mouth. To the right is a man in an asbestos suit, seen from the back as he walks toward the smoke pillar of a large explosion. In the background is a stairset leading to an octagonal temple, in front of which a building element is collapsing forward. The sculptures exist in the Garden of Bomarzo, a 16th-century park lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Way (TV Series)
''All the Way'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network in 1988. The series was set in the 1960s. The first episode took place on the date of the John F. Kennedy assassination. The series examined the life of an Australian family during the decade of Lyndon B. Johnson, the Vietnam War, civil rights activism and The Beatles, linked by three sisters (played by Diana Davidson, Maggie Millar and Rowena Wallace). A young Dannii Minogue was cast as Penny Seymour for the TV series as a replacement for Jacqueline McKenzie who had originally played Penny in the 3 part TV miniseries April 1988. ''All the Way'' debuted as a three-part TV mini-series during April 1988 and the TV series followed that November 1988 though due to cricket telecasts the series was dropped from its regular ratings schedule of 8.30pm Tuesday night and was screened at various later time slots usually in a one or two hour bracket. A follow-on series screened out of rating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Mile Creek
''Five Mile Creek'' is a western television drama series adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel ''The Cherokee Trail'' and produced in Australia. It starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, Gus Mercurio, Martin Lewis, Priscilla Weems and Nicole Kidman. It also featured a then-unknown Asher Keddie in her film debut. Jonathan Frakes was a guest star as Maggie's estranged husband, Adam Scott. The series aired on the Disney Channel in the US in the 1980s. Cast Main * Louise Caire Clark as Maggie Scott * Liz Burch as Kate Wallace * Jay Kerr as Con Madigan * Rod Mullinar as Jack Taylor * Michael Caton as Paddy Malone * Gus Mercurio as Ben Jones * Priscilla Weems as Hannah Scott * Martin Lewis as Sam Sawyer * Nicole Kidman as Annie * Peter Carroll as Charles Withers * Scott McGregor as Edward Armstrong Guests Production The first two seasons cost $12 million to make. The show was popular on the Disney Channel in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punishment (TV Series)
''Punishment'' is an Australian television soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten in 1981. It debuted in Melbourne and Brisbane on Saturday 14th February 1981, and a few days later in Sydney on Friday 20th February 1981. Set in a fictional men's prison, the series attempted to present a male version of its female counterpart'' Prisoner'', which was set in a woman's prison. Attempts by the show's makers to differentiate the series from ''Prisoner'' saw ''Punishment'' imbued with greater realism; however, the formula did not attract high viewing figures. Network Ten deemed the new series a failure after only three episodes had gone to air, and in Melbourne and Sydney it was removed from the schedules after the fourth episode had been shown. Several more episodes were shown in Brisbane, as their Network Ten affiliate TV0 had scheduled two episodes per week as opposed to the weekly broadcasts in Melbourne and Sydney. The remainder of the 26 episodes produced w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (TV Series)
''Beyond Reasonable Doubt'' was an Australian documentary series broadcast by the ABC in 1977. Presented by criminologist Professor Gordon Hawkins, it had 4 episodes revisiting four different criminal cases. The cases involving Ronald Ryan, Alexander McLeod-Lindsay Leith Ratten, and Frits Van Beelen had their evidence re-examined and it was questioned whether the cases were proven beyond reasonable doubt. It was created by Geoff Daniels and produced by ABC's feature group. Episodes Episode 1: The Ronald Ryan case : Bill Hunter as Ronald Ryan, Hugh Keays-Byrne as Patterson, Rod Mullinar as Prosecutor, John Gaden as Defence, Jay Bland as Walker, Ralph Cotterill as Prison officer Lange Episode 2: The McLeod-Lindsay Case :Graham Corry as Alexander McLeod-Lindsay, Gillian Jones as Pamela McLeod-Lindsay Episode 3: The Leith Ratten Case :Danny Adcock Danny Adcock is an Australian actor. Career Film and television Adcock has worked extensively in television. After scoring a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Legend
''Behind the Legend'' is 1972 anthology series based on the lives of various Australians hosted by Manning Clark.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 76 It was originally called ''The History Makers''. Cast Host * Manning Clark Recurring * Barry Lovett as George Coppin / Dobie (S1–3, 3 episodes) * Ben Gabriel as John Monash (S1&3, 2 episodes) * James Condon as Wentworth (S1–3, 3 episodes) * Joe James as Walter Burley Griffin (S2&3, 2 episodes) * John Hargreaves as Tom Roberts (S1&3, 2 episodes) * Joseph Furst as Ferdinand von Mueller (S2&3, 2 episodes) * Ken Fraser as Charles Fitzroy (S1&2, 2 episodes) * Michael Long as Heir (S1&3, 2 episodes) * Paul Bertram as Percy Grainger (S1&3, 2 episodes) * Reg Evans as C. J. Dennis / John Shaw Neilson at 40 (S1&3, 2 episodes) * Robyn Nevin (S2&3, 2 episodes) * Terry Bader as Sidney Kidman (S1&3, 2 episodes) Season One * Anna Volska as Helena Rubinstein * Anne Haddy as Caroline Chisholm * An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Gatsby (2013 Film)
''The Great Gatsby'' is a 2013 Historical romance, historical romantic Drama (film and television), drama film based on the The Great Gatsby, 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars an ensemble cast consisting of Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, and Elizabeth Debicki. Filming took place from September to December 2011 in Australia, with a $105 million net production budget. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio) and his neighbor Nick Carraway (Maguire) who recounts his interactions with Gatsby amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age on Long Island in New York (state), New York. A polarizing film among critics, ''The Great Gatsby'' received both praise and criticism for its visual style, direction, screenplay, performances, soundtrack, and interpretation of the source material. Audiences responded more positively, and Fitzgerald's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December Boys
''December Boys'' is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Rod Hardy and written by Marc Rosenberg and adapted from the 1963 novel of the same name by Michael Noonan. It was released on 14 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and the United States and 20 September 2007 in Australia. The film follows four orphan boys who compete to be adopted by a family. This was Daniel Radcliffe's first non-'' Harry Potter'' film role since his film debut in '' The Tailor of Panama''. Plot In late 1960s Australia, four orphan boys from a Roman Catholic orphanage in the outback of AustraliaMaps, Misti, Spark and Spitwere all born in the month of December, and for their birthday, they are sent on a holiday to the beach to stay with Mr. and Mrs. McAnsh. While there, they meet Fearless, a man who claims to be the risk motorbike rider in the nearby carnival, and his wife, Teresa. Misti, Spark and Spit instantly become closer to Teresa, but Maps, eldest of the four, is still reluctant to talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proposition (2005 Film)
''The Proposition'' is a 2005 Australian Western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston and David Wenham. The film's production completed in 2004 and was followed by a wide 2005 release in Australia and a 2006 cinematic run in the U.S. through First Look Pictures. The film was shot on location in Winton, Queensland. Plot In 1880s Australia, Charlie Burns and his gang of bushrangers engage in a gunfight with the police. All gang members except Charlie and his younger brother Mikey are killed. Captain Morris Stanley tells Charlie that he will have Mikey executed by Christmas, which is in 9 days. Stanley offers to free both Mikey and Charlie if Charlie agrees to kill his older brother Arthur Burns, who is wanted for the rape and murder of pregnant Eliza Hopkins and her family. Mikey remains in custody while Charlie sets out to kill their brother. During a raid, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
