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Spring And Fall (TV Series)
''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. Episodes 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] |
Laura Jones (screenwriter)
Laura Jones (born 1951) is an Australian screenwriter. Jones started her career writing teleplays for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Her first feature film credit was the original screenplay for ''High Tide'' (1987), directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Judy Davis. This was followed by her adaptation of the Janet Frame autobiography, '' An Angel at My Table'' (1990), which was directed by Jane Campion. She collaborated again with Campion, this time on '' The Portrait of a Lady'' (1996). The following years saw her team up with Armstrong on '' Oscar and Lucinda'', as well as work on other literary adaptations for Hollywood. Jones is a strong supporter of Australian filmmaking and during the 1990s served on the Australian Film Commission. She is the daughter of Australian author Jessica Anderson. Career Laura Jones spent the beginning of her adult life doing odd jobs. During the mid- 70s she was living in Canberra with her husband and daughter, who took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gilmour (actor)
Ian Gilmour is a New Zealand-born actor and director who has worked mostly in Australia. Television roles He has acted in several Australian television series, most notably as Kevin Burns in ''Prisoner'' in 1980. Other credits include '' The Box'', '' Chopper Squad'', '' Kingswood Country'', '' Waterloo Station'', ''A Country Practice'' and '' The Flying Doctors''. Albert Moran and Chris Keating Film roles Film credits include: '' The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'', '' The Odd Angry Shot'', '' Silver City'', '' The Coca-Cola Kid'', ''Malpractice'' and '' A Cry in the Dark''. Directing He subsequently moved away from acting to become a director. His directorial credits in television include: '' The Flying Doctors'', '' Heartbreak High'', '' Water Rats'', ''McLeod's Daughters'' and ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
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) ''The Australian'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia. The Australian may also refer to: Other publications * ''The Australian'' (1824 newspaper), newspaper published in Sydney between 1824 and 1848 * ''The Australian Financial Revi ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Award For Most Outstanding Miniseries Or Telemovie
The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Miniseries or Telemovie is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week ''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news. Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, partic ... Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise an outstanding Australian single drama, miniseries or telemovie. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries. Nominees in this category had previously been included in the '' Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series'' which was first awarded at the 3rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1961 as Best Australian Drama. The award was renamed many times in subsequent ceremonies; Best Australian TV Drama Series (1962), Best Drama (1963, 1966–1967), Best Australian Drama Series (1965, 1970), Best Drama Series (1968), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Kirkpatrick
Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick (née Downs; born 29 January 1941) is an Australian stage and screen actress who starred in the cult TV series ''Prisoner'' (otherwise known as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'' in the UK and North America), where she was best known both locally and internationally for her portrayal of the character Joan Ferguson, a sinister and cold lesbian prison officer, nicknamed "The Freak". She performed as in an Australian production of the musical '' Wicked'' as Madame Morrible Kirkpatrick has appeared in numerous TV series including '' Richmond Hill'', '' Water Rats'', ''G.P.'' and ''Blue Heelers'', as well as two roles in '' All Saints'' and ''Home and Away'' In 2019, she released her autobiography ''The Gloves Are Off: The Inside Story From Prisoner to Wicked'' Biography Margaret Anne Downs was born in Albury, New South Wales, to James and Crissie Downs. When she was seven months old her father was killed while on active national service as a soldier in Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Chubb
Paul Dunford (14 January 1949 – 9 June 2002), professionally billed as Paul Chubb, was an Australian film, television and stage actor and scriptwriter primarily in genres of comedy and drama. Early life He was born in Arncliffe, a suburb of Sydney. and had a brother Greg, (Timothy Bean). Career He began his career as an "everyman" character actor by studying under Hayes Gordon at the Ensemble Theatre and began to appear in television commercials, soap-operas including ''Number 96'', and television dramas. He wrote and acted in pub plays and pantomimes and segued to feature film work such as with Julie Forsyth in ''Stan and George's New Life'' (1990), which "remains a defining portrayal in a body of work that includes ''Così'', '' Bliss'' and ''Road To Nhill''," a total of 22 feature films. ''Sydney Morning Herald'' obituary, "Spontaneous, effortless... and genuine", by Doug Anderson, June 22, 2002 Chubb guest-starred as a State Member of Parliament Patrick Rafferty (Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Morris
Judith Ann Morris (born 17 February 1947) is an Australian character actress, as well as a film director and screenwriter, well known for the variety of roles she played in 58 different television shows and films, starting her career as a child actress and appearing on screen until 1999, since then she has worked on film writing and directing, most recently for co-writing and co-directing a musical epic about the life of penguins in Antarctica which became ''Happy Feet'', Australia's largest animated film project to date. Early career Morris's first role came at the age of 10 when she was part of the cast of the television episode "Picture of the Magi" a '' Family Theater'' production which aired about 1957 on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States. She then performed in two other roles in the US, at the age of 10 on the ''Loretta Young Show'', and in 1960, at the age of 13, on '' The Chevy Mystery Show'' hosted on that occasion by Vincent Price. Career Returnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry McDonald
Garry George McDonald AO (born 30 October 1948) is an Australian actor, satirist and comedian. In a career spanning five decades he has had many theatre, television and film roles, and has been listed as a National Living Treasure. He is best known as the seemingly naive celebrity interviewer Norman Gunston, through whom he pioneered the "ambush interviewer" technique since followed by many others. He received a Gold Logie award for the television ''Norman Gunston Show'' in which he developed the character. He is also famed for his role of the hapless Arthur Beare in the television sitcom '' Mother and Son''. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2003 for service to the community in the mental health field and to the arts as an entertainer, he has also been a board member of the Australian mental health organisation Beyond Blue. Career McDonald was born in Bondi, a beachside suburb of Sydney. He was educated at Cranbrook School. During his time at Cranbrook, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Cracknell
Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as well as comedy roles throughout a career spanning some 56 years. In theatre she was well known for her Shakespeare roles. Early life Cracknell was born in 1925 in Maitland, New South Wales to Charles and Winifred Cracknell. When she was four years old, the family moved to Sydney. She was educated at North Sydney Girls High School and, after graduating, worked at the Ku-ring-gai Council as a clerk. At 17 she was taken to the theatre by a friend. She immediately wanted to become an actress and joined the Modern Theatre Players drama school. Career Radio and theatre Cracknell's first acting jobs were in radio. By 1946, she was performing five episodes of radio plays a week. She also performed on stage with the Sydney-based companies the Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Mann
Tracy Mann (born 1957) is an Australian actress and voice artist. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an Australian Film Institute award in 1980 for movie '' Hard Knocks'' . She has also won awards in her home country for her work in mini-series ''Sword of Honour'' and 2005 movie comedy '' Hating Alison Ashley''. Early life Born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1957, Mann got her first big break playing Tina Harris in 1970s soap opera '' The Box''. She is possibly best remembered to audiences for playing a character who ended up behind bars, deaf biker's moll Georgie Baxter in ''Prisoner''. Mann played the lead role of guitarist / singer Carol Howard in the 1984 ABC-TV series ''Sweet and Sour'', and also played the lead role in police drama ''Skirts'' (1990). Television Other TV appearances include ''Glenview High'', ''The Sullivans'', ''The Young Doctors'', ''Arcade'' (she played Susie Blair, Syd Heylen and Aileen Britton's daughter), ''Holiday Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hamblin
John Reginald Hamblin (18 March 1935 – 21 September 2022), known affectionately as "Funny John" or "Naughty John", was a British-born Australian children's television presenter and actor of stage and screen who appeared in theatre productions, soap operas and made-for-TV films. Hamblin was a presenter on the Australian children's television program ''Play School'' for 29 years from 1970 to 1999. He featured in more than 350 episodes and became the second longest-serving presenter in the program's history after Benita Collings with whom he often presented. Early life Hamblin was born on 18 March 1935 in Ash, Surrey, England and grew up in Suffolk. When Hamblin's mother moved in with the local baker, his father moved the rest of the family to Norfolk. He lost contact with his mother at that point. Hamblin's father had flown with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I and Hamblin himself joined the Air Force and did his national service in Cyprus in the late 1950s before ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Fennell
William John Fennell (20 January 1920 – 9 September 1992) was an Australian radio, television (serials and mini-series), stage and film actor, comedian, producer, radio scriptwriter and writer who appeared in many Australian television series in a lengthy career spanning over 50 years, recognised by his slightly nasal, raspy voice, moustache and pork pie hat. As a comedian, his style was stated as a sad humour worth more than a belly-laugh and said to be contrasted with the blue comedy of contemporary performer Roy Rene. He appeared in numerous films, TV movies, miniseries and series, but is probably best known for his longer running roles in '' The Young Doctors'' as Arthur Simmonds and '' Sons and Daughters'' as Spider Webb. Biography Early life Fennell was born to William Hugh Fennell, a vocational trainer, and his wife Alma Doris (née Tie). After finding employment as a travelling salesman, he pursued interests in scriptwriting, tap dancing, radio entertaining and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |