Brett Porter (1913 - July 1970) was an Australian producer, writer and director best known for his work in TV. He worked at

ATN ATN is the Sydney Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of Fairfax Media, John Fairfax & Sons, was one of the ...

-7 Sydney producing with David Cahill some of the first drama made for Australian television. He moved to the

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in 1964, where he directed documentaries and worked on the current affairs prestige program ''Four Corners''. He then became the first executive producer of the popular serial '' Bellbird'' and served as the vice president of the Producers and Directors' Guild, of which he was a foundation member. Porter's last credit was for the progressive 1969 serial adapting ''

Pastures of the Blue Crane ''Pastures of the Blue Crane'' is an Australian novel by Hesba Fay Brinsmead, published in 1964. The novel won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1965. It was adapted for television in 1969. It has recently been reprinted ...

'', with its theme of anti-bigotry. He was developing a new religious series when he died in late July 1970 aged 57.

Select credits

*'' Johnny Belinda'' (1959) - producer *'' Two Men of Fiji'' (1959) colour documentary - writer and director *''

Other People's Houses "Other People's Houses" is the second episode of the 1959 Australian TV drama anthology ''Shell Presents''. It was based on a play by Tad Mosel and starred Diana Perryman and was directed by David Cahill. It aired on 2 May 1959 in Sydney and on 3 ...

'' (1959) *'' They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful'' (1959) *'' Thunder of Silence'' (1959) *''

Pardon Miss Westcott "Pardon Miss Westcott!" is a 1959 Australian TV play by the Seven Network as part of drama anthology series ''Shell Presents''. It was a musical set in colonial Australia and was broadcast live. It was Australia's first commissioned for televisi ...

'' (1959) *''

Reflections in Dark Glasses "Reflections in Dark Glasses" is an Australian television film, or rather a television play, which aired in 1960. It aired as part of '' Shell Presents'', which consisted of monthly presentations of stand-alone television dramas. It was written by ...

'' (1960) *'' Shadow of a Pale Horse'' (1960) (TV movie, Best Australian Drama Logie Awards of 1961) *''

The Story of Peter Grey ''The Story of Peter Grey'' was an Australian television daytime soap opera produced by the Seven Network and first broadcast in July 1962 . James Condon starred in the title role as a church minister. Produced at the Seven Network's ATN-7 s ...

'' (1961) *'' Stronger Since the War?'' (1964) - documentary - writer and director *''Four Corners'' (1965) - director *''Three Faces of New Guinea'' (1967) - documentary *''Bellbird'' (1967) - TV series - producer *''

'' (1969)

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