Rodney Scott Kinnear (11 May 1931 – 2 May 2006) was an Australian director, best known for his work in TV. He worked at the BBC in London then returned to Australia to work for Colin Bednall at GTV-9. Kinnear started as a cameraman but soon became a director. He oversaw shows such as ''In Melbourne Tonight'' as well as the dramas filmed at the station for ''

Shell Presents ''Shell Presents'' was an early attempt at Australian television drama, being an umbrella title for several different productions. It debuted on 4 April 1959, and aired on ATN, ATN-7 and GTV (Australia), GTV-9, who split production of plays for ...

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Lovely to Look At ''Lovely to Look At'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, based on the 1933 Broadway musical ''Roberta''. Plot Broadway producers Al Marsh, Tony Naylor, and Jerry Ralby are desperately searching for invest ...

'' (1957) (TV series) *'' Tragedy in a Temporary Town'' (1959) *'' The Big Day'' (1959) *''Ruth'' (1960) *''

No Picnic Tomorrow "No Picnic Tomorrow" is an Australian television drama one-off which aired in 1960 on ATN-7 in Sydney and GTV-9 in Melbourne (as this was prior to the creation of the Seven Network and Nine Network). Part of the ''Shell Presents'' series of one-of ...

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Man in a Blue Vase "Man in a Blue Vase" is an Australian television one-off comedy presentation which aired in 1960. It was part of ''Shell Presents'', which consisted of monthly presentations of standalone television dramas and comedies. It aired on 19 March 1960 ...

'' (1960) *''The Sammy Davis Jnr Show'' (1960) - film of Sammy Davis Jnr in Australia - Kinnear was floor manager *'' This Is Television'' (1960) *'' The Concert'' (1961) *''In the Southern Cross Hotel Tonight'' (1962) - TV variety special - producer *''

The One Day of the Year ''The One Day of the Year'' is a 1958 Australian play by Alan Seymour about contested attitudes to Anzac Day. Origins The play was inspired by an article in the University of Sydney newspaper ''Honi Soit'' criticising Anzac Day and Seymour's own ...

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In Melbourne Tonight ''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety show, variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's mai ...

'' *''Rolf Harris Special'' (1966) *''Berioska Ballet'' (1966) *''

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Barley Charlie ''Barley Charlie'' was an Australian television sitcom which aired in 1964. It was the second television sitcom produced in Australia; being preceded by the 1957–1959 series ''Take That'', although that Crawford Productions sitcom had only air ...

'' (1964) (TV series) *''

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'' (1968) *''Ash Wednesday'' (1983) (documentary)

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