Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-50 of 902
- Writer
- Soundtrack
A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson was born on 17 February 1864 in near Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for Australia (2008), The Light Between Oceans (2016) and The Man from Snowy River (1920). He was married to Alice Walker. He died on 5 February 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Cinematographer
A.O. Segerberg was a cinematographer, known for Cooee and the Echo (1912), The Mutiny of the Bounty (1916) and The Rebel (1915). A.O. died on 13 July 1941 in Castlecrag, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Writer
- Actress
Agnes Gavin was born on 30 November 1871 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was a writer and actress, known for Assigned to His Wife (1911), His Convict Bride (1918) and Keane of Kalgoorlie (1911). She was married to Jack Gavin and Barnet Kurts. She died on 9 January 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Agnes Paulton was born in 1878 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Girl Who Didn't Care (1916), The Trumpet Call (1915) and The Right to Live (1921). She died on 4 August 1961 in Double Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Aileen Britton was born on 18 February 1916 in Inverell, Australia. She was an actress, known for My Brilliant Career (1979), Solo One (1976) and Matlock Police (1971). She died on 19 April 1986 in Sydney, Australia.
- Ainsley Gotto was born on 14 February 1946 in Annerley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was married to Nicholas Roderick (Nick) Carson. She died on 25 February 2018 in Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Al Thomas was born in 1915 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Wake in Fright (1971), Eureka Stockade (1949) and The Clairvoyant (1982). He died on 19 December 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Alan Dargin was born and raised in an Aboriginal tribe in Australia's northeast Arnhemland and is an internationally acclaimed didgeridoo player as well as having roles in a number of feature films. Dargin began studying the didgeridoo at age five. Dargin's grandfather taught him how to play, passing on secret techniques which have been passed down for generations over the instrument's 40,000 year history. Dargin's primary didgeridoo is over 100 years old and was given to him by his grandfather. It is made from the branch of a eucalyptus tree which is naturally hollowed out by thermites that hatch under the bark and burrow into the wood. The didgeridoo is decorated with Aboriginal tribal markings and was originally used in tribal ceremonies to induce Dreamtime. Dargin still plays ceremonial music, but never for the public. It is forbidden by custom. Dargin has toured extensively in Australia and the US and has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. Most recently, he toured Korea on behalf of the Australian Foreign Affairs Department. He has appeared in a number of Australian films and has also found the time to earn a science degree from the University of Toronto.
- Alan Davidson was born on 14 June 1929 in Lisarow, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Betty Patricia McKinley. He died on 30 October 2021 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Alan Lancaster was born on 7 February 1949 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Cassandra (1987), An Indecent Obsession (1985) and Der Kommissar (1969). He was married to Dayle Thurbon. He died on 26 September 2021 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Alan McGilvray was born on 6 December 1909 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Gwendolyn (Gwen) Florence Griffiths. He died on 17 July 1996 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Alan Saunders was born on 22 July 1954 in London, England, UK. He died on 15 June 2012 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Producer
Alan Seymour was born on 6 June 1927 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. He was a writer and producer, known for The Silver Chair (1990), The Famous Five (1995) and One Day of the Year. He died on 23 March 2015 in Sydney, Australia.- Alan Wilkie was born in 1929 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. He was married to Virginia Anderson. He died on 10 July 2023 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Alan Williamson was born on 3 February 1886 in Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Teasing Grandpa (1901), Those Troublesome Boys (1904) and Two Naughty Boys Sprinkling the Spoons (1898). He died on 3 May 1952 in Sydney, Australia.
- Albert C. Winn was born on 18 October 1874 in City of London, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 40,000 Horsemen (1940). He died on 30 July 1945 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Albie Thoms was born on 28 July 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a director and producer, known for Palm Beach (1979), Marinetti (1969) and Blunderball, or from Dr. Nofinger with Hate (1966). He died on 5 December 2012 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Actor
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alec Kellaway was born in 1897 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was an actor and producer, known for The Rugged O'Riordans (1949), Vengeance of the Deep (1938) and Say It with Music (1957). He died on 18 January 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Alexander Archdale was born on 26 November 1905 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, British India [now India]. He was an actor, known for His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), The Killing of Angel Street (1981) and The Road (1964). He died on 13 May 1986 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- One of Australia's most well-known playwrights, Alexander John Buzo was born in Sydney, Australia on July 23rd 1944. He was educated at The Armidale School, in Armidale, New South Wales and The International School in Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1966.
Buzo's first play, Norm and Ahmed, was published in 1968 and attracted much attention not only for its verbal superiority but for its controversial subject matter. Since then, he has published many plays including Macquarie (1972), Coralie Landsdowne Says No (1974), Martello Towers (1976), Big River (1980), The Marginal Farm (1983), Shellcove Road (1988) and Pacific Union (1985). In 1972 he was awarded the Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal.
Buzo has also written several books, countless articles and reviews and also co-wrote the 1969 film version of Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger.
Buzo was married in 1968 to Merelyn Johnson and has 3 daughters, Emma (b. 1972), Laura (b. 1978) and Genevieve (b. 1989). - Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The following are edited details from the best seller book by Mitchell Zukoff, "Lost in Shangri-La": Alexander Cann was the eldest child of H.V. Cann, prominent banker and Mabel Ross Cann. Moved to Canada and then Manhattan, where the elder Cann helped launch the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; the family returned 7 years later to Canada where Alex Cann attended the Royal Naval College of Canada. He returned to New York to study at Columbia University. Lacking a job, and having gambled away his inheritance on poker, he drifted to Hollywood. Being tall, dark and handsome,with a deep voice, he found his way into movie roles, as Alexander Cross, then Cann.where he had roles in "Fury", a Spencer Tracy film; in "Smart Blonde" with Glenda Farrell; and in "China Clipper", starring his drinking buddy, Humphrey Bogart. In 1937, again with Bogart starring, he had a part in "San Quentin". He landed bigger acting jobs including a western "Law for Tombstone"; and finally, played the bad guy, Black Jack Carson in the Hopalong Cassidy series of films. In 1937, Cann as a ladies man and a gambler became involved in a scandal with a socialite that made headlines effectively ending his film career; he had one more film playing the lead in "The Human Bomb" in 1939. By 1941, Cann had no job, had married and divorced 3 times. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy. Blown out of the troop ship on its way to the South Pacific in 1943, and with a broken back he recuperated in Australia. A gifted storyteller, Cann convinced someone in the Canadian Navy that he was a filmmaker and they loaned Cann to the Australia section of the Netherlands Information Service. He covered combat in the Philippines and Borneo and was again blown out of the water by a kamikaze pilot in the Gulf of Leyte. News stories were appearing about the tragedy of several planes going down in flames in New Guinea, filled with Army personnel including WACs, most of whom died in the crashes; some survivors were reported stranded there. Cann surveyed the crash sites and requested a plane and a parachute at the Sentani airstrip. Completely untrained the erstwhile filmmaker drank a fifth of gin and prepared to jump telling the crew to push him out at the "go" signal if needed and said "I'm only going to do this once". He was found dumped in some bushes by crash survivors, "drunk as a loon". He proceeded to make a film of the crash treks by the survivors, "staging" some of scenes and included the Stone Age natives who gathered around them. Eventually, the 15 surviving victims, including Cann were rescued with a daring glider snatch in 1945. Alexander Cann's real life had been more dramatic than any of his film roles; he resembled the filmmaker John Huston, also a son of a wealthy and famous man who drifted into wild adventures in his youth. After 1945, Cann edited his New Guinea film into an 11-minute documentary called "Rescue from Shangri-La", including the glider rescue. In 1949-1971 he once again had acting roles in films and TV series. He married a 4th time and had 3 children.- Actor
- Director
Alexander Hay was born on 31 December 1919 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Undercover (1983), Twelfth Night (1966) and Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens (1972). He died on 22 July 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Alexander MacDonald was born on 3 October 1877 in Stirling, Scotland, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Kingdom of Twilight (1929) and The Unsleeping Eye (1928). He died on 22 March 1939 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Alexandra Brunning was born on 18 November 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Heartbreak High (1994). She was married to Adam Tesoriero. She died on 27 June 2014 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Alf Scarlett was born in 1867 in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Environment (1927), One Hundred Years Ago (1911) and While the Billy Boils (1921). He died on 9 September 1951 in Narrabeen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Alfred Dampier was born on 28 February 1843 in Horsham, West Sussex, England, UK. Alfred was a writer, known for Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911). Alfred was married to Katherine Alice Russell (aka Catharine Russell, actress). Alfred died on 23 May 1908 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Alfred Hill spent most of his early life in New Zealand. As a child he learned cornet and violin. With his brother John, he traveled to Leipzig in Germany, where both brothers studied at the Royal Conservatorium of Music between 1887 and 1891. Alfred Hill studied under Gustav Schreck, Hans Sitt and Oscar Paul during this time, and was the winner of the Helbig Prize. Hill returned to New Zealand, and worked as a violin teacher, recitalist, chamber musician, and conductor. From 1902-11 Hill traveled between Australia and New Zealand regularly, writing and conducting operas. From 1937 he devoted himself solely to composition. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1953 and was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1960. His wife, Mirrie Solomon Hill (1892-1986) was also a composer who scored Australian documentaries.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Alfred Rolfe was born in 1862 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a director and actor, known for Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911), The Convict Hero (1911) and Cooee and the Echo (1912). He died on 9 September 1943 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Alfred was originally billed as Alfred Sandwina; he was the son of Austrian-born Katie Sandwina (born Katharina Brumbach), the most famous circus strongwoman of her day, known for breaking chains, bending iron bars, lifting Alfred's 165-pound father Max Heymann overhead with one hand, and performing the manual of arms with Max instead of a rifle.- Allan Prior was born on 16 September 1897 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Bride of the Regiment (1930). He died on 24 June 1949 in Vaucluse, Sydney, Australia.
- Alma Rock Phillips was born in 1890 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for In the Last Stride (1916), A Rough Passage (1922) and The Pioneers (1916). She died on 20 December 1966 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Amelia Shankelton was born on 4 June 1902 in Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 15 June 1990 in Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Amy Longhurst was an actress, known for Home and Away (1988) and A Country Practice (1981). She died on 24 March 2019 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Script and Continuity Department
Andrea Stretton was born on 11 March 1952 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is known for Human Touch (2004), A Journey with Paul Cox (1996) and Right Said Fred: Fred Schepisi Film Director (1993). She was married to Andrew (Drew) Southall. She died on 16 November 2007 in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Andrew Beresford was born on 18 January 1872 in Islington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Flying Doctor (1936). He died in 1945 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Producer
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Andrew Brown was born on 22 June 1938 in Kohimaramara, Akid, New Zealand. He was a producer and writer, known for Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), Armchair Thriller (1978) and Rock Follies (1976). He died on 16 May 1994 in Sydney, Australia.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away in April 2015 due to a heart attack.- Transportation Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Andrew McArthur was an actor, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Skyline (2010) and School for Seduction (2004). He died on 27 March 2018 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Andrew McKinnon was born on 1 August 1952 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Andrew was a producer, known for The Importance of Being Miriam (2015). Andrew died on 21 February 2023 in Millers Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Andrew Oh was an actor, known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He died on 28 April 2023 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Andrew Olle was born on 28 December 1947 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Glass (1989), Sunday (1981) and The 7.30 Report (1986). He was married to Annette. He died on 12 December 1995 in St. Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Sound Department
- Editor
- Editorial Department
Standing at two metres, Andrew Plain was a very tall man but he was also a towering figure in other more important respects. One of Australia's most distinguished film Sound Designers, he gained a national and international reputation through the high quality and innovative nature of his work on feature films, documentaries, shorts and television dramas.
Andrew was born in Melbourne in 1953. He was educated at Marion High School in Adelaide and attended Macquarie University in the mid-seventies, graduating with a BA (Psychology). He worked as a government psychologist for two years but his long-held interest in film gained impetus when the New South Wales Institute of Technology (now the University of Technology, Sydney) implemented the BA Communication, the first degree of its kind in Australia. He was in one of the first intakes, completing a BA Comm. in 1980.
To read the long list of Directors with whom Andrew worked is to read a 'Who's Who' of eminent figures in the Australian cinema, while the high esteem in which his peers held him is also evident in the number of nominations and awards he received from the film industry. He played a significant part in shaping Australian film culture. Thus, although he had a huge interest in and knowledge of film history and global cinema, he was also famous for his unwavering commitment to keeping the Australian film industry strong and on-shore. While a career elsewhere would have allowed him to enjoy much larger budgets, he chose to support the Australian film industry by gathering around him at Huzzah Sound - the company that he created and co-directed with his partner, Adrienne Parr - a group of highly talented award-winning film sound personnel.
Andrew was known not just for his superb technical expertise and his prolific output but also for his ability to speak extemporaneously and for the width and depth of his general knowledge. The idea of the 'Renaissance man', often glibly evoked, can be rightly applied in his case. He was constantly in demand for lectures and master classes at universities and film schools all over Australia and despite a daunting and relentless work schedule he always managed to find time for such engagements. He gained a legendary reputation for the wit, lucidity and substance of his teaching and it is no exaggeration to say that he inspired a generation to go on to specialise in film sound.
Andrew's formidable intellect and his ability to communicate indicated that if he had chosen to pursue an academic career it would have been a highly distinguished one. As it was, he crossed with ease the practitioner and theorist divide, co-writing with myself on film sound for various publications, including the MIT book, Voices.
In 2001 he received the Centenary Medal in the New Year's Honours, 'For service to Australian society and to Australian film production', a fitting acknowledgement of his high public and professional standing and his dedication to Australian film. His vision was of a society in which creativity, critical thinking, technical skills and professional integrity, along with commitment to issues of social justice, are highly valued.
He will be remembered as an important film sound designer, innovator, writer, educator and advocate for the Australian film industry. He was also a generous and very brave man. He suffered chronic pain of an excruciating nature due to a rare form of osteoarthritis, and he underwent an extraordinary amount of surgery over the last two decades. So it seemed shockingly unfair to his colleagues and his many friends that he then also had to do battle with melanoma. But he never succumbed to self-pity, approaching the illness with his customary and unique mixture of equanimity and black humour. Up until the end he remained in life, vitally engaged with the issues and events of the world and interested in the lives and welfare of others.- Andrey Ivanov was born on 17 December 1972 in the USSR. He was married to Yulia Ivanova. He died on 15 February 2020 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Progulakis is known for Sacred Heart (2016), Blind (2019) and The Justice Lease (2013). Andy died on 13 October 2021 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Andy Whitfield was born on 17 October 1971 in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Spartacus (2010), Gabriel (2007) and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011). He was married to Vashti Whitfield. He died on 11 September 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Angela Webber was born on 2 December 1954. She was a writer, known for Mortified (2006), Col'n Carpenter (1990) and Cappuccino (1989). She died on 10 March 2007 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Anna McPhee was born on 28 December 1970 in St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was married to Reggie Cabal. She died on 31 August 2017 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Annalise Braakensiek was born on 9 December 1972 in Sydney, Australia. She was an actress, known for Fat Pizza (2003), Pizza (2000) and Mr. Accident (2000). She was married to Danny Goldberg. She died on 6 January 2019 in Potts Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Anne Deveson was born on 19 June 1930 in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya [now Malaysia]. She was a writer and producer, known for Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976), Spinning Out (1991) and Achieving (1979). She was married to Ellis Manning Blain. She died on 12 December 2016 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Anne Flannery was born on 15 December 1931 in Wellington, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Klynham Summer (1982), A State of Siege (1978) and Heart of the Stag (1984). She died on 6 July 2001 in Sydney, Australia.