Hartney J. Arthur (29 December 1917 – 24 March 2004) was an Australian actor, writer and film director, who worked in stage, radio and film.
Hartney Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hartney J. Arthur 29 December 1917 |
| Died | 24 March 2004 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer Director |
Biography
editHe was born in Hobart Tasmania, and appeared as a convict boy in For the Term of his Natural Life (1927). He went into work in Sydney radio and theater as a writer, director and actor, and toured New Zealand in the title role of Charley's Aunt. He later directed Peter Finch in Red Sky at Morning (1944) and managed a chain of theaters in New South Wales.[1][2]
In 1949 he moved to the U.S. and worked for the Australian Information Bureau and as a theater and film agent.[3][4] He died in Bethel, Connecticut on 24 March 2004, aged 86.[5]
Select Credits
edit- For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) – film – actor
- Roundabout (1937) – play – actor[6]
- Private Lives by Noël Coward (1939) – play – actor[7]
- A Yank in Australia (1942) – film – actor
- Red Sky at Morning (1944) – film – writer, director
- Flicka Daze – book[8]
- West Side Story (1960) – director of Australian production[9] Hartney is a distant relative of Australian movie producer Phillip Avalon.
References
edit- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 197
- ^ "Golden Opportunity For Australian Writers". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 2 November 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ 'Hartney J. Arthur Obituary', Daily Variety, 26 May 2004
- ^ "U.N. VISIT". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 27 December 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Hartney J. Arthur, Obituary". New York Times. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ ""ROUNDABOUT."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 April 1937. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ ""PRIVATE LIVES."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 August 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Book News". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 11 August 1945. p. 10 Supplement: The Argus Week-End Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Offbeat musical on street gangs". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 19 October 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
External links
edit- Hartney Arthur at IMDb
- Hartney Arthur at the Internet Broadway Database
- Hartney J. Arthur at National Film and Sound Archive
- Hartney J. Arthur theatre credits at AusStage
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