Shan Benson (9 April 1917 - 31 May 1998) was an Australian writer, director and producer best known for the documentaries he made for Film Australia and for his radio plays.[1]
He served in the Australian army during World War Two.[2]
Select credits
edit- Crime on Celluloid (1945) (radio play)[3]
- Seven Section (1951) (radio play) - author[4]
- Voyage on a Dinner Table (1954) (radio play) - author
- This Is the ABC (1955) (documentary) - director[5]
- Newsman's Holiday (1955) (radio serial)[6]
References
edit- ^ Marius Benson, 'Benson, Shan (1917–1998)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/benson-shan-32531/text40371, accessed 11 February 2024.
- ^ Shaun Benson at National Archives of Australia
- ^ "'Crime on Celluloid'". Advocate. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 4699. 22 August 1945. p. 18. Retrieved 11 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Radio". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. Vol. LI, no. 67. 3 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hoyts Theatres to Show Film of A.B.C.", ABC Weekly, 17 December 1955, retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "2FC-2NA Sunday", ABC Weekly, 27 August 1955, retrieved 11 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
edit- Shan Benson at IMDb
- Shan Benson at AusStage
- Shan Benson at AustLit
