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Australian actor, writer and film director

Hartney Arthur
BornHartney J. Arthur
29 December 1917
Hobart, Tasmania
Died24 March 2004
Bethel, Connecticut
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actor, Writer Director

Hartney J. Arthur (29 December 1917 – 24 March 2004) was an Australian actor, writer and film director, who worked in stage, radio and film.

Biography

He 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.

In 1949 he moved to the U.S. and worked for the Australian Information Bureau and as a theater and film agent. He died in Bethel, Connecticut on 24 March 2004, aged 86.

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References

  1. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 197
  2. "Golden Opportunity For Australian Writers". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 2 November 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  3. 'Hartney J. Arthur Obituary', Daily Variety, 26 May 2004
  4. "U.N. VISIT". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 27 December 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. "Hartney J. Arthur, Obituary". New York Times. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ""ROUNDABOUT."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 April 1937. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  7. ""PRIVATE LIVES."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 August 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. "Book News". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 11 August 1945. p. 10 Supplement: The Argus Week-End Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  9. "Offbeat musical on street gangs". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 19 October 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

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