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His father was a well-to-do builder. Barry was a highly intelligent boy who attended Melbourne University. There, he began acting in revues and doing impersonations. He moved to London in 1959 and began his professional performing career on the West End and Broadway stages as Mr Sowerby in Oliver!, and in Peter Cook's Establishment nightclub. He has created numerous characters including Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.- Kerry Casey was born on 9 November 1954 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995), Parole Violators (1994) and Water Rats (1996). He was married to Maria Moutoudis. He died on 25 November 2015 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Production Designer
Born in Sydney, Australia, she is a costume and production designer. She is a specialist in period costume from the 19th century. All four of her Oscar nominated films are of that era. A noted recluse who rarely does interviews or attends awards ceremony's, between jobs she returns to a quite home life with her family.- Music Department
- Composer
- Additional Crew
Born in Sydney on 19 January 1935, Johnny O'Keefe became the undisputed King of Australian rock and roll. There was little or no rock music scene in Australia, and certainly no Australian rock recordings, prior to 1957, when Bill Haley toured the country. A local band, the Dee Jays with vocalist Johnny O'Keefe, was chosen as the supporting act. Johnny O'Keefe had been performing in talent shows, mainly doing impersonations of Johnny Ray singing songs such as Crying and The Little White Cloud that Cried (complete with prop glasses filled with water to make artificial tears). His performance supporting Bill Haley led to a contract with Festival Records.
At his first recording session on a Saturday afternoon in July 1957, Johnny recorded Bill Haley's Billy Goat and I'm Still Alive. (The recording had to be on a Saturday afternoon because Johnny was working in his father's furniture shop in the morning and during the week - and, of course, you couldn't work on a Sunday in the fifties.) Reluctant radio stations gave very little airplay to Johnny's first record but, by the time of his next recording, Wild One, early in 1958, there was sufficient demand from Johnny O'Keefe Fan Clubs throughout the country to make it a hit. Many of these Fan Clubs had arisen out of performances which Johnny gave at Police and Citizens Boys Clubs.
A series of hit records and performances on Lee Gordon's "Big Shows" supporting overseas artists (who often were greeted with chants of "We want Johnny") led to Johnny being given his own national TV show, Six O'Clock Rock, in 1959. The TV show ran until 1962 when Johnny left to tour America (with limited success).
Overwork led to Johnny being instructed by his doctors to take a rest, but he was soon back on television with another show Sing! Sing! Sing! and recording another string of hit records. The pattern of dynamic performance leading to overwork, depression and breakdown was repeated for the next ten years. This, together with a serious car smash which required several operations to reconstruct his face, culminated in Johnny's death from a heart attack in October 1978.
During his career, J O'K had five number one records and ten other top ten hits. The recording for which he is best remembered, Shout!, was recorded and released as a single twice (in 1959 and in 1964) but never achieved better than number 11. Relatives of him have also become celebrities, such as his nephew Andrew O'Keefe. His daughter has a cameo in the TV movie bio about his life, Shout! - The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (1985).- Sonia McMahon was born on 1 August 1932 in Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia. She was married to Billy McMahon. She died on 2 April 2010 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Lionel Long was born in Burwood, Sydney however he spent his early years growing up in Bondi.
Learning to play the guitar while studying at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, where he studied commercial art, he went on to become one of Australia's most well known and successful country & western/folk singers of the 1960's whose singing career continued well into the 1980's.
In 1962, Lionel took over as host of the Johnny O'Keefe Show for one year. The show was renamed Sing Sing Sing.
In 1963 Lionel married Carole Newgrosh whom he met at a charity function in 1962.
Lionel is also known for his acting roles during the 60's & 70's. Notably as Senior Detective Bert Costello in the long running TV series, Homicide.
During the 1980s, Lionel taught acting classes to children in Bankstown.
Lionel passed away on 1 January 1998 in the Sacred Heart Hospital at Darlinghurst, Sydney.- Carol Willesee was an actress, known for Looking for Alibrandi (2000), Family and Friends (1990) and Celebrity Tattle Tales (1980). She was married to Mike Willesee. She died on 5 December 2006 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- John Kennerley was born on 13 September 1939 in Heswall, Cheshire, England, UK. He was married to Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Jill Sanders. He died on 28 February 2019 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- John Fordham was born on 16 September 1944 in Bingara, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Veronica. He died on 10 November 2019 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Noel Brophy was born in 1917 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for They're a Weird Mob (1966), Number 96 (1972) and The Rovers (1969). He died on 25 April 1981 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Tony Greig was born on 6 October 1946 in Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa. He died on 29 December 2012 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Margaret Whitlam was born on 19 November 1919 in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was married to Gough Whitlam. She died on 17 March 2012 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Carmen L. Rupe was born on 10 October 1936 in Taumarunui, New Zealand. She died on 14 December 2011 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- 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.- Additional Crew
David Penfold was born on 24 February 1944 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is known for The Playbirds (1978). He died on 8 September 2013 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- John Fernside was born in 1892 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Bush Christmas (1947), The Glenrowan Affair (1951) and Uncivilized (1937). He died on 26 October 1957 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Rose Jackson was born on 11 September 1935 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Young Einstein (1988). She died on 21 July 2011 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Joseph Lyons was born on 15 September 1879 in Stanley, Tasmania, Australia. He was married to Enid Burnell. He died on 7 April 1939 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Costume Designer
- Additional Crew
Rex Cramphorne was born on 10 January 1941 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was a costume designer, known for Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens (1972) and Jesus Christ Superstar (1972). He died on 22 November 1991 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Diana Fisher was born on 30 May 1931 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Heartbreak High (1994), Investiture of His Royal Highness Prince Charles as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester (1969) and A Current Affair (1971). She was married to Humphrey Fisher. She died on 26 January 2023 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Soundtrack
Nellie Melba was born on 19 May 1861 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. She was married to Charles Frederick Nisbett Armstrong. She died on 23 February 1931 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Sound Department
- Music Department
Noel Cantrill was born on 21 November 1941 in Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Noel is known for Snow Treasure (1968), Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959) and The Aunty Jack Show (1972). Noel was married to Nuala Fenlon. Noel died on 5 January 2016 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- D'Arcy Niland was born on 20 October 1917 in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer, known for Adventure Unlimited (1965), The Shiralee (1957) and Drama 61-67 (1961). He was married to Ruth Park. He died on 29 March 1967 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- David Martin was born on 14 April 1933 in Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was married to Suzanne Millear. He died on 10 August 1990 in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- The film and stage actor Harold Meade (also known as Harold B Meade or Harold Brabazon Meade) was born Harold Meadmore in Hampstead, London, England, in 1875 of British and French parentage. His father, Robert Meadmore (1835-1891), was a commercial clerk working in London for an Australian merchant. His mother, Clemence Désirée (nee Dessure - 1837-1918) was from Rouen, France.
Most members of the Meadmore family, which originates from Orcop, a tiny Herefordshire village in the English midlands, went into traditional, secure businesses. They were either farmers, clerks, or lawyers. So Harold Meadmore was definitely setting out on his own path by becoming an actor.
His life between the ages of 6 (when he appears in the 1881 UK census living with his family in Hampstead, London) and around 1914 when he appears in the California Motion Picture Corporation production "Salomy Jane" is still something of a mystery. At some point in this period, he changed his name to Harold B Meade.
Around May 1915, he was back in London, where, as Harold Brabazon Meade, he marries Mary Kathleen Clarke. Their ceremony took place in Paddington. The marriage appears not to have lasted long because in 1921, at the Supreme Court of Judicature, London, Mary petitions for a the restitution of her conjugal rights and the marriage ends in divorce.
In 1915, still working for the same California film company, he stars in the film "The Rose of the Misty Pool". He also plays Lothario's servant in "Mignon" (1915).
In the 1920s, he is back in London, taking various roles in stage plays at West End theaters. He was Adolphe, Baron Martin in the English translation of Ladislas Fodor's four-act comedy "Home Affairs" at the Everyman Theatre in 1925. In 1927, he created the role of Squarcio in the premier of George Bernard Shaw's play "The Glimpse of Reality" at the Ats Theatre.
On 22 Sep 1929, he is recorded as crossing the border from Canada into Buffallo, New York State, USA. This card, filled in by US immigration officials, is a key document in proving that actor Harold Brabazon Meade was born Harold Meadmore.
Three days later, on 25 Sep 1929, he opens at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Broadway, New York, in the play "Many Waters" by Monckton Hoffe, in a production by Charles B Cochran.
Around 1930, he moves to Australia, and, in his mid 50s, is appearing in various films, stage plays and musicals. He was also taking part in Australian radio productions of various kinds.
His links with Australia date back to his father's working connections. His eldest brother, Clement Meadmore (1862-1936) had emigrated to Australia in the 1880s and by the 1930s was living in Sydney. Their father, Robert, appears to have also emigrated to Australia in the late 1880s, and died in Ashfield, New South Wales, in 1891.
In 1939, Harold married his second wife, Irene Pearl Cahill, in Woollahra, New South Wales. By the 1940s they are living in Darlinghurst, East Sydney.
His last film productions appears to be in 1939, when, at the age of 64, he played Colonel Bryant in "Seven Little Australians" and Mr Inchape in "Gone to the Dogs".
He died in Sydney on 22 Mar, 1944, and was buried at the Botany Church of England Cemetery.