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Australia's Player King

The Life and Films of Peter Finch

John Ramsland

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English
Brolga Publishing
01 October 2024
Exploring Peter Finch’s life as an abandoned, unloved child is a key in understanding his brilliant mesmerising style of acting. In his youth in Australia, he conquered all the fields in acting well before his discovery after the war in 1947 by Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Sydney on their Old Vic Company Tour. He chose London and his destiny was established with films like The Shiralee, A Town like Alice, The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Sunday Bloody Sunday and Network. Finch had enviable good looks, a star presence and diverse acting talent.

 
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Imprint:   Brolga Publishing
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 135mm, 
ISBN:   9780645815894
ISBN 10:   0645815896
Pages:   600
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Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Ramsland is Emeritus Professor at The University of Newcastle and the author of several books and many articles on Australian social history. His most recent books include With just and Relentless discipline : A Social History of Corrective Services in New South Wales (1996) and Custodians of the Soil :A History of Aboriginal-European Relationships in the Manning Valey of New South Wales (2001). He has also published widely on the history of neglected and instituionalised children in England, France, and Australia.  

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