Brett Porter
Brett Porter is an Australian producer, writer and director best known for his work in TV. He worked at ATN-7 producing some of the first drama made for Australian television.[1] He moved to the ABC in 1964, where he made documentaries and worked on Four Corners. He was then producer on Bellbird. He died in 1970 aged 57.[2]
Select credits[edit]
- Johnny Belinda (1959) - producer
- Two Men of Fiji (1959)
- Other People's Houses (1959)
- They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful (1959)
- Thunder of Silence (1959)
- Pardon Miss Westcott (1959)
- Reflections in Dark Glasses (1960)
- The Story of Peter Grey (1961)
- Stronger Since the War? (1964) - documentary - writer and director[3]
- Four Corners (1965) - director[4]
- Three Faces of New Guinea (1967) - documentary[5]
- Bellbird (1967) - TV series - producer
- Pastures of the Blue Crane (1969)
References[edit]
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (4 November 2020). "Forgotten TV Plays: Pardon Miss Wescott". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Pioneers". The Age. 23 July 1970. p. 38.
- ^ "A.B.C. examines Japanese women". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 998. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 November 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "leisure the arts TV RADIO DRAMA MUSIC ARTS BOOKS New front in T.V. cold war". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 072. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 February 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Impact film on three faces of New Guinea". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 635. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 March 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 27 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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