John Casson

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Contributor John Casson
Gender Male
Nationality English
Date of Birth 28 October 1909
Date of Death 1999
Functions Director, Producer
Notes Son of Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike. Joined Navy in Second War and POW for five years. JC Williamson resident director from 1953-54. Born 1909 in Pimlico, London.
Events

Producer

Director

Leo Packer - Conductor, Musical Director

Hugh Hastings - Playwright

Evie Hayes - Actor, Actor and Singer, Performer

Hayes Gordon - Actor, Actor and Singer

Alec Kellaway - Actor, Actor and Singer

Reginald Newson - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Oklahoma, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 May 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Victoria Theatre (1891-), Newcastle, NSW, 19 March 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952
  • Annie Get Your Gun, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 July 1952

Charles Crawford - Actor, Actor and Singer

Donald Kirk - Actor, Actor and Singer

Irving Berlin - Composer, Music and Lyrics Librettist

William Hodge - Actor

Kevin Miles - Actor

Keneth Thornett - Actor

Michael Anderson - Actor

Maggie Fitzgibbon - Actor, Actor and Singer

Brian James - Actor

Betty Pounder - Ballet Master/Mistress, Choreographer, Dance Director

Arthur Taylor - Actor, Actor and Singer

Frank Taylor - Actor

Graeme Bent - Actor, Actor and Singer, Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant to the Director

Don Crosby - Actor

Nick Dana - Choreographer, Dance Director

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Shirley May Donald - Actor

Robert Healey - Actor, Actor and Singer

Cole Porter - Composer, Lyricist, Music and Lyrics Librettist

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Bella Spewack - Writer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Samuel Spewack - Writer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Brian Tait - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952

Fay Agnew - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

  • Call Me Madam, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 10 September 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

Gordon Chater - Actor

Dorothy Fields - Book and Lyrics Librettist, Playwright, Writer

Herbert Fields - Composer, Playwright, Writer

J Alan Kenyon - Scenic Artist, Set Designer

Cecil Newman - Scenic Artist, Set Designer

John Stevens - Actor, Actor and Singer, Dancer

Shirley Sunners - Actor and Singer, Ballet Master/Mistress, Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953
  • Oklahoma, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 May 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

William Arnold - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

Dorothy Burge - Dancer

Ian Burgis - Actor, Actor and Singer, Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953
  • Oklahoma, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 May 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1953

Gordon Cornish - Dancer, Musician

Russel Crouse - Writer

  • Call Me Madam, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 10 September 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Kenneth Firth - Actor

Betty Gribble - Actor, Actor and Singer, Singer

Alton Harvey - Actor, Actor and Singer, Assistant Stage Manager

Jack Horton - Actor, Actor and Singer, Dancer

Adele Jarrett - Dancer

Kevan Johnston - Dancer, Performer

  • Call Me Madam, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 10 September 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Les King - Stage Manager

Howard Lindsay - Writer

  • Call Me Madam, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 10 September 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Hal Marsden - Dancer

Gerald McErlean - Dancer

Shirley Murphy - Actor, Dancer

Jill Perryman - Actor, Performer, Singer

  • Call Me Madam, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 10 September 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Harvey Roland - Actor and Singer, Dancer, Musician

Keitha Ross Munro - Stage Manager

Howard Short - Actor, Actor and Singer

Frank Armstrong - Actor and Singer

H Birbeck - Mechanist

David Cahill - Actor, Performer

  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

George Carden - Dance Director

  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Blaine Cordner - Actor

Joy Cross - Musician

June Dayton - Actor

Ann Donald - Actor

Shirley Donald - Actor and Singer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954
  • Oklahoma, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 May 1953

Pamela Evans - Actor and Singer

Geoff Filtness - Actor and Singer

Ron Folkard - Actor

L Goddard - Actor and Singer, Dancer

Keith Gregory - Lighting Operator/Technician, Lyricist

Dean Harens - Actor

F Hugh Herbert - Playwright

Ann Holmes - Actor and Singer

June Jago - Actor

Lorelei Jones - Actor and Singer

Ron Kelly - Actor, Actor and Singer

Nan Kirkham - Dancer

Marie La Varre - Actor

Charles McCallum - Actor, Performer

  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Henry McGee - Actor

Boyd Michele - Dancer

Ann Nicholson - Actor, Actor and Singer

  • Oklahoma, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 May 1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 28 April 1953

Pat Nicholson - Dancer

James Powell - Musician, Musician: Pianist

Nola Powell - Musician, Musician: Pianist

Isabel Pratt - Actor, Actor and Singer

William Rees - Actor, Performer

  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Bruce Rodger - Dancer

Des Rolfe - Actor

J Sidoli - Properties Master

Shirley Smith - Actor

Joy Turpin - Actor

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952
  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Garth Welch - Dancer, Performer

  • Call Me Madam, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 30 January 1954
  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Zelma White - Dancer

Keith Wright - Actor

William Akers - Actor

Michael Anderson - Actor

Peter Batey - Assistant Stage Manager

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

David Blair - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Margo Braybrook - Administrator

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Beth Brown - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Zoe Caldwell - Actor

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Stanley Chisholm - Actor

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952

Len Clerehan - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

June Clyne - Actor

June Collis - Stage Manager

William Constable - Designer

Donald Crosby - Actor

Lloyd Cunnington - Assistant Stage Manager

Morgan Davies - Actor

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952

Coral Deague - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Dudley Diamond - Dancer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Duke Diamond - Dancer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

William Douglas Home - Playwright

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Joan Duan - Actor

Michael Duffield - Actor

Patricia Dutton - Actor and Singer

Terry Dynes - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

John Edmund - Actor

Ron Field - Stage Director

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Jewel Firth - Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Kenneth Firth - Actor

Margaret Fitzgibbon - Actor

  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 2 February 1952

Billie Fowler - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Ron Frank - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Gordon Glenwright - Actor

Evelyn Godly - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Diana Gregory - Actor and Singer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

Dorothy Gulliver - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Harry Hambleton - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Oscar Hammerstein II - Lyricist

Kevin Healy - Actor

Clive Hearne - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Alec Hellaway - Actor and Singer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 1 July 1954

Winifred Hindle - Actor

Hanya Holm - Choreographer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

Anne Holmes - Actor, Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Michael Hourihan - Actor

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Ross Howard - Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Roy Howell - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

John Huson - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Ellis Irving - Actor

Brian James - Actor

Roma Johnston - Actor

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Frederick Knott - Playwright

Ray Lawler - Actor

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Sid Lawson - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Bobby Mack - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Mary Mackay - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Christine Main - Dancer

Maree Marsden - Actor

Jessie Matthews - Actor

Mary McCrone - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

Alan Melville - Playwright

Colin Morris - Playwright

Ann Nichols - Actor and Singer

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

Carmel O'Shea - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Pamela Page - Actor

Brett Pannell - Assistant Stage Manager

Rene Paul - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Phillip Penney - Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Stan Prescott - Singer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Patricia Raye - Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Sylvia Reid - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Malcolm Robertson - Stage Manager

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Richard Rodgers - Writer

Hector Ross - Actor

Alex Scott - Actor

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Gil Slattery - Mechanist

Maxine Smitherham - Actor

Dawn Spry - Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Nellie Stewart - Actor

Helen Stocks - Dancer

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Frank Tait - Entrepreneur

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

John Tait - Entrepreneur

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

Nevin Tait - Entrepreneur

  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 4 April 1953

Frank Taylor - Actor

Grant Taylor - Actor

Warren Taylor - Actor

Sandra Thomas - Actor

Maree Tomasetti - Actor

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Janice Turner - Actor

Doreen Warburton - Actor

Anthony Ward - Actor

Arthur Watkyn - Playwright

Richard Webb - Actor

  • Call Me Madam, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 5 September 1953

Owen Weingott - Actor

Alan White - Actor

J C Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976)

Lemuel Ayres

  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952

Saint Subber

  • Kiss Me, Kate, His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, QLD, 31 January 1953
  • Kiss Me, Kate, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1952

Aztec Services Pty Ltd

Garnet H Carroll

J C Williamson Theatres (1939-1943)

J C Williamson Theatres Ltd

  • Oklahoma, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 May 1953

Sir Benjamin Fuller

The University of Melbourne

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955

Union Theatre Repertory Company

  • The Chiltern Hundreds, University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC, 10 January 1955
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