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Contributor	Alexander Turner
Other Names	Alexander Frederick Turner
Gender	Male
Nationality	English
Date of Birth	7 August 1907
Date of Death	1993
Functions	Playwright, Poet, Producer, Scriptwriter
Notes	Arrived Australia 1925. Worked in the ABC as drama and feature producer, active in WA repertory societies.
NLA	http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-566425
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Crossbearers, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 5 July 1955 In Thy Most Need, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 24 August 1939 Royal Mail, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 1939 After Three, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 16 June 1938 Conglomerate, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 May 1938 Sea Power, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 March 1938 The Golden Journey, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 5 October 1937 Coat of Arms, ABC Radio, Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 18 June 1937 Hester Siding, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1937 The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Not the Six Hundred, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, August 1936 All Stations, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 August 1936 One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Centurion, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 3 February 1935 Not the Six Hundred, Meekatharra Hall, Meekatharra, WA, 17 October 1933 The Black Cloak, Perth, Perth, WA, 1932
	Playwright Royal Mail, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 1939 The Golden Journey, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 5 October 1937 The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Not the Six Hundred, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, August 1936 One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Centurion, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 3 February 1935 Not the Six Hundred, Meekatharra Hall, Meekatharra, WA, 17 October 1933 The Black Cloak, Perth, Perth, WA, 1932 Scriptwriter In Thy Most Need, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 24 August 1939 After Three, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 16 June 1938 Conglomerate, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 May 1938 Sea Power, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 March 1938 Coat of Arms, ABC Radio, Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 18 June 1937 Hester Siding, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1937 All Stations, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 August 1936 Producer Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Crossbearers, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 5 July 1955
	Lawrence H Cecil - Producer After Three, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 16 June 1938 Sea Power, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 March 1938 William Hoey - Actor, Director The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Walter Brooksbank - Scriptwriter Crossbearers, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 5 July 1955 R Brown - Actor One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 R Calthrop - Actor The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Athol Casper - Actor The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Frank D Clewlow - Producer Hester Siding, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1937 Henrietta Drake-Brockman - Playwright Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Marion Haynes - Actor The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Nancy Lee - Producer The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Charles Lewis - Actor One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 J Lewis - Actor One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 Angus Maitland - Actor The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Ken McNaught - Actor The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Harry Mendleson - Actor The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Frank O'Grady - Actor The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Paul O'Loughlin - Producer Conglomerate, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 May 1938 R Petersen - Actor The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 M Pope - Actor One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 Phil Shappere - Actor The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 J T Tracy - Actor The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Dion Wheeler - Producer In Thy Most Need, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 24 August 1939 Hope Wylie - Producer One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 J Wylie - Actor One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935
	Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney After Three, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 16 June 1938 Sea Power, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 6 March 1938 Hester Siding, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1937 All Stations, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1 August 1936 Perth Repertory Club The Golden Journey, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 5 October 1937 The Old Allegiance, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 29 October 1936 Not the Six Hundred, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, August 1936 The Centurion, Assembly Hall, Perth, WA, 5 July 1935 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Melbourne Crossbearers, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 5 July 1955 Centurion, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 3 February 1935 ABC Radio Productions Department Conglomerate, ABC Radio, Adelaide, Collinswood, SA, 13 May 1938 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Brisbane In Thy Most Need, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 24 August 1939 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Hobart Coat of Arms, ABC Radio, Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 18 June 1937 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Perth Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Bruce Rock Repertory Club One Hundred Guineas, Western Australia, , WA, 17 October 1935 Phoenix Club Not the Six Hundred, Meekatharra Hall, Meekatharra, WA, 17 October 1933
Resources	Anthology: Alexander Turner, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, Paterson's Press, Perth, WA, 1937 Anthology: Alexander Turner, Royal Mail and Other Plays, Paterson's Press, Perth, WA, 1944 Article: Fidelio , Music and the Theatre, The West Australian, 15 August 1936, 23 Book: Richard Lane, National Film and Sound Archive, The golden age of Australian radio drama, 1923-1960: a history through biography, Melbourne University Press, Carlton South, VIC, 1994 Collection: Alexander Turner, National Library of Australia Playscript: Alexander Turner, All Stations, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, Paterson's Press, Perth, WA, 1937 Playscript: Alexander Turner, Coat of Arms, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, Paterson's Press, Perth, WA, 1937 Playscript: Alexander Turner, Conglomerate, Australian Radio Plays, 55-72. Playscript: Alexander Turner, Conglomerate, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 13 pp. Playscript: Alexander Turner, Hester Siding, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, 67-78. Playscript: Alexander Turner, Hester Siding: A Radio Play, Best Australian One-Act Plays, 1937, 275-92. Playscript: Alexander Turner, In Thy Most Need, Royal Mail and Other Plays, 120-33. Playscript: Alexander Turner, Not the Six Hundred, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, 15-30. Playscript: Alexander Turner, Royal Mail , Royal Mail and Other Plays, 15-78. Playscript: Alexander Turner, Sea Power, Royal Mail and Other Plays, 109-19. Playscript: Alexander Turner, The Centurion: A Drama in Two Scenes, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, 1937, 5-14. Playscript: Alexander Turner, The Old Allegiance, Hester Siding and Other Plays and Verse, 31-46.
Works	After Three All Stations Coat of Arms Conglomerate Hester Siding In Thy Most Need Not the Six Hundred One Hundred Guineas Royal Mail Sea Power The Centurion The Golden Journey The Old Allegiance Wheat Boat
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	455610

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