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Contributor	Eric Duckworth
Gender	Male
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	1915
Place Of Birth	Sheffield
Date of Death	4 July 2013
Place Of Death	Sydney
Functions	Entrepreneur, Adminstrator: Business Manager
Notes	With his partner William Orr, founded and ran the Phillip Street Theatre in Sydney in the 1950s and early '60s, helping to build or establish the careers of many people who were to become household names.
Related Contributors	Also known as Eric Worth (Actor. Event Dates: 1938 - 1939) Is spouse of William Orr (Adaptor, Book and Lyrics Librettist, Devisor, Director, Lyricist, Playwright, Producer, Production Manager, Set Designer, Writer. Event Dates: 1951 - 1982). Life partner
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954
	Adminstrator: Business Manager Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954
	Lola Brooks - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Gordon Chater - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Peter Collins - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Gerry Donovan - Lyricist Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 John Fleming - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Joan Halliday - Choreographer Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Ken Hannam - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Margo Lee - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 John McKellar - Actor, Lyricist Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Alick McKenzie - Set Designer Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Lance Mulcahy - Composer Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Lyle O'Hara - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 William Orr - Lyricist, Producer Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Charles Bud Tingwell - Actor Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954
	Phillip Street Theatre Company Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954 Playgoers' Co-operative Theatres Limited Top of the Bill, Phillip Street Theatre (1954-1961), Sydney, NSW, 7 May 1954
Resources	Article: Stuart Wagstaff, A true gentleman of the theatre [Obituary], Sydney Morning Herald, 5 July 2013 Interview: Bill Stephens, Eric Duckworth, Eric Duckworth interviewed by Bill Stephens [sound recording]., National Library of Australia, 23 January 2000
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	487960

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