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As for his parents - the former Lona Warr, a housewife, and his father, Leslie Beresford, a commercial traveler who first sold handpumped washing machines to farmers in the Australian bush...
Bruce Beresford. Director: Driving Miss Daisy. Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The Golden West (Puccini), staged for the Spoleto ...
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"An Aussie in Hollywood," an interview with G. Crowdus and U. Gupta, in Cineaste (New York), vol. 12, no. 4, 1983. Interview in Screen International(London), 21 May 1983. "The Paramount King David," an interview with Brent Lewis, in Films(London), December 1984/January 1985. "Tender Crimes," an interview with Margy Rochlin, in AmericanFilm(Washingt...
Reade, Eric, History and Heartburn: The Saga of Australian Film,1896–1978, Sydney, 1979. Stratton, David, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Reader, Sydney, 1980. Tulloch, John, Australian Cinema: Industry, Narrative, and Meaning, Sydney and London, 1982. White, David, Australian Movies to the World: The InternationalSuccess of Australian Films...
Connelly, Keith, "The Films of Bruce Beresford," in Cinema Papers(Melbourne), August/September 1980. Robinson, David, "Bruce Beresford's New Australian Cinema," in the Times(London), 23 October 1980. Heung, Marina, "Breaker Morant and the Melodramatic Treatment of History," in Film Criticism, Winter 1984. Quartermain, Peter, "Two Australian Films: ...
Jul 7, 2023 · Lona Warr and Leslie Beresford were the parents of Australian director, Bruce Beresford. They both sold electrical goods for a living.
Leslie Beresford and Lona Warr. How many awards has Bruce Beresford won? 9 awards. How many award nominations has Bruce Beresford received? 44 nominations. Known for: Driving Miss Daisy. 7.3. Director. 1989. Breaker Morant. 7.8. Director.
Dec 14, 2023 · Beresford was born in Paddington, Sydney, the son of Lona (née Warr) and Leslie Beresford, who sold electrical goods. He grew up in the then outer-western suburb of Toongabbie, and went to The King's School, Parramatta. He made several short films in his teens.
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