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Jack Thompson

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Actor b. 1940 On stage 1926–1929

John Hadley Thompson, AM (né Pain; born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He is best known for his role as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as The Club (1980), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Petersen (1974). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society, and was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards.

On stage 4 productions, 3 years

1926 Peggy-Ann Vanderbilt Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Milton 333 perf.
1927 A Connecticut Yankee Vanderbilt Theatre · Original · directed by Alexander Leftwich 418 perf.
1927 Rio Rita Ziegfeld Theatre · Original · directed by John Harwood 494 perf.
1929 Fifty Million Frenchmen Lyric Theatre · Original · directed by Monty Woolley 254 perf.

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Worked with more than once5 names

William Gaxton 2 productions
Margaret Miller 2 productions
Jack Morton 2 productions
Grace Connelly 2 productions
Evelyn Ruh 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 4 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature3 passages

  • Cast: William Gaxton, Constance Carpenter, Nana Bryant, June Cochrane, William Norris, Jack Thompsonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: William Gaxton, Genevieve Tobin, Helen Broderick, Betty Compton, Evelyn Hoey, Jack Thompson, Thurston Hallebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • I Feel at Home With You ■{ Originally sung by Jack Thompson and June Cochrane)“ 1st VERSEtheatre-pdfs/Thou Swell Thou Witty-The Life and Lyrics of Lorenz Hart - Hart, Dorothy.txt

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