Stanley Hawes
Film director
1905 – 1991
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Who was Stanley Hawes?
Stanley Gilbert Hawes was a British-born documentary film producer and director who spent most of his career in Australia, though he commenced his career in England and Canada. He was born in London, England and died in Sydney, Australia. He is best known as the Producer-in-Chief of the Australian Government's filmmaking body, which was named, in 1945, the Australian National Film Board, and then, in 1956, the Commonwealth Film Unit. In 1973, after he retired, it became Film Australia.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1905
London - Also known as
- producer-in-chief
- Stanley Gilbert Hawes
- Nationality
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 19, 1991
Sydney
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on July 23, 2013
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