David Cahill
David Cahill | |
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| Born | 1921 |
| Died | August 2008 (aged 86–87) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[citation needed] |
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David Cahill (1921 – August 2008) was an Australian actor, writer-producer and director, notable for his work directing TV from the 1950s through to 1970s.[1] It has been claimed he was one of the best directors working in early Australian TV.[2]
He was also an actor and writer, and in the mid 1950s spent time in England.[3] Back in Sydney for the 60s, Cahill broke taboos and pushed censorship limits as the director of the satirical The Mavis Bramston Show and the angry young men serial You Can't See 'Round Corners for the Seven Network. Toward the end of his directing career, Cahill helmed the majority of the soap opera serial Certain Women.
He was the father of Sally Cahill,[4] the Australian actress appearing in the television series Prisoner, whom he directed in her teenage debut (Halfway to Nowhere) and a number of serial performances.
Select credits[edit]
- Autumn Affair (1958) (TV series)
- Johnny Belinda (1959)
- Other People's Houses (1959) (TV movie)
- A Tongue of Silver (1959) (TV movie)
- Pardon Miss Westcott (1959) (TV movie)
- Big Blue and Beautiful (1960) (TV movie)
- Reflections in Dark Glasses (1960) (TV movie)
- Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960) (TV movie)
- The Grey Nurse Said Nothing (1960) (TV movie)[5]
- Thunder of Sycamore Street (1960) (TV movie)
- Jonah (1962) (TV series)
- Pick a Box (1963) (TV game show)
- Tribunal (1963–64) (TV series)
- The Mavis Bramston Show (1964–68) (TV series)
- Casebook (1966–67) (TV series)
- You Can't See 'Round Corners (1967) (TV series)
- You Can't See 'round Corners (1969) (film)
- Phoenix Five (1970) (TV series)
- Catwalk (1971–72) (TV series)
- Halfway to Nowhere (1972) (TV movie)
- Certain Women (1973-76) (TV serial)
- The Seven Ages of Man (1975) (TV series)
- Kirby's Company (1977) (TV series)
References[edit]
- ^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 83–86.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (4 November 2020). "Forgotten TV Plays: Pardon Miss Wescott". Filmink.
- ^ "Freda Irvjgig's social report GUESTS FLY TO WEDDING". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 25 September 1956. p. 9. Retrieved 13 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Freda Irvjgig op. cit.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Grey Nurse Said Nothing". Filmink.