Occupation Film director Name Arch Nicholson | Role Film director | |
Born 1941 Melbourne, Australia Died February 23, 1990, Sydney, Australia Awards Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Movies Fortress, Dark Age, Buddies, Weekend With Kate, Deadline Similar People Sean Garlick, Nikki Coghill, Beth Buchanan, Catherine McClements, Max Phipps | ||
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Arch Nicholson (1941 - 24 February 1990) was an Australian film director.
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He was born in Melbourne and grew up in Western Australia, originally training to be a teacher. Seeing Last Year at Marienbad made him want to become a filmmaker and he spent 12 years making documentaries at the Commonwealth Film Unit such as The Russians. He then began directing episodes of TV shows such as The Flying Doctors and Special Squad.
Nicholson was married to former Play School presenter Jan Kingsbury.
He died of ALS in 1990 aged 48.
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