Nationality Australian Died April 28, 2004 Role Film director | Name Hartney Arthur Movies Red Sky at Morning | |
Full Name Hartney J. Arthur Born 29 December 1917 Hobart, Tasmania | ||
Occupation Actor, Writer Director | ||
Hartney J. Arthur (29 December 1917 – 24 March 2004) was an Australian actor, writer and film director, who worked in stage, radio and film.
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He was born in Hobart Tasmania, and appeared as a convict boy in For the Term of his Natural Life (1927). He went into work in Sydney radio and theater as a writer, director and actor, and toured New Zealand in the title role of Charley's Aunt. He later directed Peter Finch in Red Sky at Morning (1944) and managed a chain of theaters in New South Wales.
In 1949 he moved to the U.S. and worked for the Australian Information Bureau and as a theater and film agent. He died in Bethel, Connecticut on 24 March 2004, aged 86.
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