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'''Roy Darling''' (1898, [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] –1956, [[Australia]]) was an English-Australian film [[Film director|director]] and [[Film producer|producer]] who worked in the [[Silent film|silent era]]. |
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| ⚫ | Before moving to Australia, he made several films in [[South Africa]], and directed a documentary in [[India]] called ''Beasts in the Jungle'' (1918). He moved to Australia in 1922 and lost several hundred pounds of his own money investing in his own film, ''[[The Lust for Gold]]'' (1922).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16385685 |title=FILM INDUSTRY. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=20 June 1927 |accessdate=8 January 2012 |page=14 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He made a second feature ''Daughter of the East'' (1924) then mainly worked on documentaries and commercials. In 1947 he directed a few scenes for a proposed feature ''[[The Intimate Stranger (1947 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' which was never completed.<ref>Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 114</ref> |
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Roy Darling was a composer of [[Australian country music|country Australian music.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Results for author:"Darling, Roy"|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=author:%22Darling%2C%20Roy%22&iknowwhatimean=1|access-date=8 September 2021|website=National Library of Australia (NLA)}}</ref> ''The Overlander Trail'' was his most successful song which he wrote the music and lyrics for. It was first performed by [[Buddy Williams (country musician)|Buddy Williams]] in 1946, who also starred in Darling's short film ''He Chased a Chicken'' (1946) in which Williams performed ''The Chicken Song''. |
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==Credits== |
==Credits== |
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*''[[The Lust for Gold]]'' (1922) |
'''Film''' |
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*''[[The Lust for Gold]]'' (1922) |
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*''[[Daughter of the East]]'' (1924) |
*''[[Daughter of the East]]'' (1924) |
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*''The Hand that Rocks the Cradle'' (1942) |
*''The Hand that Rocks the Cradle'' (1942) – short |
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*''He Chased a Chicken'' (1946) – short<ref>[http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4108157 Copyright information] at [[National Archives of Australia]]</ref> |
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*''He Chased a Chicken'' (1946) - short |
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*''[[The Intimate Stranger (1947 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1947) – abandoned feature |
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'''Music''' |
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*''Dear little lady o' mine'' (c. 1944) |
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*''Smoky Eyes'' (c. 1944) |
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*''The Overlander Trail'' (c. 1945) |
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*''The Chicken Song'' (c. 1946) |
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*''Smiley'' (c. 1947) |
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*''Eureka: the stockade song'' (c. 1948) |
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*''Sandy Hollow Trail'' (c. 1949) |
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*''Lightning Ridge'' (c. 1949) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201401/ Roy Darling] at [[IMDB]] |
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*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F15489-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Roy Darling] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]] |
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F15489-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Roy Darling] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 8 April 2024
Roy Darling (1898, Budapest, Hungary –1956, Australia) was an English-Australian film director and producer who worked in the silent era. Before moving to Australia, he made several films in South Africa, and directed a documentary in India called Beasts in the Jungle (1918). He moved to Australia in 1922 and lost several hundred pounds of his own money investing in his own film, The Lust for Gold (1922).[1] He made a second feature Daughter of the East (1924) then mainly worked on documentaries and commercials. In 1947 he directed a few scenes for a proposed feature The Intimate Stranger which was never completed.[2]
Roy Darling was a composer of country Australian music.[3] The Overlander Trail was his most successful song which he wrote the music and lyrics for. It was first performed by Buddy Williams in 1946, who also starred in Darling's short film He Chased a Chicken (1946) in which Williams performed The Chicken Song.
Credits
[edit]Film
- The Lust for Gold (1922)
- Daughter of the East (1924)
- The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1942) – short
- He Chased a Chicken (1946) – short[4]
- The Intimate Stranger (1947) – abandoned feature
Music
- Dear little lady o' mine (c. 1944)
- Smoky Eyes (c. 1944)
- The Overlander Trail (c. 1945)
- The Chicken Song (c. 1946)
- Smiley (c. 1947)
- Eureka: the stockade song (c. 1948)
- Sandy Hollow Trail (c. 1949)
- Lightning Ridge (c. 1949)
References
[edit]- ^ "FILM INDUSTRY". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 20 June 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 114
- ^ "Results for author:"Darling, Roy"". National Library of Australia (NLA). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Copyright information at National Archives of Australia
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