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Gordon Glenwright

1918 – 1985

Australian actor, stage manager and playwright

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About Gordon Glenwright

Lived 1918 – 1985 (aged 66–67). Gordon Glenwright was an actor.

Stage Year Title Role Venue / company1948 Pride and Prejudice Minerva Theatre, Sydney Storm in a Teacup Julius Caesar Theatre Royal Sydney Ah, Wilderness! Minerva Theatre, Sydney1949 The Maid of the Mountains Sydney Conservatorium of Music Twelfth Night Theatre Royal Sydney Dark Enchantment Minerva Theatre, Sydney Pirates at the Barn 1951 Light Up the Sky Princess Theatre, Melbourne Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp Arsenic and Old Lace Teddie Hew Theatre Royal 1951–1952 See How They Run Sgt. Towers King's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Adelaide, Princess Theatre, Melbourne & His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland 1953 For Better for Worse Theatre Royal Sydney 1954 Eternal Night Independent Theatre, Sydney 1957–1958 The Shifting Heart Det. Sgt. Lukie Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney 1959 The Piccadilly Bushman Lew Leggat Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, Theatre Royal, Adelaide with J. C. Williamson's1962 Saint Joan University of Adelaide, Palace Theatre, Sydney, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne You Never Can Tell University of Melbourne 1962–1963 Carnival! Schlegel Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal Sydney 1963 The Fire on the Snow Independent Theatre, Sydney1964 King Henry V Pistol Tent Theatre, Adelaide, Tent Theatre, Sydney Hullabaloo Belay St James Playhouse, Sydney 1966 The Apple Cart Ensemble Theatre, Sydney1967 The Homecoming Lead UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney, Canberra Theatre Centre Getting Married Independent Theatre, Sydney1969 Hamlet UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Canberra, Theatre Royal, Hobart The Rivals Co-lead Playhouse, Canberra Little Murder UNSW, Sydney Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Polonius Theatre Royal, Hobart1970 The Band Wagon Mr Botterill Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, Phillip St Theatre, Sydney Dick Whittington UNSW, Sydney 1970–1972 Man of La Mancha Innkeeper / Governor Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Canberra Theatre1972 A Dead Liberty AMP Theatrette, Sydney The Removalists Simmonds Phillip St Theatre, Sydney 1973 Suddenly at Home Appleton Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's 1976 The Puddin' Club (Same Difference) Bonaparte's Theatre Restaurant, Sydney 1977 Next St James Playhouse, Sydney Funny Peculiar Harry Asquith Theatre Royal Sydney1978 Don't Piddle Against the Wind, Mate Frank Burke / Understudy for Bob SGIO Theatre, Brisbane The Homecoming Max Townsville Civic Theatre, Cairns Civic Theatre King Lear Earl of Kent SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, Seymour Centre, Sydney1979 No Names ... No Pack Drill Det. Sgt. Browning NSW regional tour The Day After the Fair Arthur Harnham Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal Sydney1981 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Theatre 3, Canberra Travelling North Frank NSW & QLD tour Flexitime The Boss Phillip St Theatre, Sydney 1984 Salonika Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney

Radio Year Title Role Notes 1952 The Explorers 1955 Friday the 13th Erik Dangerous Assignment Hugo Pt 2 (Singapore) Episodes: "Sandakan, Borneo", "Singapore", "Tibet" with Grace Gibson Productions The Clock George Episodes: "Ghost Story", "Only Death is Timeless", "Deadlier than the Male" 1956 T-Men Tax Agent Jack Ketch Episodes: "The Case of the Loving Blonde", "The Case of the Bleeding Gold", "The Case of the Subfor Approach" 1957 Captain Carvallo Private Gross NC-CN & 4QR 1960 The Quiet Stranger Old John 1961 Passage of the Tangmar Captain Goddard 1979 The Drowned Phoenician Sailor Shop Stewart ABC Radio Sydney

Death

Glenwright died on 25 May 1985, aged 67 in Sydney, New South Wales.

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1985
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Also known as
Gordon Charles Glenwright

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gordon Glenwright?

Australian actor, stage manager and playwright

When was Gordon Glenwright born?

Gordon Glenwright was born on 17 March 1918 in Australia.

When did Gordon Glenwright die?

Gordon Glenwright died in 1985.

What was Gordon Glenwright's occupation?

Gordon Glenwright was an actor.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gordon Glenwright

· Wikidata: Q98034084

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