Bill Cardy interviewed by Mark St Leon in Mark St. Leon circus collection (1985-1988) [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 558613
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Cardy, Bill, 1908-, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research; written permission required for personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1987 July 28
- 1 sound cassette (ca. 63 min.) : 1 7/8 ips.
- Series:
- Mark St Leon circus collection (1985-1988)
- Summary:
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Cardy speaks of his aunt's, Ivy Moore's, connection with Wirth's Circus & her work, for Wirth's in the US; his own position with Australasian Gazette newsreels; making The Term of His Natural Life; visiting his aunt in New York, 1927; meeting Con Colleano; Lillian Leitzel; May Wirth; Mrs Martin Wirth; Welby Cooke; May Wirth troupe, Vancouver; prohibition; his work for Warner Brothers, Fox in Brooklyn; odd jobs in Canada during Depression; transportation of May Wirth Troupe; May's act; tent; Wirth-St Leon marriage; checking prints for Warner Brothers; Bud Atkinsons Wild West Show; work for Australasian Films.
- Biography/History:
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Bill Cardy is a former newsreel photographer
- Notes:
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- Recorded at the Journalists Club, Sydney, N.S.W. on 28 July 1987.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 17 leaves) available.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- St. Leon, Mark, 1952-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Mark St. Leon circus collection (1985-1988).
This collection contains 10 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2057 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1987
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