David Gulpilil, left, in a scene from "Mad Dog Morgan" [picture] / Angus Forbes
- Bib ID:
- 182579
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Forbes, Angus (Photographer)
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1976-1978
- 1 photograph : gelatin silver ; 15.3 x 20.5 cm.
- Series:
- Collection of portraits of David Gulpilil, Australian Aboriginal actor and dancer, 1970s.
- Summary:
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"David Gulpilil - Australian Aboriginal actor and dancer. David Gulpilil, 24, Aboriginal actor and dancer who has been featured since 1970 in Australian films, is a member of the Mandalbingu tribe from Maningrida in Australia's Northern Territory. A cheerful and sociable young man, he is in demand for Aboriginal dance demonstrations, and for more films and television series. With Australian Government sponsorship, he spent two years at the Australian film and television school, has ambitions to script and direct a film devoted to Aboriginal culture. David Gulpilil has made personal appearances in Japan, Fiji, France, Britain, Canada and the United States. David Gulpilil, left, in a scene from Mad dog Morgan. Angus Forbes photograph. P78/137. 31/3/78/7. Entertainment - Filming"--Typewritten on verso.
- Notes:
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- Title from inscription on verso.
- Condition: Good.
- Australian Information Service photograph.
- The film "Mad Dog Morgan" was released in 1976.
- Part of collection: Collection of portraits of David Gulpilil, Australian Aboriginal actor and dancer, 1970s.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-146765511
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Information Service
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This belongs to the Collection of portraits of David Gulpilil, Australian Aboriginal actor and dancer, 1970s.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1978
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