Papers of Maureen Seysener relating to John Bell, 1956-1998 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1605194
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Bell, John, 1940-
- Access Conditions:
- Permission required for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1956-1998]
- 0.75 m. (1 box) + 1 carton + 1 large bag.
- Summary:
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MS Acc01.229 comprises papers relating to Australian actor, theatre producer and director John Bell. The collection includes correspondence of Bell to his family, photographs, newspaper cuttings, theatre programmes, juvenilia including original illustrations, and publications (1 box, 1 carton, 1 large bag).
- Biography/History:
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John Anthony Bell, actor, director and co-founder of Nimrod Theatre Company and the Bell Shakespeare Company, was born in Maitland, New South Wales in 1940. He was educated at Marist Brothers schools and graduated from the University of Sydney (English honours) in 1962. The following year he joined the Old Tote Theatre Company, playing the leading role in Hamlet. In 1964, Bell won a scholarship from the British Council, and spent five years in England with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He married fellow actor Anna Volska in 1965. They returned to Australia in 1969, and Bell spent a year teaching at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 1970, he became a co-founder and Artistic Director of Nimrod Theatre Company. In 1990, he formed the Bell Shakespeare Company, performing and touring his own productions of Shakespeare's plays. He received an OBE in 1978 for his service to the performing arts, and was awarded an Australian Artist's Fellowship from the Australia Council in 1993.
Maureen Seysener is the sister of actor and director, John Bell.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc01.229.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1956-1998
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Seysener, Maureen
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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