Leo 'Rumpole' McKern: The Accidental Actor - Softcover

Whaley, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1921410892 ISBN 13: 9781921410895

Publisher: University of New South Wales Press, 2008

Synopsis

This long-awaited biography tells the story of a working-class Sydney boy who left Australian shores in the 1940s and went on to an extraordinary and renowned acting career. In England he become a major Shakespearean actor and made many films. Yet it was the gravelly-voiced, potato-faced Horace Rumpole in the long-running series Rumpole of the Bailey that made him a household name in Britain and Australia.

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About the Author

George Whaley is a director, actor, writer, and educator. He teaches directing and acting at the Sydney International Film School and cofounded the Emerald Hill Theatre in Melbourne and Theatre ACT in Canberra. He is formerly the founding director of University Theatre at Melbourne University, the resident director at the Old Tote in Sydney, the head of acting at NIDA, and the head of directing at AFTRS.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1921410892
• ISBN 13: 9781921410895
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 312