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John Edward Corby Appleton (20 October 1905 – 13 September 1990)〔Obituary in the ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 18 September 1990〕 was an Australian theatre and radio director and actor prominent in the 1950s. Born in Walham Green, England the oldest of eight children of an English father and an Australian-born mother,〔Johnson, Rob ''Golden Age of the Argonauts'' Hodder and Stoughton 1997 ISBN 0-7336-0528-1〕 Frank and Irene,〔(''SMH'' 28 January 1941 )〕 he was educated at Fort Street Boys' High School.〔(''SMH'' 25 June 1953 )〕 He joined the Sydney ''Evening News'' as a journalist but after six years was sacked for supporting striking workers. During this time he had been taking night classes at Julian Ashton's art school〔 and started a small business painting 24-sheet posters for billboards. ==Amateur theatre== In 1928 he joined the Sydney Players Club, where his father was active,〔(''SMH'' 14 July 1928 )〕 initially as an actor then producer, generally referred to as "Jack Appleton". He then joined Doris Fitton's Independent Theatre, where he gained further experience as actor and producer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「John E. C. Appleton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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