Hartney J. Arthur (29 December 1917 – 24 March 2004) was an Australian actor, writer and film director, who worked in stage, radio and film.
Biography He was born in Hobart Tasmania, and appeared as a convict boy in For the Term of his Natural Life (1927). He went into work in Sydney radio and theater as a writer, director and actor, and toured New Zealand in the title role of Charley's Aunt. He later directed Peter Finch in Red Sky at Morning (1944) and managed a chain of theaters in New South Wales.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 197
In 1949 he moved to the U.S. and worked for the Australian Information Bureau and as a theater and film agent.'Hartney J. Arthur Obituary', Daily Variety, 26 May 2004 He died in Bethel, Connecticut on 24 March 2004, aged 86.
Select Credits For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) – film – actor Roundabout (1937) – play – actor Private Lives by Noël Coward (1939) – play – actor A Yank in Australia (1942) – film – actor Red Sky at Morning (1944) – film – writer, director Flicka Daze – book West Side Story (1960) – director of Australian production Hartney is a distant relative of Australian movie producer Phillip Avalon.
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Hartney J. Arthur at National Film and Sound Archive Hartney J. Arthur theatre credits at AusStage