Neil Fitzpatrick
Neil Fitzpatrick (1934–2005) was an Australian actor. For his performance in Pig in a Poke he won the 1978 Logie Award for Best Individual Performance by an Actor. Born in Melbourne he first became a professional actor around 1957. He relocated to Great Britain where from 1964 to 1968 he worked with the National Theatre. Returning in Australia in 1969 and began working at the Old Tote Theatre. He had a long stage career, with roles including Benefactors (1986), Canaries Sometimes Sing (1993) and Death Defying Acts (1997) at the Marian Street Theatre; The Christian Brothers (1992) at Kirribilli's Ensemble Theatre; Rookery Nook (1969–70) and Bent (1980) at the Russell Street Theatre in Melbourne.
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| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 2005 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Neil Fitzpatrick (1934–2005) was an Australian actor.[1] For his performance in Pig in a Poke he won the 1978 Logie Award for Best Individual Performance by an Actor.[2]
Born in Melbourne he first became a professional actor around 1957.[3] He relocated to Great Britain where from 1964 to 1968 he worked with the National Theatre.[4] Returning in Australia in 1969 and began working at the Old Tote Theatre.[3]
He had a long stage career,[5] with roles including Benefactors (1986),[6] Canaries Sometimes Sing (1993)[7][8] and Death Defying Acts (1997) at the Marian Street Theatre;[9] The Christian Brothers (1992) at Kirribilli's Ensemble Theatre;[10][11] Rookery Nook (1969–70)[12][13] and Bent (1980) at the Russell Street Theatre in Melbourne.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Blair, Ron (26 July 2005), "Known as Horatio, and many others", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Gra wins the big one", The Age, 4 March 1978
- ^ a b ""Intruder" to measure his progress", The Sun-Herald, 9 March 1969
- ^ Westwood, John (13 June 1986), "Clean lines and beamed ceilings", The Age
- ^ Neil Fitzpatrick, AusStage
- ^ Cho, Judy (20 February 1986), "Lives crumble in a dark comedy", The Northern Herald
- ^ Stewart, Heather (6 May 1993), "Percy sings, but not on cue", The Northern Herald
- ^ Canaries Sometimes Sing, AusStage
- ^ Stewart, Heather (24 January 1997), "Percy sings, but not on cue", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Healy, Ken (5 January 1992), "The Christian Brothers", The Sun-Herald
- ^ The Christian Brothers, AusStage
- ^ Latrielle, Anne (11 December 1969), "Curtain Calls", The Age
- ^ Rookery Nook, AusStage
- ^ Cole-Adams, Peter (12 June 1980), "Dachau morality tale", The Age
- ^ Bent, AusStage
External links
[edit]- Neil Fitzpatrick at IMDb
- Biographical cuttings on Neil Fitzpatrick, theatrical actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia
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