Bert Bailey
Albert Edward Bailey , pseudonym Albert Edmunds , (born June 11, 1868 in Auckland , New Zealand , † March 30, 1953 in Darlinghurst , Australia ) was an Australian actor, writer and theater impresario .
Life
After attending Cleveland Street Public School and various jobs, including as a telegram messenger, Bailey became a member of Edmund Duggan's acting company in 1889 , with which he traveled through Australia. In 1900, both moved as actors to the company of William Anderson , a brother-in-law of Duggan. In 1902 Bailey married the actress Ivy Gorrick , with whom he bought a piece of land on Lake Macquarie and built the Kendall Grange country house .
Under the pseudonym Albert Edmunds , he and Duggan wrote the outback melodrama The Squatter's Daughter , which premiered at the Theater Royal in Melbourne in 1907 , ran with great commercial success and was made into a film under his direction in 1910. Other collaborative works were The Man from Out Back , which premiered at Anderson's King's Theater in 1908 , The Native Born and On Our Selection (after Steele Rudd , 1912).
In 1912 he founded the theater company Bailey & Grant with Julius Grant , which took over Anderson's King's Theater in Melbourne. Pieces such as On Our Selection (1912), Duncan McClure and the Poor Parson (1916) and Gran'dad Rudd (1918) based on Steele Rudd and The Sentimental Bloke based on CJ Dennis (1922) played here. After touring more than 100 cities in Australia in 1929 with Barry Conners ' Cinderella parody The Patsy , Bailey temporarily withdrew from the stage.
In 1932 he starred with Fred Macdonald in Ken G. Hall's film adaptation of On Our Selection at the Cinesounmd Studio in Sydney. The successful film was followed by Grandad Rudd (1935), Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) and Dad Rudd, MP (1940). After that he led a life as a wealthy private citizen.
Filmography
- as an actor
- 1910: The Squatter's Daughter
- 1911: The Christian
- 1932: On Our Selection
- 1935: Grandad Rudd
- 1938: Dad and Dave Come to Town
- 1940: Dad Rudd, MP
- 1943: South West Pacific
Web links
- Bert Bailey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Australian Dictionary of Biography - Bailey, Albert Edward (Bert) (1868–1953)
- Live Performance Australia Hall of Fame - Bert Bailey 1868–1953
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bailey, Bert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bailey, Albert Edward; Edmunds, Albert (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor, writer and theater impresario |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1953 |
| Place of death | Darlinghurst , Australia |