Search Catalogue | AFI Research Collection

3 results out of 3

book

It won't last a week : the first twenty years of melbourne Theatre Company / Geoffrey Hutton

Melbourne: Sun Books,

More info

personality microfilm collection

THRING, FRANK

More info

book

The two Frank Thrings / by Peter Fitzpatrick

Clayton, Vic: Monash University Publishing, c2012.

Call No: 81THR FIT
Author: Fitzpatrick, Peter
Source: AT
Place: Clayton, Vic
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
PubDate: c2012
PhysDes: ix, 564 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm
Subject: AUSTRALIA; ACTORS. AUSTRALIA; EFFTEE STUDIO; THRING, FRANK; THRING, F.W. [Francis William, 1883-1936]
Summary: "They shared a name, of course, and their physical resemblance was startling. And both Frank Thrings were huge figures in the landscape of twentieth-century Australian theatre and film. But in many ways they could hardly have been more different. Frank Thring the father (1882-1936) began his career as a sideshow conjuror, and he wheeled, dealed and occasionally married his way into becoming the legendary 'F.T' - impresario, speculator and owner of Efftee Films, Australia's first 'talkies' studio. He built for himself an image of grand patriarchal respectability, a sizeable fortune, and all the makings of a dynasty. Frank Thring the son (1926-1994) squandered the fortune and derailed the dynasty in the course of creating his own persona - a unique presence that could make most stages and foyers seem small. He won fame playing tyrants in togas in Hollywood blockbusters, then, suddenly, came home to Melbourne to play perhaps his finest role - that of Frank Thring, actor and personality extraordinaire. Central to this role was that Frank the son was unapologetically and outrageously gay. Peter Fitzpatrick's compelling dual biography tells the story of two remarkable characters. It's a kind of detective story, following the tracks of two men who did all they could to cover their tracks, and to conceal 'the self' : Frank the father used secrecy and sleight-of-hand as strategies for self-protection; Frank the son masked a thoroughly reclusive personality with flamboyant self-parody. It's also the tale of a lost relationship - and of the power a father may have had, even over a son who hardly knew him." -- BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available online
ISBN: 9781921867248
Contents: -- acknowledgments -- author's note -- part one: Frank the father -- this man's father -- the great dexter -- the operator -- the general manager -- the speculator -- the impresario -- the legacy -- part two: Frank the son -- the succession -- he that plays the Thring -- these foolish Thrings -- return of the prodigal -- Frankly Thring -- a Thring of shreds and patches -- my father's son -- Efftee Filmography -- Index --

More info

Online resources

Some of our items are now available digitally. On the catalogue they are indicated with an ‘online resource’ label above the thumbnail.

Some items have direct links that you can use if you are eligible. Some items are only available to RMIT staff and students or may be otherwise limited.

Some items are not deliverable directly. Please request these items using the search results form (or contact us) and we will contact you to check eligibility and to arrange delivery. Please note that digital clippings files for films prior to 2020 may have different contents to their physical equivalents and you should check both versions if possible.

Country codes