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==Biography==
==Biography==
Sterling was born in Sydney, one of two brothers. When his father was killed during [[World War Two]], Sterling left school to work in a chartered accountant's office. He served in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] then did a Bachelor of Arts at [[Sydney University]], with Honours in English and History. He was going to be a teacher but then got a job as liaison officer between the [[Australian Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and the Department of Education. He began writing and producing radio plays, and in 1956 moved into directing television at the ABC.
Sterling was born in Sydney, one of two brothers. When his father was killed during [[World War Two]], Sterling left school to work in a chartered accountant's office. He served in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] then did a Bachelor of Arts at [[Sydney University]], with Honours in English and History. He was going to be a teacher but then got a job as liaison officer between the [[Australian Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and the Department of Education. He began writing and producing radio plays, and in 1956 moved into directing television at the ABC.

In 1961 he commenced shooting a feature film about Burke and Wills with Edward Brayshaw.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19610112&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Sterling to Direct a Film|date=11 January 1961|page=1}}</ref>


In 1965 he went to the USA for a study tour, worked for three months with CBC Toronto, then settled in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51777309 |title=IN WONDERLAND WITH ALICE |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=40 |issue=27 |location=Australia, Australia |date=6 December 1972 |accessdate=15 February 2017 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In 1965 he went to the USA for a study tour, worked for three months with CBC Toronto, then settled in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51777309 |title=IN WONDERLAND WITH ALICE |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=40 |issue=27 |location=Australia, Australia |date=6 December 1972 |accessdate=15 February 2017 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Revision as of 12:57, 29 April 2020

William Sterling was an Australian producer and director.

Biography

Sterling was born in Sydney, one of two brothers. When his father was killed during World War Two, Sterling left school to work in a chartered accountant's office. He served in the Royal Australian Navy then did a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University, with Honours in English and History. He was going to be a teacher but then got a job as liaison officer between the ABC and the Department of Education. He began writing and producing radio plays, and in 1956 moved into directing television at the ABC.

In 1961 he commenced shooting a feature film about Burke and Wills with Edward Brayshaw.[1]

In 1965 he went to the USA for a study tour, worked for three months with CBC Toronto, then settled in the UK.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Sterling to Direct a Film". The Age. 11 January 1961. p. 1.
  2. ^ "IN WONDERLAND WITH ALICE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 27. Australia, Australia. 6 December 1972. p. 18. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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