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==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]],<ref name=obit/> [[Melbourne]], the eldest of three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in [[Sydney]] and was educated at [[Kinross Wolaroi School|Wollaroi College]]<ref name=obit/> in [[Orange, New South Wales]]. He worked in Australian radio and television, then moved in 1968 to [[England]]. He worked in English television, and returned to direct Australian feature films.<ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p96-98</ref>
Born in [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]],<ref name=obit/> [[Melbourne]], the eldest of three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in [[Sydney]] and was educated at [[Kinross Wolaroi School|Wollaroi College]]<ref name=obit/> in [[Orange, New South Wales]]. He worked in Australian radio, theatre and television.


He started in radio when 15 years of age. He was an announcer at 2SM. He appeared in theatre as an actor, and appeared in the first Philip Street Revue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123539596/?terms=%22ken%20hannam%22&match=1|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 November 1957|page=18|title=Fortune's Appeal is Wider}}</ref>

In 1957 he took over the TV show ''[[Captain Fortune]]''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 November 1957|title=Television News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123527663/?terms=%22ken%20hannam%22&match=1|page=10}}</ref>

In 1968 he moved to [[England]]. He worked in English television, and returned to direct Australian feature films.<ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p96-98</ref>
===Feature Films===
His first feature ''[[Sunday Too Far Away]]'' (1975) marked the emergence of an internationally recognised [[Cinema of Australia|Australian film]] industry. He went on to direct ''[[Summerfield (film)|Summerfield]]'' (1977) and other films. His 1979 film ''[[Dawn!]]'' was entered into the [[11th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1979">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |title=11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979) |accessdate=18 January 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403102012/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |archivedate= 3 April 2014 }}</ref>
His first feature ''[[Sunday Too Far Away]]'' (1975) marked the emergence of an internationally recognised [[Cinema of Australia|Australian film]] industry. He went on to direct ''[[Summerfield (film)|Summerfield]]'' (1977) and other films. His 1979 film ''[[Dawn!]]'' was entered into the [[11th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1979">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |title=11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979) |accessdate=18 January 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403102012/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1979 |archivedate= 3 April 2014 }}</ref>


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===TV work===
===TV work===
*''[[Captain Fortune]]'' (1963)
*''[[Captain Fortune]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Story of Peter Gray]]'' (1962)
*''Trad Jazz'' (1962)
*''Jonah'' (1962)
*''[[Adventure Unlimited]]'' (1963)
*''[[Adventure Unlimited]]'' (1963)
*''[[I Have Been Here Before]]'' (1964)
*''[[I Have Been Here Before]]'' (1964)
*''Macbeth in Camera'' (1964)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2 November 1964|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123815045/?terms=%22ken%20hannam%22&match=1|title=Macbeth in Camera}}</ref>
*''[[Split Level (TV play)|Split Level]]'' (1864)
*''[[Split Level (TV play)|Split Level]]'' (1864)
*''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'' (1965)
*''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'' (1965)
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*''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'' (4 episodes, 1997–1998)
*''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'' (4 episodes, 1997–1998)
*''[[The Bill]]'' (9 episodes, 2000–2001)
*''[[The Bill]]'' (9 episodes, 2000–2001)
===Theatre===

*''One Way Pendulum'' (1962) - actor
*''The Dock Brief'' (1964) - AMP Theatre, Sydney - director
*''The Sponge Room'' (1964) - AMP Theatre, Sydney - director
*''Something Unspoken'' (1965) - AMP Theatre, Sydney - director
*''A Scent of Flowers'' by James Saunders (1968) - Independent - director
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 09:48, 14 November 2020

Ken Hannam
Born(1929-07-12)12 July 1929
Melbourne, Australia
Died16 November 2004(2004-11-16) (aged 75)
London, England
Occupation(s)Film and television director
Years active1963–2001

Ken Hannam (12 July 1929 – 16 November 2004) was an Australian film and television director.[1]

Career

Born in St Kilda,[2] Melbourne, the eldest of three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in Sydney and was educated at Wollaroi College[2] in Orange, New South Wales. He worked in Australian radio, theatre and television.

He started in radio when 15 years of age. He was an announcer at 2SM. He appeared in theatre as an actor, and appeared in the first Philip Street Revue.[3]

In 1957 he took over the TV show Captain Fortune.[4]

In 1968 he moved to England. He worked in English television, and returned to direct Australian feature films.[5]

Feature Films

His first feature Sunday Too Far Away (1975) marked the emergence of an internationally recognised Australian film industry. He went on to direct Summerfield (1977) and other films. His 1979 film Dawn! was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[6]

Hannam died of cancer aged 75 on 16 November 2004 in London.[7] He was survived by his three wives, two brothers, two children and three grandchildren.[2]

Personal life

He married his first wife Lena Melocco in 1958; their daughter Vicki was born in 1960. His second wife was Wendy Dickson, his art director on Break of Day, whom he married in 1968. They divorced in 1985. His third wife was Madlena, a Nicaraguan; they married in 1990, and adopted a son, Christopher.[2]

Filmography

Feature films directed

TV work

Theatre

  • One Way Pendulum (1962) - actor
  • The Dock Brief (1964) - AMP Theatre, Sydney - director
  • The Sponge Room (1964) - AMP Theatre, Sydney - director
  • Something Unspoken (1965) - AMP Theatre, Sydney - director
  • A Scent of Flowers by James Saunders (1968) - Independent - director

References

  1. ^ Ken Hannam at IMDb
  2. ^ a b c d Anthony Buckley, obituary: "A leader in the renaissance of Australia's film industry", The Age, 2 December 2004, p. 9
  3. ^ "Fortune's Appeal is Wider". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1957. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Television News". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1957. p. 10.
  5. ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p96-98
  6. ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. ^ Peter Yeldham (9 December 2004). "Obituary: Ken Hannam". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Macbeth in Camera". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 November 1964. p. 16.

Notes

  • Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 324. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.


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