Christopher Muir
Christopher Muir was an Australian director and producer, notable for his work in TV in the 1950s and 1960s.[1][2]
He joined the ABC in 1956. He left in the early 70s to work in theatre, but soon returned. In 1982 he was appointed head of drama at the ABC.[3]
He was married to actress and theatre director Elke Neidhardt.[4][5]
Select credits
- Seeing Stars (1957) (variety)
- Killer in Close-Up (1957) (TV play) - producer
- The Duke in Darkness (1957) (TV play) - producer
- Amahl and the Night Visitors (1957) (TV opera) - producer
- Last Call (1958) (TV play) - producer
- Outpost (1959) (TV play) - director
- Black Chiffon (1959) (TV play) - producer
- Antony and Cleopatra (1959) (TV play) - director
- Till Death Do Us Part (1959) (TV play) - producer
- Dinner with the Family (1959) (TV play) - producer
- Albert Herring (1959) (TV play) - producer
- The Astronauts (1960) (TV play) - producer
- Uncle Martino (1960) (TV play) - producer
- Eye of the Night (1960) (TV play) - director
- The Bartered Bride (1960) (TV opera) - director[6]
- Waters of the Moon (1961) (TV play) - director
- The Bloodless Sand (1961) (TV ballet) - director
- The First Joanna (1961) (TV play) - producer
- Sylvia (1961) (TV ballet) - producer
- The Rivals (1961) (TV play) - director
- Quiet Night (1961) (TV play) - producer
- Marriage Lines (1962) (TV play) - director, producer
- Martine (1961) (TV play) - producer
- Boy Round the Corner (1962) (TV play) - producer
- Fury in Petticoats (1962) (TV play) - producer
- The Ambitious Servant Girl (1962) (TV opera) - producer[7]
- The Prodigal Son (1962) (TV opera) - producer[8]
- The Teeth of the Wind (1962) (TV play) - producer
- She'll Be Right (1962) (TV play) - producer
- One in Five (1963) (TV ballet) - producer
- Man of Destiny (1963) (TV play) - producer
- A Piece of Ribbon (1963) (TV play) - producer
- The White Carnation (1963) (TV play) - producer
- Bastien and Bastienne (1963) (TV opera) - producer[9]
- Robert Pomie Ballet (1963) (TV series) - producer
- The Physicists (1964) (TV play) - director, producer[10]
- Six Characters in Search of an Author (1964) (TV play) - director, producer
- Luther (1964) (TV play) - director, producer[11][12][13]
- Nude with Violin (1964) (TV play) - producer[14]
- Peter Grimes (1964) (TV opera) - producer[15][16][17]
- The Bloodless Sand (1964) (TV play) - producer
- Everyman (1964) (TV play) - producer
- The Tower (1965) (TV play) - director, producer
- She (1967) (TV ballet) - director[18]
- Libido (1973) - executive producer
- Lucky Colour Blue (1975) (TV series) - producer
- Andra (1976) (TV series) - producer
- Golden Pennies (1985) (TV mini series) - executive producer
- Great Expectations the Untold Story (1988) - executive producer[19]
References
- "From Comic Opera to Tense Jungle Drama". The Age. 22 October 1959. p. 16.
- "Producers Must Have an Idea". The Age. 25 January 1962. p. 11.
- Reines, Rosalind (28 December 1982). "Battered But ABC Has Great Potential". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23.
- "WANTED! A Happy New Year for two nice people". The Australian Women's Weekly. 34 (33). 11 January 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Producer who has returned to television an optimist". The Age. 13 January 1966. p. 12.
- "BRIEF PREVIEWS From Montreal by satellite". The Canberra Times. 41 (11, 682). 8 May 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "GAY ITALIAN PERIOD OPERA". The Australian Women's Weekly. 30 (2). 31 October 1962. p. 4 (Television). Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Lyric Drama". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 471). 27 February 1963. p. 27. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "TV AND RADIO HIGHLIGHTS". The Canberra Times. 37 (10, 566). 19 June 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Doctor. drama on 3". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 894). 8 July 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The Critic Room down under, extraordinary". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 904). 20 July 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Luther play on A.B.C. 3". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 905). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 July 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CRITIC No reason for cutting ABC's Luther". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 910). 27 July 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "COWARD'S PLAY ON CHANNEL 3". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 899). 14 July 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Last opera in series". The Canberra Times. 43 (12, 130). 14 October 1968. p. 13. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Australian in title role". The Canberra Times. 39 (11, 050). 11 January 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "PETER GRIMES, MAJOR PRODUCTION A milestone in our T.V. history". The Canberra Times. 39 (11, 054). 15 January 1965. p. 9. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "TELEVISION A Christmas selection". The Canberra Times. 42 (11, 878). 22 December 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "TIMESTYLE". The Canberra Times. 60 (18, 247). 15 September 1985. p. 10. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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