British film director (1908–2001)
Ralph Smart
Born Ralph Foster Smart(1908-08-27 ) 27 August 1908Chingford ,Essex , England Died 12 February 2001(2001-02-12) (aged 92)Bowen, Queensland , Australia Occupation Director, screenwriter and television producer. Period 1927–1973 Genre Comedy, drama, adventure, science fiction Spouses Children 1 child Relatives Patsy Smart (sister)
Ralph Foster Smart OAM
Smart was born in England toH. C. Smart , an Australian publicist, and his English wife, Hope Daisy Smart, née Foster.
Smart found work in Britain withAnthony Asquith and later alongside the film directorMichael Powell , whom he assisted with 'quota quickies': low-budget"B" pictures made partly in order to exploit the advantageous position of the British film industry under theCinematograph Films Act 1927 .
During the Second World War, Smart joined theRoyal Australian Air Force in 1942 and served until 1945.[ 2] Rank Organisation andEaling Studios , returning to Australia to direct several films beginning withThe Overlanders Bitter Springs Aborigines .
Back again in Britain, he became an influential figure inITC television, producing, directing or writing a number of television series and films, including the 1950s seriesThe Adventures of Robin Hood The Invisible Man Danger Man Secret Agent in the United States).
In 2000 he was awarded theOrder of Australia Medal for "services to the development of the Australian film industry".
He retired to Australia, and died on 12 February 2001, inBowen, Queensland .[ 3]
Selected filmography [ edit ] A Cottage on Dartmoor The Woodpigeon Patrol (short; 1930) – writer, directorThe Star Reporter Hotel Splendide C.O.D. His Lordship Born Lucky The Murder Party The Phantom Light Crime Unlimited Sweet Success (short; 1936) – directorConvict 99 Alf's Button Afloat The Good Old Days Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt Forgotten Men (1942) (documentary short) - director[ 4] South West Pacific Island Target The Overlanders Bush Christmas Eureka Stockade [ 5] Quartet The Facts of Life ) – directorA Boy, a Girl and a Bike Bitter Springs Where No Vultures Fly Never Take No For an Answer Curtain Up Always a Bride The Adventures of Robin Hood The Adventures of Sir Lancelot The Buccaneers The Flying Scot The Adventures of Mr. Pastry (TV short; 1958) – directorWilliam Tell The Invisible Man Danger Man Danger Man Secret Agent ) – co-creator, writer, script editor, executive producerRiptide My Partner the Ghost The Protectors Elephant Boy Production Notes Broadcaster The Woodpigeon Patrol Feature film (co-written and directed with F.R. Lucas, 1930) N/A The Star Reporter N/A Hotel Splendide Short film (co-written with Philip MacDonald, 1932) N/A C.O.D Feature film (co-written with Philip MacDonald, 1932) N/A His Lordship N/A Born Lucky N/A The Night of the Party N/A The Phantom Light N/A Crime Unlimited N/A Convict 99 N/A Alf's Button Afloat Feature film (co-written with Marriott Edgar and Val Guest, 1938) N/A The Good Old Days N/A Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt N/A Bush Christmas Feature film (also directed, 1947) N/A Eureka Stockade N/A Bitter Springs N/A Where No Vultures Fly Feature film (co-written with W. P. Lipscomb andLeslie Norman , 1951) N/A Never Take No for an Answer N/A Always a Bride Feature film (co-written with Peter Jones, 1953) N/A The Adventures of Robin Hood ITV The Flying Scot Feature film (co-written withNorman Hudis and Jan Read, 1957) N/A The Adventures of William Tell 12 episodes (also producer, 1958–1959) ITV The Invisible Man 6 episodes (also producer, 1959) ITV Danger Man ITV Danger Man Secret Agent )14 episodes (also executive producer, 1964–1966) ITV Koroshi N/A The Champions "To Trap a Rat" (1968) "Get Me Out of Here!" (1969) ITV Riptide Seven Network Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ITV The Protectors "The Numbers Game" (1972) ITV Elephant Boy 13 episodes (co-written with Tony Morphett, Ted Roberts, David Whitaker and Ian Stuart Black, 1973) Seven Network
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