Alastair Duncan (actor, born 1926)
Alastair Duncan | |
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Born | 1926 |
Died | 3 August 2005 Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 78–79)
Alastair Duncan was an English born Australian actor. Accepted at the age of 16 into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he had a long career in performance. Particularly with his association with Australia,including playing Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to largely but not exclusively school student audiences at the Theatre Royal in Adelaide in 1951/2. He starred in the Australian Broadcasting Commission radio series "Dr Paul" as a voice actor,[1] and performed in New York Broadway in the play Under Milk Wood.[2] Later in his career he appeared in the television soap opera Home and Away and became the director of the Marian Street Theatre.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Dr Paul (Episode 4626) - Grace Gibson Productions Radio Serial". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Alistair Duncan "Under Milk Wood" (Oct 15, 1957 - Nov 16, 1957)". IBDB - Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Judy Nunn. "The voice that took listeners on a magical journey". Sydney Morning Herald - August 3, 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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