Frank Coffey

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Frank Coffey was an Australian author, cameraman, director, and screenwriter who worked mostly on the production of documentaries. For a number of years, he was in-house writer for Cinesound Productions.

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Coffey worked in the camera department of Cinesound in the early 1930s. In 1935 he joined Charles Chauvel as assistant cameraman on Uncivilised. [1]

In the late 1940s, he was charge of documentary productions for Movietone. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Australian Film". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 30, 505. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 24 January 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "It Was Only A Seven-Minute Film". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . National Library of Australia. 15 March 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (3 September 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: The Hayseeds". Filmink. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "AT THE MONTREAL". The Tumut and Adelong Times . NSW: National Library of Australia. 27 May 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "George Wallace Has "Gone". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1939. p. 8 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (19 July 2025). "Forgotten Australian Films: Gone to the Dogs". Filimink. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "It Was Only A Seven—Minute Film". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . No. 21, 980. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 24 January 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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