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Arundel Nixon
Australian-British actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arundel Nixon (1907 – 3 April 1949) was an Australian-British actor best known for his long career in Australian radio as "king of the cads" (the title of one of his programs).[1]
Biography
Nixon was born in England and attended Sandhurst Military College. He ran away to start a theatre career.[2]
Nixon moved to Australia in 1935 and established a strong, if controversial, reputation on radio.[3] He became the most popular radio actor in Melbourne and moved to Sydney in 1939.[4]
Nixon resigned from 2UE in 1943.[5]
Nixon's personal life was often turbulent. He was married three times and his two children were sent to a home.[6][7][8] He declared bankruptcy in 1945.[9]
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- Air Spy (1940) - radio
- That Certain Something (1941) - film
- Joan of Arc (1941) - radio
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