Hartney Arthur

Hartney J. Arthur (29 December 1917 – 24 March 2004) was an Australian actor, writer and film director, who worked in stage, radio and film.

Hartney Arthur
Born	Hartney J. Arthur 29 December 1917 Hobart, Tasmania
Died	24 March 2004 Bethel, Connecticut
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer Director

Biography

He was born in Hobart Tasmania, and appeared as a convict boy in For the Term of his Natural Life (1927). He went into work in Sydney radio and theater as a writer, director and actor, and toured New Zealand in the title role of Charley's Aunt. He later directed Peter Finch in Red Sky at Morning (1944) and managed a chain of theaters in New South Wales.^[1][2]

In 1949 he moved to the U.S. and worked for the Australian Information Bureau and as a theater and film agent.^[3][4] He died in Bethel, Connecticut on 24 March 2004, aged 86.^[5]

Select Credits

• For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) – film – actor
• Roundabout (1937) – play – actor^[6]
• Private Lives by Noël Coward (1939) – play – actor^[7]
• A Yank in Australia (1942) – film – actor
• Red Sky at Morning (1944) – film – writer, director
• Flicka Daze – book^[8]
• West Side Story (1960) – director of Australian production^[9] Hartney is a distant relative of Australian movie producer Phillip Avalon.