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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum
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'Not many can boast of careers that lasted successfully for nearly 70 years, but that is what was achieved by Australian actors Googie Withers and John McCallum. Withers acted everything, from brazen murderesses to Lady Bracknell, as well as a broad range of everyman characters, such as blonde nitwits, wartime Resistance workers, lady farmers, and Shakespearean women. McCallum not only performed memorably in all the acting media, but he was also a pioneer producer in Australian television, sending the popular series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo into the far corners of the world. He was also the managing director of a huge theatrical firm, a film director, a playwright, and an author. Just as remarkable was their 62-year marriage, not all that common in the entertainment world, and the way their marriage succeeded is as fascinating as their varied and prolific careers. There were plenty of disagreements along the way, but underlying all was their profound respect for each other's work and a kind of love that was essentially complementary. Together, in professional and personal matters alike, Googie Withers and John McCallum were an unbeatable combination.' (Publication summary)

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    • Clayton, Murrumbeena - Oakleigh - Springvale area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Monash University Publishing , 2015 .
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      Extent: xiii, 241 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Published May 2015
      ISBN: 9781922235725

Works about this Work

Move Over Brangelina, It’s the Googie and John Show Michael Shmith , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 July 2015; (p. 25) The Age , 18 July 2015; (p. 25)

— Review of Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work biography
Theatre Royalty Desley Deacon , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 372 2015; (p. 41-42)

— Review of Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work biography
Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives of Googie Withers and John McCallum Erich Mayer , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2015;

— Review of Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work biography

'Brian McFarlane brings to life the careers of an extraordinarily gifted couple'

Theatre Royalty Desley Deacon , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 372 2015; (p. 41-42)

— Review of Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work biography
Move Over Brangelina, It’s the Googie and John Show Michael Shmith , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 July 2015; (p. 25) The Age , 18 July 2015; (p. 25)

— Review of Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work biography
Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives of Googie Withers and John McCallum Erich Mayer , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2015;

— Review of Double-Act : The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum Brian McFarlane , 2015 single work biography

'Brian McFarlane brings to life the careers of an extraordinarily gifted couple'

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