Richard Mason (1926–2002) was an Australian film producer and director.
He was born on the South Coast of New South Wales, the son of a parson. During the Second World War he guarded Italian Prisoners of War. [1]
After the war he joined Sydney's Mercury Theatre as an actor, co-starring in Molière's play, The Imaginary Invalid. However, he soon moved to film, starting as a wardrobe assistant for Eureka Stockade (1949), then as an assistant at the Colorfilm lab, before joining the Commonwealth Film Unit (now Screen Australia). [1]
He remained with the Commonwealth Film Unit, which then became Film Australia, for many years before resigning in 1978 over the Australian government's political censorship of The Unknown Industrial Prisoner. [1]
Once independent, he produced Winter of Our Dreams (1981), Far East (1982), and One Night Stand (1984). [1]
Mason died in Sydney on 22 November 2002. [1]
A series of short films exploring themes of Aboriginal life in Australia in the 20th century: [2]
Richard Mason (1926–2002) was an Australian film producer and director.
He was born on the South Coast of New South Wales, the son of a parson. During the Second World War he guarded Italian Prisoners of War. [1]
After the war he joined Sydney's Mercury Theatre as an actor, co-starring in Molière's play, The Imaginary Invalid. However, he soon moved to film, starting as a wardrobe assistant for Eureka Stockade (1949), then as an assistant at the Colorfilm lab, before joining the Commonwealth Film Unit (now Screen Australia). [1]
He remained with the Commonwealth Film Unit, which then became Film Australia, for many years before resigning in 1978 over the Australian government's political censorship of The Unknown Industrial Prisoner. [1]
Once independent, he produced Winter of Our Dreams (1981), Far East (1982), and One Night Stand (1984). [1]
Mason died in Sydney on 22 November 2002. [1]
A series of short films exploring themes of Aboriginal life in Australia in the 20th century: [2]