Hartney Arthur

Hartney J. Arthur was an Australian actor, writer and film director, who worked in stage, radio and film.

Biography

He was born in Hobart Tasmania, and appeared as a convict boy in For the Term of his Natural Life. 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 and managed a chain of theaters in New South Wales.
In 1949 he moved to the U.S. and worked for the Australian Information Bureau and as a theater and film agent. He died in Bethel, Connecticut on 24 March 2004, aged 86.

Select Credits

For the Term of His Natural Life – film – actor
Roundabout – play – actor
Private Lives by Noël Coward – play – actor
A Yank in Australia – film – actor
Red Sky at Morning – film – writer, director
Flicka Daze – book
West Side Story – director of Australian production Hartney is a distant relative of Australian movie producer Phillip Avalon.