Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451552

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0451552

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Two Frank Thrings. A study of two lives in the context of the performing arts in twentieth-century Australia. This dual biography of F.W.Thring (1882-1936), stage and cinema entrepreneur, and his actor son Frank (1926-94), will explore two remarkable lives in relation to their performance culture and society. It will provide the first scholarly biography of both men, and through them will illuminate the history of Australian cinema and musical theatre, investigate issues of distinctively national iconography and voice, and examine the complex interactions between industrial/economic forces and artistic vision. Its principal outcome will be a book that should add significantly to our knowledge of the performing arts in twentieth-century Australia, and to continuing debates in the arts.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-2004

End Date: 06-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $81,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Biography | Screen And Media Culture | Drama, Theatre And Performance Studies |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

National identity | The performing arts (incl. music, theatre and dance)

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