Biography
Stanley Gilbert Hawes was born in London in 1905. He spent his youth in Birmingham and worked for the city's council from 1922 to 1934. Hawes had an enthusiastic interest in cinema, co-founding the Birmingham Film Society in 1931. In the late 1930s, Hawes began producing documentary films β first at Gaumont and then at Strand Film Company. But when World War II broke out, documentary production in Britain essentially halted and Hawes found himself out of work. Fortunately, he was offered a job overseas at the newly-established National Film Board of Canada. Here, Hawes was able to produce several documentaries, focusing mainly on the Canadian war effort. In 1946, Hawes moved to Sydney to work for the Australian National Film Board (later the Commonwealth Film Unit) as the organisation's first Producer-in-Chief. Over a quarter of a decade, Hawes built up a reputation as one of Australia's most respected and acclaimed documentarians. He retired in 1970, but remained active in the Australian film community until his death in 1991.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 31
Producer 17
Director 11
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth (1976)
The Pictures That Moved: Australian Cinema 1896-1920 (1968)
Under Stress (1964)
Suicide Trail (1960)
Bring Out a Briton (1957)
Paper Run (1956)
The Queen in Australia (1954)
Switch on Bigga (1953)
Richard Takes a Train Ride (1952)
In a Manner of Speaking (1952)
Cavalcade of Australia 1901-1951 (1951)
The Invisible Link (1951)
Flight Plan (1950)
Jacaranda Festival (1949)
The Pearlers (1949)
Forward Communications (1949)
Darwin: Doorway to Australia (1949)
Plan for Living (1949)
Crocodile Hunters (1949)
The Valley Is Ours (1948)
Christmas Under the Sun (1947)
School in the Mailbox (1947)
Trans-Canada Express (1944)
Heroes of the Atlantic (1941)
Battle of Brains (1941)
Maple Sugar Time (1941)
Children from Overseas (1940)
Timber Front (1940)
Home Front (1940)
Monkey Into Man (1938)
Here Is the Land (1937)
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GenderMale
Birthday1905-01-19
Deathday1991-04-19 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceEngland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsStanley Gilbert Hawes
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