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Noel Monkman

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Selected filmography
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{{short description| New Zealand born Australian filmmaker specialising in underwater photography }}

Noel Monkman (1896–1969) was an Australian filmmaker, born in New Zealand, ^[1] best known for specialising in underwater photography.^[2] He was a press photographer in New Zealand before moving to Australia and jointing the Orpheum Theatre orchestra.

He established Australian Educational Films with F.W. Thring, directing a series of educational nature films about the Great Barrier Reef.^[3]^[4] He later made several documentaries as well as two dramatic feature films. He collaborated throughout his career with his wife Kitty.^[5]

He and Kitty lived for a time on Green Island, acting as a volunteer air observer during World War II.^[6]

Selected filmography

Secrets of the Sea (1931) - director (documentary)
The Cliff Dwellers (1932) - director (documentary)
Coral and it's Creatures (1932) - director (documentary)
Typhoon Treasure (1938) – writer, director
The Power and the Glory (1941) – writer, director
Marvels of Miniature (1950) - documentary
King of the Coral Sea (1954) – underwater photography
Deep Down Under (1956) - director (TV documentary)
Coral Kingdom (1958) – director

Writings

Escape to Adventure (1956)
From Queensland to the Great Barrier Reef : a naturalist's adventures in Australia (1958)
Quest for the Curly-Tailed Horses (1962) - autobiography

References

1. ^nfsa.gov.au
2. ^Biography at Classic Dive Books
3. ^Frank Thring's Biography at Australian Dictionary of Biography
4. ^Australian Educational Films at National Film and Sound Archive
5. ^Kitty Monkman at National Film and Sound Archive
6. ^History of Green Island

External links

{{IMDb name|0598264}}
Noel Monkman at Trove
Noel Monkman at National Film and Sound Archive

4 : Australian film directors|Underwater photographers|1896 births|1969 deaths

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