| 词条 | Frank Bren |
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| name = Frank Bren | image = | caption = Frank Bren, in the film Betel Nut Girl (2013) | birth_name = Frank Bren | birth_date = {{birth date|1943|09|07}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|04|14|1943|09|07}} | residence = Melbourne, Australia | occupation = Actor, playwright, author, scholar }} Frank Bren (7 September 1943 – 14 April 2018) was an Australian actor, playwright, and scholar of film history. He has written books (on the histories of Polish and Hong Kong cinema), written plays, and acted in Australian film and television roles. Books and articlesFrank Bren was a scholar of Polish and Chinese film history. His book World Cinema 1: Poland (University of Illinois Press, 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish cinema.[1][2] His book (with Law Kar), Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of Hong Kong cinema, dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century.[3][4] Bren was writing a biography of French filmmaker and comedian, Pierre Étaix.[5] Bren has also written articles on film for international journals such as Far Eastern Economic Review, Screen International, Films and Filming, as well as for newspapers such as Libération and The Asian Wall Street Journal.[6] Film and televisionFrank Bren played Colin "The Snake" Adder in Mark Savage's film Sensitive New Age Killer,[7] and co-starred in the Craig Addison movie Betel Nut Girl.[7][8] He also played two recurring roles, as twin brothers Colin Taylor and Alf Taylor, in the popular Australian TV series Neighbours during the 1990s.[7] In addition, he played "Mr. Nicholson" in the film Hating Alison Ashley.[7] He was preparing a biopic of Chinese-American film director Esther Eng.[9] In all, Bren has acted in over a dozen roles in Australian television series and movies, including The Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers and Stingers.[7] PlaysIn 2007, Frank Bren wrote and starred in the play A History of Motion Pictures, which ran at La Mama Theatre (Melbourne).[10][11] He has also written and starred in about a dozen plays since 1967, with runs in London, Amsterdam, and Melbourne.[12] Some of the other plays he both wrote and starred in are The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones (1968),[13] Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing? (1969),[14] Odyssey of a Bald Man (1970),[15] Larceny Makes No Noise (1988),[16][17] Muckrake (1989),[18] Honest! (1993),[19] and Flashback (1997).[20] Notes1. ^Marek Haltof, Polish National Cinema, Berghahn Books, 2002 (Introduction). 2. ^Janina Falkowska, Slavic Review, Vol. 62, No. 3, p. 592 (2003). 3. ^Review by The Bookwatch, Nov. 2004, published by The Midwest Book Review 4. ^Review of "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" by China Quarterly, reproduced by The Scarecrow Press {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012224158/http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB%2FCATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810849860 |date=12 October 2004 }} 5. ^The Esther Eng Story (website) 6. ^DonaldofChina.com 7. ^1 2 3 4 {{IMDb name|0107129|Frank Bren}} 8. ^Dragon Horse Films 9. ^The Esther Eng Story (website) 10. ^Review of "A History of Motion Pictures" from Australian Stage, 4 May 2007. 11. ^A History of Motion Pictures, AusStage 12. ^Interview with Frank Bren 13. ^The Rise and Fall of Archie Jones, AusStage 14. ^"Have You Noticed Your Leg Is Missing?", AusStage 15. ^Odyssey of a Bald Man, AusStage 16. ^Larceny Makes No Noise, AusStage 17. ^"A Crime Thriller Comedy" by Jason Romney, The Age, Entertainment Guide section, 30 September 1988, p. 7 (available [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19880930&id=scRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=65YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188,7447821 here] via Google News Archive, retrieved on 6 February 2014). 18. ^Muckrake, AusStage 19. ^Honest!, AusStage 20. ^Flashback, AusStage External links
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