| 词条 | John West (theatre) |
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John West {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (7 March 1924 – 9 July 2008) was an Australian broadcaster and theatre historian remembered for his long-running programmes "Sentimental Journey" and "The Showman" broadcast nationally on ABC Radio. Early lifeHe was born in Paddington, Sydney, and grew up in Concord, the only child of John and Jean West. He was brought up by his mother and developed an early interest in theatre, which was encouraged by his grandmother, Mary Bell.[1] He was educated at Fort Street High School.[1] CareerHe joined the ABC as an announcer in 1942 before enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force, serving with RAAF Radio "The Voice of the Islands" from 1942 to 1945.[2] He returned to the ABC as an ordinary announcer, pursuing his theatrical interests at every opportunity in his off-duty time until 1964 when he was able to combine his profession and passion in the weekly programme "The Showman". A second program, "Sentimental Journey" in which he resurrected old gramophone records from the ABC's record library, as well as his own and those of fellow enthusiasts, followed in 1978. Both continued after he "officially" retired in 1989. West was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1989 Australia Day Honours for "service to media and the arts".[3] DeathHis last years were blighted by dementia, cared for by one-time colleague Nona Wood.[1] He had been diagnosed with a brain tumor but died in a nursing home at Collaroy following a heart attack.[4] Programmes
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References1. ^1 2 http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/abc-voice-and-theatre-devotee/2008/07/16/1216162955971.html {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:West, John (theatre)}}2. ^http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=877354 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/883159|title=WEST, John|last=|first=|date=|website=honours.pmc.gov.au|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-31}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.simondrake.com/images/Australian_Times.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-09-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218130845/http://www.simondrake.com/images/Australian_Times.pdf |archivedate=18 February 2011 |df= }} 5. ^Seaborn, Broughton and Walford newsletter vol 16 issue 5, 2 October 2008 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331162854/http://www.sbwfoundation.com/sbw_nl_oct08.pdf |date=31 March 2012 }} accessed 4 September 2011 John West's extensive collection of Australian theatre ephemera is held by the SBW foundation. 7 : 2008 deaths|1924 births|People educated at Fort Street High School|People with dementia|20th-century Australian historians|ABC radio (Australia) journalists and presenters|Members of the Order of Australia |
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