- Bib ID:
- 1594557
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Russell, Jim, 1909-2001, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access to be determined.
- Description:
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- 1990 May 31
- 3 tape reels (ca. 193 min.) : mono. ; 5 in.
- Summary:
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Russell speaks about the history of "The Potts"; his family background; learning to draw; his childhood at Campsie; history of Smith's Weekly; studying at the Julian Ashton School; working at the Sydney Stadium, Fox Films and the Evening News; his wife; working as a sports artist and journalist for The Referee; history of the Woman's Weekly; his 1939 visit to America, which included a meeting with Walt Disney; becoming art director at Smith's Weekly; his involvement with various tennis associations; his broadcasting and television career; his travel agencies; attending the Melbourne, Rome, Tokoyo, Mexico, Munich and Montreal Olympics; how he conceives and draws his cartoons; character development in "The Potts"; decline of Australian comic strips.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 31 May 1990.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Uncorrected transcript (typescript, 77 leaves).
- Subject:
-
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bennetts, Neil, 1943-2011, interviewer
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