Esben Storm

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Esben Storm
Born	(1950-05-26)26 May 1950 Denmark
Died	28 March 2011(2011-03-28) (aged 60) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actor, screenwriter, producer, director
Years active	1972–2008
Spouse(s)	Lisa Meagher

Esben Storm (26 May 1950 – 28 March 2011) was a Danish- Australian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director, well known for his work with Australian children's program Round the Twist.^[1] He worked to adapt John Marsden's Tomorrow series but lost the rights to the film. His acting credits include roles in the films The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Wrong World (1985) and Young Einstein (1988); his last acting role was in the medical drama series All Saints.^[2]

Storm wrote and directed 27A (1974), In Search of Anna (1978), Deadly (1991) and Subterano (2003); and directed Devil's Hill (1988), the Tasmanian film in the Touch the Sun series of bicentennial telemovies. In 2007, he directed the SBS comedy series Kick.^[2]

Storm died, aged 60, on 28 March 2011.^[3]

Select filmography

Doors (1969) – short
In His Prime (1972) – short
Stephanie (1972) – short
A Motion Picture (1972) – short
27A (1974)
In Search of Anna (1978)
With Prejudice (1982)
Stanley (1984)
Deadly (1991)

Unmade films

Angel Gear (mid 1970s)
Bondi Blue (early 1980s) – Reg Grundy withdrew financing just before filming was to start^[4]
Dirty Barry (written 1970s, tried to make 1980s)^[4]

Awards

1979: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Screenplay (In Search of Anna)^[5]

References

↑ Esben Storm, 1950 - 2011., The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 April 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Finney, Sarah: Vale Esben Storm (1950 – 2011), Australian Film Institute, 29 March 2011.
↑ Industry mourns Esben Storm, Encore, 29 March 2011.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Interview with Esben Storm", Signis, 22 August 1995 accessed 21 November 2012.
↑ AFI Award Winners Feature Categories 1958-2009, Australian Film Institute.

External links

Esben Storm at the Internet Movie Database
Storm Productions

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Persondata
Name	Storm, Esben
Alternative names
Short description	Australian actor, television producer, and director
Date of birth	26 May 1950
Place of birth	Denmark
Date of death	28 March 2011
Place of death	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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