The Dawn Fraser Story
| The Dawn Fraser Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Joy Cavill Lee Robinson |
| Written by | Joy Cavill |
| Starring | Dawn Fraser |
Production company |
Waratah Film Productions |
| Distributed by | TCN 9 |
Release dates | 14 December 1964[1] |
Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Dawn Fraser Story is a 1964 documentary film about Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser. It was made by Joy Cavill, who later made a feature film about Fraser, Dawn! (1979), and had a romantic relationship with her.[2] It is one of the few Australian documentary films of the time to be directed by a woman.[3]
Filming began in August 1964.[4]
While filming at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Cavill suffered a heart attack.[5]
References
- ↑ "What makes Dawn tick?.". The Australian Women's Weekly (National Library of Australia). 16 December 1964. p. 19. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Dawn sets the record straight.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia) (News Limited), 2001-06-01: 003, retrieved 9 January 2012
- ↑ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p111
- ↑ "Double helping of Project '64.". The Canberra Times (National Library of Australia). 21 December 1964. p. 23. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Pat Gillespie, "Joy Cavill", Cinema Papers, May 1990 p79
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