J. A. Lipman
Jonas Alfred Lipman (1882 - ) was an actor, producer and director of theatre and film of Melbourne, Australia.
He was described as "a colourful extrovert" with "a flair for the wheeling and dealing of the film trade".[1] He worked in distribution and exhibition in the 1920s and 1930s, particularly of British films in Australia.
Lipman was from Adelaide.[2]
In 1920, when operating the cinema at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne, he was fined for showing the movie Damaged Goods, judged as obscene.[3] The same year he helped established the company United Shows Inc.[4] Three years later he helped set up the Australian Releasing Corporation.[5]
He wrote Just Peggy while in the USA.[6] His best known film is probably Mystery Island (1937).[7]
It is possible he was the J(onas) Alfred Lipman who moved to Western Australia, where he was on the Nestlé sales staff and died on 18 November 1941.[8]
Select credits
- Just Peggy (1918) - writer, producer, director
- The Man They Could Not Hang (1934) - producer
- Mystery Island (1937) - writer, director
References
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 81.
- ↑ "PICTURE SHOWS.". The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ ""Damaged Goods"". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "REGISTERED COMPANIES.". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 28 April 1920. p. 8 Supplement: Weekly Summary. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "COMPANIES REGISTERE.". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 21 March 1923. p. 5 Supplement: Weekly Summary. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "The Catholic Club.". Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1918. p. 15. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ ""MYSTERY ISLAND.".". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Family Notices.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 21 November 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 8 January 2016.