Muriel Steinbeck
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Muriel Steibeck was an Australian actor
who worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. She is best known for her performance as the wife of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
in Smithy (1946) and for playing the lead in Autumn Affair
(1956), Australia's first television serial.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. She is best known for her performance as the wife of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...
in Smithy (1946) and for playing the lead in Autumn Affair
Autumn Affair
Autumn Affair was an Australian television series made by the Seven Network. It premiered 24 October 1958 and continued until 1959. The series was the first ever Australian television soap opera....
(1956), Australia's first television serial.
Selected Filmography
- South West PacificSouth West Pacific (1943 film)South West Pacific is a 1943 propaganda short Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall.-External links:* at Australian Screen Online...
(1943) - Smithy (1946)
- A Son Is BornA Son Is BornA Son Is Born is a 1946 Australian melodrama about a woman who marries an irresponsible drifter . They have a son , but later divorce and she remarries a rich businessman...
(1946) - Into the StraightInto the StraightInto the Straight is a 1949 Australian horse racing melodrama directed by T.O. McCreadie. The plot concerns the Curzons, an Australian horseracing family visited by an English horse trainer and his son...
(1949) - Wherever She GoesWherever She GoesWherever She Goes is a 1951 Australian feature film that tells the early part of the life story of pianist Eileen Joyce.-Synopsis:Eileen Joyce is born on the Tasmanian coast and becomes fascinated with music after hearing a man named Daniel play a mouth organ...
(1951) - Long John SilverLong John Silver (film)Long John Silver is a 1954 Australian film about the eponymous pirate from Treasure Island, starring Robert Newton as Silver and Rod Taylor as Israel Hands....
(1954) - Autumn AffairAutumn AffairAutumn Affair was an Australian television series made by the Seven Network. It premiered 24 October 1958 and continued until 1959. The series was the first ever Australian television soap opera....
(1956) - TV series - They're a Weird Mob (1966)
External links
- Muriel Steinbeck Australian theatre credits at AusstageAusstageAusStage is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia. It provides records of productions from the beginnings of theatre in Australia up to today...
- Muriel Steinbeck at the National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...