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Hayes Gordon

Actor and director Hayes Gordon, celebrated for his role in Fiddler on the Roof, was the founder of Sydney's landmark Ensemble Theatre.
Series : Australian Biography Series 3 | Year : 1994 | Total Duration : 26 Minutes | Producer : Frank Heimans
Director : Frank Heimans |
B&W stills of Actor and Director Hayes Gordon in character playing Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof. VS B&W footage of cast in action on stage. CU B&W photograph of Gordon.
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Access No. 144525 | 28 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
MS actor and director Hayes Gordon downplaying his talents as an actor, director and teacher. Zoom in to CU of him as he talks about his view of the contribution people make artistically.
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Access No. 144526 | 53 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Actor and Director Hayes Gordon in character playing Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof.
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Access No. 144527 | 6 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
ECU on face of actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about his view of the contribution people make artistically.
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Access No. 144528 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W still of Actor and Director Hayes Gordon posing in chair looking to camera, 1992.
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Access No. 144529 | 7 secs | 1990s | USA | © Fairfax Photo Library | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about his birth in America and his mother. Zoom in to Gordon's face as he talks of the effect his parent's divorce had on him as a child.
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Access No. 144530 | 1 min 54 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival Depression footage showing food queues on American streets.
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Access No. 144531 | 8 secs | 1930s | USA | © Archive Films | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about living through the Depression in America with his parents and their business ventures including bootlegging during Prohibition. Slow zoom in to his face as he speaks of the tension between his parents.
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Access No. 144532 | 1 min 41 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival high angle view over queues of people shuffling through snow during Depression and VS soup kitchen with queues being served and men eating at communal tables. GS mother standing in doorway holding baby. GS unsmiling children gathered at window
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Access No. 144533 | 18 secs | 1930s | USA | © Archive Films | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about living through the Depression in America, poverty and his aspirations.
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Access No. 144534 | 24 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of university students in lecture hall with lecturer at lectern in foreground. Tilt up of pedestrians on city street past large stone building. WS of New York Harbour with fishing boat past camera and LS to skyscrapers and city skyline.
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Access No. 144535 | 13 secs | 1930s | New York, USA | © Archive Films | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about working as a chemist in New York. Zoom in to his face as he relates the story of how he came to audition for a singing role and leave his career as a pharmacist to go into theatre.
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Access No. 144536 | 1 min 29 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from image of Hayes Gordon in character to large cast on coloured cover of original Broadway cast album of the musical Oklahoma!
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Access No. 144537 | 18 secs | 1940s | New York, USA | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about working in the musical production Oklahoma! and the people involved in it.
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Access No. 144538 | 31 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU grainy pixelated image of Hayes Gordon in character as Curly on coloured cover of original Broadway cast album of the musical Oklahoma!
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Access No. 144539 | 6 secs | 1940s | New York, USA | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about joining the air force until he became involved in Moss Heart's propaganda piece for the war "Winged Victory".
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Access No. 144540 | 44 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W studio portrait photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon.
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Access No. 144541 | 5 secs | 1940s | USA | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about auditioning for the show Brigadoon.
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Access No. 144542 | 8 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph from the production Brigadoon in the USA in 1947. Zoom to CU of actor and director Hayes Gordon.
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Access No. 144543 | 8 secs | 1940s | New York, USA | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about taking over as the lead in the show Brigadoon.
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Access No. 144544 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU tilt down sepia tone studio portrait photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon to B&W portrait.
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Access No. 144545 | 9 secs | 1940s | USA | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | Colour |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the enemies he made amongst management for his union activities and demanding equal rights for all employees. He was named in reports during the McCarthy era resulting in less work in the United States. Zoom out to MS as Gordon talks about refusing to sign a "loyalty oath" which resulted in all work offers coming to an end.
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Access No. 144546 | 3 mins 21 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Poster from the Theatre Royal production of Kiss Me Kate. Various B&W photographs of the production and cast with zoom to CU of actor and director Hayes Gordon.
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Access No. 144547 | 21 secs | 1950s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about why he decided to settle in Australia after coming out for the leading role in Kiss Me Kate.
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Access No. 144548 | 19 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of Sydney in the 1950s. WS double decker bus past with other city buildings in background. Cars and tram on city street towards camera with LS to Sydney Harbour Bridge seen between buildings. High angle shot over crowds milling past each other in double file.
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Access No. 144549 | 14 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W archival night footage with cab driver opening door for passengers to get out of taxi. WS couples in evening wear entering Brisbane Town Hall for concert.
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Access No. 144550 | 9 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W. VS of performance of melodrama "The Streets of London" as staged by Whitehall theatrical company in Sydney circa 1948-9. Scene shows man waking under lamppost on set portraying city street.
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Access No. 144551 | 26 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about what he thought of Australian theatre when he first arrived.
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Access No. 144552 | 17 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon's face as a young man.
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Access No. 144553 | 7 secs | 1940s | USA | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon responding to being asked what he brought to Australian theatre.
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Access No. 144554 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon in black framed glasses with two women.
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Access No. 144555 | 3 secs | 1950s | USA | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the acting disciplines he brought with him to Australian theatre.
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Access No. 144556 | 22 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up B&W photograph from water to old warehouse which was to become the Ensemble Theatre. Archival footage of crews doing interior fit out for Ensemble Theatre, CU of actor and director Hayes Gordon and high angle view of stage and seating.
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Access No. 144557 | 17 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © ABC-TV | Colour |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about establishing an independent theatre with The Ensemble Theatre.
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Access No. 144558 | 6 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Series of B&W photographs of actors performing in various Ensemble Theatre productions.
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Access No. 144559 | 28 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the efforts The Ensemble Theatre went to as an independent theatre to be relevant to a variety of issues.
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Access No. 144560 | 23 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Two B&W photographs of actors performing in the Ensemble Theatre production "Fortune and Men's Eyes".
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Access No. 144561 | 10 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the wider social and political effects some of the productions had put on by The Ensemble Theatre.
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Access No. 144562 | 39 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of Max Cullen fellow actor performing in the Ensemble Theatre production "We Bombed in Newhaven".
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Access No. 144563 | 30 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © ABC-TV | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about staging the production "One For the Money One For the Show" with The Ensemble Theatre.
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Access No. 144564 | 17 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of actors performing in the Ensemble Theatre production "One For the Money One For the Show" with pies throwing scene. Pan to WS of audience watching.
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Access No. 144565 | 8 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © ABC-TV | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about how the programming was worked out for The Ensemble Theatre.
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Access No. 144566 | 8 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of actors in Ensemble Theatre production.
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Access No. 144567 | 6 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the idea of "role".
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Access No. 144568 | 57 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W and colour footage of Actor and Director Hayes Gordon in character playing Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof and being interviewed on his return to stage for the role in J C Williamson's 1967 production. VS entrance to Her Majesty's Theatre with tilt to billboard and track into foyer. WS performance and CUs of presenter addressing camera. CUs interview behind scenes with Gordon. CUs newspaper reviews of show with photographs of cast. Colour photograph of cast. B&W photograph of Gordon on stage.
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Access No. 144569 | 1 min 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © ABC-TV | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the role of Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof.
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Access No. 144570 | 5 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of Actor and Director Hayes Gordon in character playing Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof with the actress (probably Elaine Christensen) who plays his wife Golde.
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Access No. 144571 | 4 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the character of Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof.
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Access No. 144572 | 45 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon.
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Access No. 144573 | 4 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
Zoom in to CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the important things to him now.
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Access No. 144574 | 37 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt down B&W photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon's wife Helen as she shaves Gordon's head.
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Access No. 144575 | 8 secs | 1980s | Australia | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about his wife Helen.
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Access No. 144576 | 11 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU B&W photograph of actor and director Hayes Gordon.
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Access No. 144577 | 7 secs | 1990s | Australia | © Hayes Gordon Formulators Pty Ltd | B&W |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about regrets he had in his career.
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Access No. 144578 | 9 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from B&W footage of Hayes Gordon in dark full beard walking out onto deck of the Ensemble Theatre.
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Access No. 144579 | 5 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © ABC-TV | Colour |
CU interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about decisions he made in his career.
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Access No. 144580 | 11 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W photograph of actors in Ensemble Theatre production with audience close behind them.
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Access No. 144581 | 6 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about the role of the audience in theatre.
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Access No. 144582 | 40 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W photograph of Hayes Gordon in the role of Daddy Warbucks from the musical Annie.
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Access No. 144583 | 6 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with actor and director Hayes Gordon talking about playing to the audience in theatre.
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Access No. 144584 | 46 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Closing credits over still frame of actor and director Hayes Gordon sitting at table.
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Access No. 144585 | 53 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
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