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Eric Porter Eric Porter i(A45309 works by)
Born: Established: 1911 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1983
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Marco Polo Junior : By Sea to Xanadu Stuart Glover , Eric Porter (illustrator), Sydney : Hamlyn , 1972 Z1352110 1972 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 form y separately published work icon Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon The Magic Medallion; Marco Polo Jr. Sheldon Moldoff , ( dir. Eric Porter ) Australia : Animation International Porter Animations , 1972 Z1352099 1972 single work film/TV fantasy

A young and impressionable Marco Polo Jr, fourteenth heir to the original Polo, must bring his half of an ancient medallion to the mythical kingdom of Xanadu to be made whole, thus overcoming the evil ruler Red Dragon and saving the fair maiden Princess Shining Moon from a forced marriage. Journeying with his pet seagull and a wise Indian guru, Marco Polo Jr does battle with a band of bumbling sailors, two even more bumbling spies, a hypochondriac dragon, and finally the Red Dragon himself.
1 form y separately published work icon Bimbo's Auto Eric Porter , ( dir. Eric Porter ) Sydney : Eric Porter Studios , 1954 Z1352106 1954 single work film/TV children's fantasy

Animated cartoon.

Bimbo's car catches a cold, so he gets a new car with a mind of its own and crashes it. He gets his old car back, and they live happily ever after.

1 form y separately published work icon Rabbit Stew Eric Porter , ( dir. Eric Porter ) Sydney : Eric Porter Studios , 1950 Z1352102 1950 single work film/TV fantasy

An animated cartoon that sees a farmer attempting to capture a pesky rabbit by any means possible, from traps to gunplay. Full of bizarre, impossible gags, the chase ends at the pearly gates with the farmer still after the rabbit!
1 form y separately published work icon A Son Is Born Gloria Bourner , ( dir. Eric Porter ) Sydney : Eric Porter Studios , 1946 Z1352115 1946 single work film/TV

Awash with entertainingly developed Oedipal variations, A Son is Born begins in 1920 when heavy-drinking womaniser Paul Graham marries Laurette against her family's wishes. He neglects her and spoils their son David, turning the boy against his mother. Laurette eventually leaves her husband and David elects to stay with his father, refusing all contact with his mother. She later marries her employer John Sheldon, a wealthy industrialist and widower who has a teenage daughter, Kay. When Paul is killed in a car accident, David goes to live with the Sheldons. Never having forgiven his mother for leaving his father, David sets out to revenge himself on her by seducing Kay into marriage and then deserting her immediately after the marriage. His regeneration begins, however, when he is sent to New Guinea during the war and undergoes a number of cathartic moments, including being nursed back to health by Kay, who has since become a nurse. After returning to Australia, he reunites with Kay and vows to repair the damage he has done to their parents.

1 y separately published work icon The Cowardly Fawn Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1946 Z1351997 1946 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Santa Claus Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1945 Z1351974 1945 single work children's fiction children's Tells of Santa's workshop, the little men who help him, and the letters that he receives from children. Also shows Santa delivering presents to a few children.
1 y separately published work icon The Gipsy Story Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1944 Z1352009 1944 single work children's fiction children's Willie Wombat and his wife and two kids go on a camping trip into the country. Before long, their daughter Winnie, who is known to tell untruths quite regularly, meets a gipsy woman in the bush. The gipsy reads Winnie's palm, and then asks Winnie if her father is rich. When Winnie lies, and says yes, very rich, the gipsy takes Winnie back to her camp. She takes Winnie hostage, and demands a ransom from Willie Wombat—or else she will kill Winnie Wombat.
1 y separately published work icon The Treasure Chest Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1944 Z1352000 1944 single work children's fiction children's Willie Wombat visits his old friend Mrs Tuppy and discovers that her husband has gone missing while trying to find buried treasure. Using maps that Mrs Tuppy gives him, Willie follows in Captain Tuppy’s footsteps to an island where he is caught by ‘natives’. When the ‘white god’ appears, Willie sees that the ‘god’ is in fact Captain Tuppy, who is wearing a leopard skin and sandals made of grass. But the Captain refutes his identity, saying ‘How can I be Captain Tuppy, when I am dead.’ Can Willie convince the Captain of his identity and find the buried treasure?
1 y separately published work icon The Birds At Home Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1943 Z1352006 1943 single work children's fiction children's Freddy the finch, who always has the sulks, refuses to learn how to fly. His parents try their hardest to encourage him, but he refuses. Freddy's mother might end up doing something drastic.
1 y separately published work icon The Contented Bears Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1943 Z1352003 1943 single work children's fiction children's Bennie the koala takes a short-cut through the bush, even though his mother has told him not to. He and his sister get caught by the animal catcher from the zoo. How will they ever make it home?
1 y separately published work icon Dinky-di and Koala Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1943 Z1351994 1943 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon ABC Eric Porter , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1943 Z1351984 1943 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Willie Wombat in Waste Not Want Not : featuring all Australian animals Eric Porter , Sydney : Publicity Press , 1937 Z1352012 1937 single work children's fiction children's
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