Born: Established: 7 Oct 1897 Warwick, Warwick area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 11 Nov 1959 Castlecrag, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
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Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
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(a.k.a.
Charles Edward Chauvel)
Born: Established: 7 Oct 1897 Warwick, Warwick area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 11 Nov 1959 Castlecrag, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Born: Established: 7 Oct 1897 Warwick, Warwick area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 11 Nov 1959 Castlecrag, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender:
Male
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Notes
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Chauvel was a nephew of Australian army General Sir Harry Chauvel, Commander of the Australian Light Horse and later the Desert Mounted Corps in Palestine during World War I.
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The Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame inducted Chauvel in July 2013 at the John Oxley Library.
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Two documentaries have been made about Chauvel: Charles Chauvel: The Action Director (1972) and The Cinema of Charles Chauvel (1982). (tapes widely held)
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Chauvel is material held at National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra. See Charles Chauvel, Epic Director: A Guide to the National Film and Sound Archive's Collection (1997).
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See also the full Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Charles Edward Chauvel, (1897-1959).
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