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Frank Bren is a scholar of Polish and Chinese film history. His book, "World Cinema 1: Poland" ([[University of Illinois Press]], 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish Cinema. His book (with Law Kar), "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of Hong Kong cinema, dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century. |
Frank Bren is a scholar of Polish and Chinese film history. His book, "World Cinema 1: Poland" ([[University of Illinois Press]], 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish Cinema. His book (with Law Kar), "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of Hong Kong cinema, dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century.<ref>The Scarecrow Press [http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810849860]</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:39, 6 October 2007
Frank Bren (born 1943) is an Australian actor, playwright, and scholar of film history. He has written books (on the history of Polish and Hong Kong cinema), written plays, and acted in Australian film and television roles.
Books
Frank Bren is a scholar of Polish and Chinese film history. His book, "World Cinema 1: Poland" (University of Illinois Press, 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish Cinema. His book (with Law Kar), "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" (The Scarecrow Press, 2004) is one of the few books to thoroughly document the very early history of Hong Kong cinema, dating back to its beginnings in the 19th century.[1]
Film and TV
Frank Bren played Colin "The Snake" Adder in Mark Savage's film, "Sensitive New Age Killer".[2] He also played a recurring role, twin brothers Colin Taylor and Alf Taylor, in the popular Australian TV series Neighbours during the 1990s.[3] In addition, he played "Mr. Nicholson" in the film "Hating Alison Ashley (film)".[4]
In all, Frank Bren has acted in over a dozen roles in Australian television series and movies, including The Flying Doctors, Blue Heelers, and Stingers.[5]
Plays
In 2007, Frank Bren wrote and starred in the play, "A History of Motion Pictures". which ran at La Mama Theatre (Melbourne).[6] He's also written and starred in about a dozen plays since 1967, with runs in London, Amsterdam, and Melbourne.[7]