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Robert Tudawali (1929 – 26 July 1967), also known as Bobby Wilson and Bob Wilson, was an Australian actor and Indigenous activist. He is known for his leading role in the 1955 Australian film Jedda, which made him the first Indigenous Australian film star, and also his position as Vice-President of the Northern Territory Council ...
Robert Tudawali (c.1929-1967), actor and advocate of Aboriginal rights, was born about 1929 on Melville Island, Northern Territory, son of Tiwi parents. He later said of his childhood: 'I hunted, fought, sang like all my people.
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The 1955 Australian film epic 'Jedda' made Robert Tudawali the first male Indigenous film star but behind the cameras lay a colourful and tragic life.
Robert Tudawali (c.1929-1967), actor and advocate of Aboriginal rights, was born about 1929 on Melville Island, Northern Territory, son of Tiwi parents. He later said of his childhood: 'I hunted, fought, sang like all my people.
Robert Tudawali (1928-1967) was the first Aboriginal star in Australian cinema. He appeared in films such as Dust in the Sun, Jedda the Uncivilized and Whiplash, and received a tribute award named after him.
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Robert Tudawali was born in 1928 in Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia. He was an actor, known for Dust in the Sun (1958), Jedda the Uncivilized (1955) and Whiplash (1960). He died in 1967 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Robert Tudawali (1929-1967), by Neil Murray. National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an23378465
