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Timothy Burstall AM (20 April 1927 – 19 April 2004) was an English Australian film director, writer and producer, best known for hit Australian movie Alvin Purple (1973) and its sequel Alvin Rides Again (1974).
Tim Burstall was born on 20 April 1927 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Stork (1971), End Play (1976) and Libido (1973). He was married to Neela Dey and Betty Rogers. He died on 19 April 2004 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- April 20, 1927
- Tim Burstall
- April 19, 2004
Tim Burstall AM (20 April 1927 - 19 April 2004) was an English Australian film director, writer and producer, best known for hit Australian movie Alvin Purple (1973). A key figure in Australian postwar cinema, Burstall was instrumental in rebuilding the Australian film industry at a time when it had been effectively dead for over a decade.
Mar 1, 2022 · In November 1973, director Tim Burstall was shooting a scene for his fourth feature film, Petersen, at the University of Melbourne. Burstall was the pre-eminent auteur of the ocker film genre, havi...
Tim Burstall was born on April 20, 1927 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Stork (1971), End Play (1976) and Libido (1973). He was married to Neela Dey and Betty Rogers. He died on April 19, 2004 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- April 20, 1927
- April 19, 2004
Tim Burstall (1927-2004) set up Eltham Films in the early 1950s, when the local film industry was moribund. A Geelong Grammar boy, Tim had found his way to the Boyd family pottery with his girlfriend, Betty Rogers, in 1945.
Apr 19, 2004 · Film director Tim Burstall was an innovator who helped kick-start Australia's film industry when it was flagging, an industry leader said.
