Sumner, John, 1924-
Variant namesTheatre manager. Educated in London and Southampton, Sumner was in the Merchant Navy 1941-1947, theatre manager and stage director in England 1947-1952. Founder and director of the Union Theatre Repertory Co., Melbourne, 1953-1955, general manager of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Sydney, 1955-1957, manager of the Victorian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, 1957-1959. He published "Recollections at Play (A Life In Australian Theatre)" in 1993.
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1955-1995. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225850903
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creatorOf | Sumner, John, 1924-. Papers [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
referencedIn | Cassidy, W. G. B. Papers relating to Summer of the seventeenth doll [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia |
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associatedWith | Cassidy, W. G. B. | person |
associatedWith | Lawler, Ray, 1921- | person |
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Birth 1924-05-27
Death 2013-05-24