7667 Ray Barrett Collection, 1927-2007.

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7667 Ray Barrett Collection, 1927-2007.

Collection of papers, scrapbooks, visual and audiovisual material relating to the life and career of Australian actor, Ray Barrett.

2.65 linear metres.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8140092

Libraries Australia

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Barrett, Ray, 1927-2009

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Barrett, Ray

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Ray Barrett was born on 2 May 1927 in Brisbane. He studied music and elocution and began acting at the age of eleven. He was the first actor put under contract by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Drama section. He worked for several years on radio in Brisbane and Sydney, before working successfully in Britain between 1958 and the mid-1970s, when he returned to Australia. He has had many roles in Australian films over the last 20 years. He has starred in films such...