Robert Ronald Maslyn Williams (20 February 1911 – 11 August 1999) was an Australian documentary filmmaker and writer.
He was born in England and moved to Australia in the 1920s, where he grew up in the New England and Southern Highlands districts of New South Wales. He studied at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney and worked as a journalist before going into filmmaking.
In 1940, he joined the Official War Film and Photographic Unit as a writer-producer and served under Frank Hurley in the Middle East. He worked for the Australian Information Bureau in New York in 1945 and the Canadian Film Board in 1946.
In 1962 he left filmmaking and became a writer.[1]
maslyn, williams, robert, ronald, maslyn, williams, february, 1911, august, 1999, australian, documentary, filmmaker, writer, born, england, moved, australia, 1920s, where, grew, england, southern, highlands, districts, south, wales, studied, conservatorium, m. Robert Ronald Maslyn Williams 20 February 1911 11 August 1999 was an Australian documentary filmmaker and writer He was born in England and moved to Australia in the 1920s where he grew up in the New England and Southern Highlands districts of New South Wales He studied at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney and worked as a journalist before going into filmmaking In 1940 he joined the Official War Film and Photographic Unit as a writer producer and served under Frank Hurley in the Middle East He worked for the Australian Information Bureau in New York in 1945 and the Canadian Film Board in 1946 In 1962 he left filmmaking and became a writer 1 Contents 1 Select filmography 2 Selected works 2 1 Nonfiction 2 2 Novels 3 References 4 External linksSelect filmography editMike and Stefani 1952 New Guinea PatrolSelected works editNonfiction edit Williams Maslyn 1964 Stone Age island seven years in New Guinea Collins Williams Maslyn 1965 Five Journeys from Jakarta inside Sukarno s Indonesia New York W Morrow Williams Maslyn 1967 The East is Red Collins Williams Maslyn 1988 His Mother s Country Melbourne University Press ISBN 978 0 522 84361 3Novels edit Williams Maslyn 1967 The Far Side of the Sky a novel F W Cheshire Williams Maslyn 1971 The Benefactors a novel of New Guinean conquest Angus and Robertson U K Ltd ISBN 978 0 09 130911 4 Williams Maslyn 1974 Florence Copley of Romney Collins ISBN 978 0 00 221587 9 Williams Maslyn 1982 The Temple Alternative Publishing Co operative ISBN 978 0 909188 64 1References edit Viewing personal publication Unvarnished Truths Maslyn Williams and Australian Government Film in Papua and New Guinea External links editR Maslyn Williams at IMDb R Maslyn Williams at AustLit Papers of R Maslyn Williams Short story Three Sons by Williams Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R Maslyn Williams amp oldid 1157652498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
