Life Summary - Cecil William Holmes

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Holmes, Cecil William (1921–1994)

	Holmes, Cecil William (1921–1994)
Born	23 June, 1921 Waipukarau , New Zealand
Died	24 August, 1994 (aged 73) Darlinghurst, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (bowel)
Cultural Heritage	English New Zealander
Religious Influence	Presbyterian
Related Entries [View as tree]	Cook, Sydney James (employee) Hardy, Francis Joseph (collaborator)
Occupation*	communist (1949-1959) New South Wales, Australia film director (1949-1964) New South Wales, Australia film director (1964-1970) Northern Territory, Australia film director (1964-1986) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1964-1970) Northern Territory, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1986-1986) New South Wales, Australia
Legacies*	Cecil Holmes Award (Australian Director's Guild) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Aboriginal Rights Council (NT) (member)
Political Activism*	Communist Party (NSW) (member)
Workplaces*	Territorian (newspaper) (editor, 1964-1970) Film Australia (film maker, 1970)

* Dates are approximate

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Holmes, Cecil William (1921–1994)