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'''Agnes Gavin''' (1872 - 1948) was an [[Australia]]n actor and screenwriter of the [[silent era]], who worked in collaboration with her husband [[John Gavin (director)|John Gavin]]. She wrote the majority of his films and was arguably the first specialist screenwriter in the history of the [[Australian film industry]].<ref>Stephen Vagg, 'A Brief History of Australian Screenwriting'. Lumina Issue 7, May 2011</ref> She was advertised in newspapers as "that well known picture dramatizer"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129939083 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=[[Referee_(Sydney,_N.S.W.)|Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939)]] |location=Sydney, NSW |date=19 July 1911 |accessdate=13 November 2014 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and was praised for creating "cleverly constructed stories".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129933907 |title=GENERAL GOSSIP. |newspaper=[[Referee_(Sydney,_N.S.W.)|Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939)]] |location=Sydney, NSW |date=15 November 1911 |accessdate=13 November 2014 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
 
She and her husband were best known for making films about [[bushrangers]] such as [[Captain Thunderbolt]], [[Captain Moonlite]], [[Ben Hall (bushranger)|Ben Hall]] and [[Frank Gardiner]], and [[Convicts in Australia|convict-era]] melodramas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102803043 |title=A Well-known Biograph Actor. |newspaper=[[The_Newsletter:_an_Australian_Paper_for_Australian_People|The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918)]] |location=Sydney, NSW |date=4 February 1911 |accessdate=3 October 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102797743 |title=A Great Australian. |newspaper=[[The_Newsletter:_an_Australian_Paper_for_Australian_People|The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918)]] |location=Sydney, NSW |date=4 November 1911 |accessdate=13 November 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
 
She adapted her 1917 film ''[[The Murder of Captain Fryatt]]'' into a play ''Captain Fryatt; Or, For King and Country''.
 
In 1904 Agnes Gavin was accused of abusing her neighbor with violent language. The court ordered her bound to the peace for six months.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113291119 |title=THEATRICALS IN COURT. |newspaper=[[Empire_(newspaper)|Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931)]] |location=Sydney, NSW |date=25 August 1904 |accessdate=13 November 2014 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==Filmography==
*''[[Thunderbolt (1910 film)|Thunderbolt]]'' (1910)

Revision as of 02:12, 13 November 2014

Agnes Gavin (1872 - 1948) was an Australian actor and screenwriter of the silent era, who worked in collaboration with her husband John Gavin. She wrote the majority of his films and was arguably the first specialist screenwriter in the history of the Australian film industry.[1] She was advertised in newspapers as "that well known picture dramatizer"[2] and was praised for creating "cleverly constructed stories".[3]

She and her husband were best known for making films about bushrangers such as Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite, Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner, and convict-era melodramas.[4][5]

She adapted her 1917 film The Murder of Captain Fryatt into a play Captain Fryatt; Or, For King and Country.

In 1904 Agnes Gavin was accused of abusing her neighbor with violent language. The court ordered her bound to the peace for six months.[6]

Filmography

Unfilmed scripts

  • The White Hope (announced 1911)
  • Outlaw Ned Kelly and His Gang (registered in 1918)[8]
  • Binda's Mistress of the Girl of the Soil (registered in 1930)[9]

Books

  • Golden Heart, or Odds On (1923)[10]
  • Money Down Brown (1926)[11]

Plays

  • Captain Fryatt; or, for king and country : dramatised from the scenario (1917)

References

  1. ^ Stephen Vagg, 'A Brief History of Australian Screenwriting'. Lumina Issue 7, May 2011
  2. ^ "Advertising". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 July 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ "GENERAL GOSSIP". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 15 November 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "A Well-known Biograph Actor". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 February 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ^ "A Great Australian". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 November 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ^ "THEATRICALS IN COURT". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ^ "THE KEY OF FATE". Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1926. p. 24. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ^ Copyright registration at National Archives of Australia
  9. ^ Copyright registration at National Archives of Australia
  10. ^ Copyright registration at National Archives of Australia
  11. ^ Copyright registration at National Archives of Australia

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