Graham Shirley is an Australian author, researcher, curator and filmmaker best known for his work in the area of Australian film history.
He was one of the original class of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and is the co-author of Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, a classic history of the Australian film industry. He has also made a number of documentaries.NFSA Blog Entries by Graham Shirley accessed 9 September 2014Biography at Oz Silent Film Festival
Filmography For the Term of his Natural Life (1927) – restored film in 1981 Allies (1983) – archival researcher The Dismissal (1983) – archival researcher Bodyline (1984) – archival researcher The Cowra Breakout (1984) – archival researcher Prisoners of Propaganda (1987) – researcher, writer, and director Wharfies (1988) – archival researcher Blood, Sweat and Tears (1988) – director (3 episodes) Wings Over Australia (1989) – archival researcher Hindsight (1990–91) – archival researcher Submarine: Sharks of Steel (1992) – archival researcher Timeframe – episode "Striking for State Aid" (1997) Federation (2001) – archival researcher Colour of War: The Anzacs (2003) – archival researcher Behind the Lines: The Secret War of Z Special Unit (2003) -writer, director White Bay Power (2003) – director Frank Hurley: The Man who Made History (2004) – archival researcher Blowing Up Paradise (2004) – archival researcher Road to Tokyo (2005) – writer, director
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External links
Graham Shirley at National Film and Sound Archive