97:(7 September 1943 – 14 April 2018) was an Australian actor, playwright/dramatist, director, translator and author, who was a scholar of international film history. He has written books (on the histories of Polish and Hong Kong cinema), written plays, and acted in Australian film and television roles.
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Vale Frank Bren - Actor, writer, director, scholar, critic - Friends John
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117:(University of Illinois Press, 1989) is one of the premier resources on the history of Polish cinema.
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In all, Bren has acted in over a dozen roles in
Australian television series and movies, including
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Memoriam Frank Bren - Pictures from the tribute to his life held at La Mama
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Bren has also written articles on film for international journals such as
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during the 1990s. In addition, he played "Mr. Nicholson" in the film
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Frank Bren died from cancer, aged 74, on 14 April 2018, at the
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Bren was writing a biography of French filmmaker and comedian,
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Australian actor, playwright, and scholar of film history
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Review of "Hong Kong Cinema: A Cross-Cultural View" by
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