Ralph Foster Smart (1908-08-27)27 August 1908 Chingford, England, UK
Died
12 February 2001(2001-02-12) (aged 92) Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Director, screenwriter and television producer.
Period
1927–1973
Genre
Comedy, drama, adventure, science fiction
Spouses
Leonie Estcourt Barrett (nee Martin)[1]
Meg Smart[citation needed]
Children
1 child
Relatives
Patsy Smart (sister)
Ralph Foster SmartOAM (27 August 1908 – 12 February 2001) was a film and television producer, director, and writer, born in England to Australian parents.
Contents
1Biography
2Selected filmography
3Writing credits
4References
5External links
Biography
He found work in Britain with Anthony Asquith and later alongside the film director Michael Powell, whom he assisted with "Quota quickies": low-budget B-pictures to meet a legal commitment to the British film industry.
During the Second World War, Smart joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942 and served until 1945.[2] Afterwards he worked for the Rank Organisation and Ealing Studios, returning to Australia to direct several films beginning with The Overlanders and including Bitter Springs (1950), addressing the mistreatment of young Aborigines.
Back again in Britain, he became an influential figure in ITC television, remembered as the creator and producer of Danger Man, also known as Secret Agent in the United States. He produced, directed or wrote a number of television series and films, including the 1950s series The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Invisible Man.
In 2000 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for "services to the development of the Australian film industry."
He retired to Australia, and died on 12 February 2001, in Bowen, Queensland.[3]
Selected filmography
A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) - uncredited
Sweet Success (short film; 1936) - director
South West Pacific (1943) - actor
Island Target (1945) - documentary
The Overlanders (1946) - associate producer
Bush Christmas (1947) - director, producer, writer
Quartet (anthology film, segment The Facts of Life; 1948)
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) - director
Curtain Up (1952) - director
The Flying Scot (1957) - co-writer
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry (1958) - director
Robin Hood: The Movie (TV film; 1991) - co-director
Writing credits
Production
Notes
Broadcaster
The Woodpigeon Patrol
Feature film (co-written and directed with F.R. Lucas, 1930)
N/A
The Star Reporter
Short film (co-written with Philip MacDonald, 1932)
N/A
Hotel Splendide
Short film (co-written with Philip MacDonald, 1932)
N/A
C.O.D
Feature film (co-written with Philip MacDonald, 1932)
N/A
His Lordship
Feature film (1932)
N/A
Born Lucky
Feature film (1933)
N/A
The Night of the Party
Feature film (co-written with Roland Pertwee, 1935)
N/A
The Phantom Light
Feature film (co-written with J Jefferson Farjeon and Austin Melford, 1935)
N/A
Crime Unlimited
Feature film (co-written with Brock Williams, 1935)
N/A
Convict 99
Feature film (co-written with Cyril Campion, Jack Davis Jr., Marriott Edgar and Val Guest, 1938)
N/A
Alf's Button Afloat
Feature film (co-written with Marriott Edgar and Val Guest, 1938)
N/A
The Good Old Days
Feature film (co-written with Austin Melford and John Dighton, 1940)
N/A
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Feature film (co-written with Marriott Edgar and J.O.C. Orton, 1940)
N/A
Bush Christmas
Feature film (also directed, 1947)
N/A
Eureka Stockade
Feature film (co-written with Walter Greenwood and Harry Watt, 1949) (additional scenes)
N/A
Bitter Springs
Feature film (co-written with Monja Danischewsky and W. P. Lipscomb, 1950)
N/A
Where No Vultures Fly
Feature film (co-written with W. P. Lipscomb and Leslie Norman, 1951)
N/A
Never Take No for an Answer
Feature film (co-written and directed with Maurice Cloche, 1951)
N/A
Always a Bride
Feature film (co-written with Peter Jones, 1953)
N/A
The Adventures of Robin Hood
8 episodes (1956–1957)
ITV
The Flying Scot
Feature film (co-written with Norman Hudis and Jan Read, 1957)
N/A
The Adventures of William Tell
12 episodes (also producer, 1958–1959)
ITV
The Invisible Man
6 episodes (also producer, 1959)
ITV
Danger Man
27 episodes (1960–1962)
ITV
Secret Agent
14 episodes (1964–1966)
ITV
Koroshi
Television film (1968)
N/A
The Champions
"To Trap a Rat" (1968)
"Get Me Out of Here!" (1969)
ITV
Riptide
8 episodes (1969)
Seven Network
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
"My Late Lamented Friend and Partner" (1969)
"But What a Sweet Little Room" (1969)
ITV
The Protectors
"The Numbers Game" (1972)
ITV
Elephant Boy
13 episodes (co-written with Tony Morphett, Ted Roberts, David Whitaker and Ian Stuart Black, 1973)
Seven Network
References
^Divorce Papers for Ralph Smart and Leonie Estcourt Barrett (nee Martin)
^War records of Ralph Smart
^David Anthony, 'Bowen boasts movie heritage', Townsville Bulletin, 16 June 2007
External links
Ralph Smart on IMDb
Ralph Smart at AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource
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