Charles MacMahon (theatrical entrepreneur)
Charles MacMahon( 1861, Bendigo, Victoria – 1917, Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian theatrical entrepreneur and filmmaker.
He toured a large number of stage shows in collaboration with his brother James.
He also made several silent feature films, including the first film versions of" Robbery Under Arms"( 1907) and" For the Term of His Natural Life"( 1908).
Both films are considered lost films.
The Life of Rufus Dawes
The Life of Rufus Dawes is a 1911 Australian silent film based on Alfred Dampier's stage adaptation of the novel" For the Term of His Natural Life" produced by Charles Cozens Spencer.
It was also known as The Story of Rufus Dawes, or the Term of His Natural Life or" The Convict Hero".
The film was the third produced by Charles Cozens Spencer, based on a popular stage adaptation by Alfred Dampier and starring Alfred Rolfe, his wife Lily Dampier and Raymond Longford.
It The others were" Captain Midnight, the Bush King"( 1911) and" Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road"( 1911).
Rolfe then left Spencer to work for the Australian Photo- Play Company under Stanley Crick.
It is considered a lost film.
Thomas Rogers (deacon)
Thomas George Rogers( 1806- 1903) was an Australian clergyman best known for his criticism of the convict settlement on Norfolk Island.
He was the inspiration for the character Reverend North in the book" For the Term of His Natural Life".
Marcus Clarke
Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke( 24 April 1846 – 2 August 1881) was an English- born Australian novelist, journalist, poet, editor, librarian and playwright.
He is best- known for his 1874 novel" For the Term of His Natural Life", widely regarded as a classic work about convictism in Australia, that has been adapted into many plays and films.
Jessica Harcourt
Jessica Harcourt( 1906–1988) was an Australian model, author and actor, best known for playing a leading role in" For the Term of His Natural Life"( 1927).
As a young woman her beauty attracted the attention of a representative of J.C. Williamson Ltd and she became a chorus girl.
She later worked as a fashion model and after making her cinema debut as Sara Purfoy in" For the Term of His Natural Life", appeared in" The Adorable Outcast"( 1928) and" The Russell Affair"( 1929).
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John Longstaff painted several portraits of her, one of which hung in the National Gallery.
During the 1930s, Harcourt also wrote newspaper articles, had her own cosmetics line and produced a number of fashion shows.
In 1938 she married the famous Australian author F. J. Thwaites and retired from acting.
She and Thwaites had two children and remained married until his death in 1979.
In 1981 she appeared at the premiere of the restoration of" For the Term of His Natural Life".
The Tenth Straw
The Tenth Straw is a 1926 Australian silent film heavily inspired by the novel" For the Term of His Natural Life".
Little is known of the director and cast, but most of the film survives today.
Simon Walker (composer)
Simon Walker( born in Sydney, NSW
1961- June 2010) was an Australian composer of numerous film and television soundtracks including" For the Term of His Natural Life".
The first available soundtrack of his music was of his score for" The Wild Duck" on Southern Cross Records, and other releases include his AFI Award- nominated score for" Annie's Coming Out" and" The Last of the Mohicans" on the 1 M1 Records label.
Norman Dawn
Norman O. Dawn was an early American film director.
He made several improvements on the matte shot to apply it to motion picture, and was the first director to use rear projection in cinema.
For the Term of His Natural Life (1927 film)
For the Term of His Natural Life is a 1927 Australian film, based on the novel by Marcus Clarke, directed, produced and co-written by Norman Dawn.
It was the most expensive Australian silent film ever made and remains one of the most famous Australian films of the silent era.
Patricia Payne
Patricia Payne is an Australian screenwriter and film producer.
Her best- known work is" For the Term of His Natural Life", based on the book by Marcus Clarke.
Payne grew up in Kogarah, a southern suburb of Sydney.
She was employed as an assistant to Harry Wren, a theatrical agency and theatre director.
She then moved overseas to work as a writer, producer and casting agent in the UK and Canada.
She was president of Trainco Talent Agency in Toronto, Canada, before setting up Patti Payne Casting, where she worked with an impressive array of American, Canadian and British actors including Michael Douglas, Blythe Danner, John Candy, Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Anthony Perkins, Stefanie Powers, Leslie Nielsen, Martin Sheen, and William Shatner.
Her writing credits include longform projects for CBS, Universal, and TORSTAR, and include Captain America, a movie- of- the- week adaptation from the Stan Lee Marvel Comic Book which was released internationally as a theatrical film.
Her best- known work is" For the Term of His Natural Life", a six- hour miniseries which she wrote and produced with Wilton Schiller, starring Anthony Perkins and Colin Friels.
Her most recent film is" California Dreaming" starring Lea Thompson, Patricia Richardson and Dave Foley, and written and directed by Linda Voorhees.
She is currently producing the music series" Jim J's Jukebox", and is in pre-production on the comedy feature film" No Kava for Johnny" based on the book by John O'Grady.

Question: What nationality is the director of film For The Term Of His Natural Life (1927 Film)?
Answer: American