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Nixon was born in England and attended Sandhurst Military College. He ran away to start a theatre career.
Nixon was born in England and attended Sandhurst Military College. He ran away to start a theatre career.


Nixon moved to Australia in 1935 and established a strong reputation on radio.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18109842 |title=ARUNDEL NIXON DEAD |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,721 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=4 April 1949 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
Nixon moved to Australia in 1935 and established a strong, if controversial, reputation on radio.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18109842 |title=ARUNDEL NIXON DEAD |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |issue=34,721 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=4 April 1949 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> He became the most popular radio actor in Melbourne and moved to Sydney in 1939.<ref>{{Citation
| title=B.A.P. Signs Up Arundel Nixon
| journal=The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal
| issue=Vol. 34 No. 17 (July 19, 1939)
| location=Sydney
| publisher=Wireless Press
| url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-725868517
| id=nla.obj-725868517
| access-date=20 March 2024
| via=Trove
}} </ref>

Nixon resigned from 2UE in 1943.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article271888755 |title=Arundel Nixon Resigns |newspaper=Daily Mirror |issue=532 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 January 1943 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=2 (Late Final Extra 3) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>

Nixon's personal life was often turbulent. He was married three times and his two children were sent to a home.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228981251 |title=Arundel Nixon Alleges Threats |newspaper=The Sun |issue=11621 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=24 April 1947 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=3 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76022565 |title=ARUNDEL NIXON'S CHILDREN PLACED UNDER SUPERVISION |newspaper=Mirror |volume=25, |issue=1293 |location=Western Australia |date=1 March 1947 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248359696 |title=Arundel Nixon's two children committed to home |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |volume=VIII, |issue=16 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=2 March 1947 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> He declared bankruptcy in 1945.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article272469781 |title=Arundel Nixon Plays Hole In Barslcryptcy |newspaper=Daily Mirror |issue=1283 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 July 1945 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |page=7 (Late Final Extra) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==Select Credits==
==Select Credits==
*''[[Air Spy]]'' (1940) - radio
*''[[Air Spy]]'' (1940) - radio

Revision as of 14:17, 19 March 2024

Arundel Nixon (1907 - 4 April 1949) was an Australian-British actor best known for his long career in Australian radio as "king of the cads" (the title of one of his programs).[1]

Biography

Nixon was born in England and attended Sandhurst Military College. He ran away to start a theatre career.

Nixon moved to Australia in 1935 and established a strong, if controversial, reputation on radio.[2] He became the most popular radio actor in Melbourne and moved to Sydney in 1939.[3]

Nixon resigned from 2UE in 1943.[4]

Nixon's personal life was often turbulent. He was married three times and his two children were sent to a home.[5][6][7] He declared bankruptcy in 1945.[8]

Select Credits

References

  1. ^ "ARUNDEL NIXON DIES IN BRISBANE HOSPITAL". The Daily News. Vol. LXVII, , no. 23, 082. Western Australia. 4 April 1949. p. 3 (HOME). Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "ARUNDEL NIXON DEAD". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 721. New South Wales, Australia. 4 April 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "B.A.P. Signs Up Arundel Nixon", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 34 No. 17 (July 19, 1939)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-725868517, retrieved 20 March 2024 – via Trove {{citation}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ "Arundel Nixon Resigns". Daily Mirror. No. 532. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1943. p. 2 (Late Final Extra 3). Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Arundel Nixon Alleges Threats". The Sun. No. 11621. New South Wales, Australia. 24 April 1947. p. 3 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "ARUNDEL NIXON'S CHILDREN PLACED UNDER SUPERVISION". Mirror. Vol. 25, , no. 1293. Western Australia. 1 March 1947. p. 21. Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "Arundel Nixon's two children committed to home". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. VIII, , no. 16. New South Wales, Australia. 2 March 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  8. ^ "Arundel Nixon Plays Hole In Barslcryptcy". Daily Mirror. No. 1283. New South Wales, Australia. 5 July 1945. p. 7 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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