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'''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).<ref>{{cite news |date=4 April 1949 |title=ARUNDEL NIXON DIES IN BRISBANE HOSPITAL |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79818951 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Western Australia |page=3 (HOME) |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXVII |issue=23,082}} </ref>
'''Arundel Nixon''' (1907 3 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).<ref>{{cite news |date=4 April 1949 |title=ARUNDEL NIXON DIES IN BRISBANE HOSPITAL |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79818951 |accessdate=20 March 2024 |newspaper=[[Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)|The Daily News]] |location=Western Australia |page=3 (HOME) |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXVII |issue=23,082}} </ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
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.

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Arundel Nixon (1907 – 3 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.
  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.
  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.
  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.