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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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Air Spy (1940) - radio
That Certain Something (1941) - film
Joan of Arc (1941) - radio

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "B.A.P. Signs Up Arundel Nixon", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal (Vol. 34 No. 17 (19 July 1939)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-725868517, retrieved 20 March 2024 – via Trove {{citation}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Arundel Nixon Plays Role In Bankruptcy". 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.

External links

Arundel Nixon at IMDB
Arundel Nixon at Ausstage
Adams, Michael (26 May 2019). "Australia's Original Radio Bad Boy". Forgotten Australia.

[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 (19 July 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 Role In Bankruptcy". 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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 *''[[Air Spy]]'' (1940) - radio
 *''[[That Certain Something]]'' (1941) - film
+*''[[Joan of Arc (radio serial)| Joan of Arc]]'' (1941) - radio
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