- Margaret Fink
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Margaret Fink (born Margaret Elliott on 3 March 1933)[1] is a prominent Australian film producer noted for her important role in the revival of Australian cinema in the 1970s.
Her productions include The Removalists (1975), My Brilliant Career (1979), For Love Alone (1986), Edens Lost (1988) (for TV), and Candy (2006).[1]
She was a member of the Sydney Push, a Sydney bohemian group of the 1950s and 1960s that boasted among its membership Lillian Roxon, Germaine Greer, Clive James and Frank Moorhouse.[2] While still known as Margaret Elliott, she published Harry Hooton's last book, It Is Great To Be Alive.[3][4] Her former husband, Leon Fink, is a prominent Sydney businessman and property developer.[5]
Margaret Fink's youngest son, Ben Fink, was a member of the band, The Whitlams.[5]
Her middle son, John Fink, is a restaurateur and filmmaker. Her daughter, Hannah Fink, is an arts writer.[1]
References
http://www.quay.com.au/page/our_people.html
Categories:- Australian film producers
- 1933 births
- Living people
- Australian film biography stubs
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