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Frank Hurley
Sign in to saveAlso known as James Francis Hurley, James Frank Hurley, Francis Hurley
Australian photographer and adventurer (1885–1962)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 36
Top works
- Launceston and the North West Coast of Tasmania in natural colour
- Sydney, a camera study
- Perth and South-Western Australia in natural colour
- The Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves
- Antarctic eyewitness
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Film & TV
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
James Francis "Frank" Hurley (1885–1962) was an Australian photographer and filmmaker. He served as the official cinematographer on multiple polar expeditions, capturing raw footage that resulted in early documentary films such as Home of the Blizzard (1913) and South (1919). Hurley also worked as an official military photographer and cinematographer during both WWI and WWII, documenting…
Known for
- Endurance — Self (archive footage)2024
- Antarctic Pioneers — Self - Narrator/Interviewee1963
- Mid-East — Self - Narrator (voice)1945
- Isle of Many Waters — Self - Narrator (voice)1939
- Treasures of Katoomba — Self - Narrator (voice)1936
- Silver City — Self - Narrator (voice)1936
- Jewel of the Pacific — Self - Narrator1932
- A Symphony in Steel — Self - Narrator1932
- Siege of the South — Self - Narrator, Photographer & Cinematographer1930
- Pearls and Savages — Self1921
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Astoria
- Active from
- 1941-12-20
- Active to
- 2025-04-01
Discography
- First Songs1964
- Armchair Boogie1971
- Hi Fi Snock Uptown1972
- Have Moicy!1976
- Long Journey1976
- Snockgrass1980
- Blue Navigator1984
- Watertower1987
- Woodbill Brothers1992
- Wolfways1995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Hurley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Glebe
- Place of death
- Sydney
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- documentary film
- Conflict
- Third Battle of Ypres
- Military branch
- Australian Army
- Image
- FrankHurley.png
- Work location
- Palestine
Show 10 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Frank Hurley
- Commons Creator page
- Frank Hurley
- date of birth
- 1885-10-15
- date of death
- 1962-01-16
- has works in the collection
- State Library of New South Wales
- Commons gallery
- Frank Hurley
- name in native language
- Frank Hurley
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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