John Cosgrove (actor) explained

John Cosgrove (1867 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian male actor, writer and director who worked in theatre and films during the silent era. He sometimes collaborated with Bland Holt.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Cosgrove had a turbulent personal life. He would borrow money so often he was nicknamed "The Great Australian Bite". His first daughter died when a few days old. Another daughter, Noel, died of tuberculosis at the age of nineteen. His son Bill died in a plane crash in 1943.^[3]

Filmography

• The Luck of Roaring Camp (1911)
• The Right to Love (1915)
• The Noon Hour (1915)
• The Turning Point (1915)
• For Love of Mary Ellen (1915)
• Queen of the Band (1915)
• The Ever Living Isles (1915)
• The Wayward Son (1915)
• Desert Gold (1919)
• Barry Butts In (1919)
• The Man from Snowy River (1920)
• Silks and Saddles (1921) – also story
• Possum Paddock (1921)
• The Betrayer (1921)
• The Queen of Sheba (1921)
• The Guyra Ghost Mystery (1921) – also directed
• While the Billy Boils (1921)
• The Gentleman Bushranger (1921)
• Sunshine Sally (1922) – script

External links

• • John Cosgrove at National Film and Sound Archive
• Some John Cosgrove Australian theatre credits at AusStage

Notes and References

1. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holt-joseph-thomas-bland-3785 Shoesmith, Dennis, 'Holt, Joseph Thomas (Bland) (1851–1942)'
2. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 106.
3. http://www.fastbooks.com.au/family.html Jenny Rudd O'Neill, 'The Flying Cosgroves' (Jenny Rudd O'Neill, Seaforth, 1996)