John Fernside Explained

John Fernside (died 27 October 1957, aged 65^[1]) was an Australian actor who worked extensively on stage and screen from the 1910s through to 1950s. He co-starred with Chips Rafferty in two Australian films of the 1940s; The Overlanders (1946) and Bush Christmas (1947).^[2]

Fernside was born in Perth, Western Australia and worked his way up through the theatre.^[3]

Select film credits

• Uncivilized (1936)
• Wings of Destiny (1940)
• The Power and the Glory (1941)
• The Overlanders (1946)
• Bush Christmas (1947)
• No Strangers Here (1950)
• The Glenrowan Affair (1951)
• Captain Thunderbolt (1953)

External links

• • John Fernside's Australian theatre credits at AusStage

Notes and References

1. News: John Fernside, Actor, Dies . . 28 October 1957 . 21.
2. News: HOLLYWOOD LETTER. . . Burnie, Tas. . 18 April 1947 . 27 October 2014 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: John Fernside as Jimmy in De Luxe Annie. . . Sydney . 26 January 1919 . 27 October 2014 . 14 . National Library of Australia.