Syron, Brian
Aboriginal human rights advocate, teacher and director. He was the first Indigenous person to work as a director in the mainstream Australian theatre industry and was Australia's first Indigenous feature film director.
Milestone
Born
Balmain
19 Nov 1934
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Departed Sydney
1961
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Arrived Sydney
1970
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Died
Sydney
14 Oct 1993
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Occupation
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{"name":"Actor","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Position
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1960 - 1961
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1971 - 1972
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1974
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1978
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