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...best Kelly-on-canvas is from the brush of Sidney Nolan, 40, whose current show at London's Whitechapel Art Gallery is getting rave reviews and earning him recognition as Australia's leading painter. Nolan first heard of Ned Kelly from his grandfather, a fourth-generation Australian and retired policeman. Years later, when Nolan began painting the wild landscapes of Victoria and New South Wales, the legends became the central images of his work...
...best of Nolan's paintings, Glenrowan Siege, is a free rendering of the Kelly brothers' last stand. Trapped in the hotel in Glenrowan, a small town astride the main railroad north from Melbourne, the Kelly gang's deadly rifle fire held off a company of troopers for 12½ hours until the authorities, who had sent for a twelve-pounder and detachment of garrison artillery, set the hotel on fire...
...main cause for Arthur's melancholy lies in the fact that three weeks ago, his four best players were expelled for "unsatisfactory academic records." "We lost two good defensemen in McLaughlin and Duncan," Arthur commented, "and our best lineman in Nolan. Up to then we were a hockey team; now we're nothing...
Holden is one of those who broke under Chinese Communist brainwashing and signed a germ-warfare confession. Back home, he tries to fly his way back into the heart of the girl (Virginia Leith), the confidence of the Air Force (Brigadier General Lloyd Nolan) and his own self-respect. The picture is sure to be exciting for taxpayers who like to see what they are getting for their money...
Best Actor in a Single Performance: Lloyd Nolan in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial...