Joan Long (born Joan Dorothy Boundy; 20 July 1925 â€" 2 January 1999)
(AM), was an Australian producer, writer and director best known for
Caddie (1976). She was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia
in 1980 for her services to the film industry.Long was born in
Rushworth, Victoria and was the daughter of Katherine and Frances
Boundy. She was brought up in a Methodist family and shared her
childhood with four other siblings. Long went to Geelong High School
and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a bachelor's
degree in History. In 1948, Long made the decision of moving to
Sydney, in order to pursue a career in film.Joan started working at
the Department of Interior (DOI)’s new film division, the Australian
National Film Board. She was working as a secretary. Her main role was
to assist Producer Stanley Hawse. She eventually started her direction
debut in 1952 with a series of short documentaries and, in the
process, became the second woman, after Catherine Duncan, to take on
this role in the Commonwealth Film Unit, previously known as the
Australian National Film Board.
(AM), was an Australian producer, writer and director best known for
Caddie (1976). She was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia
in 1980 for her services to the film industry.Long was born in
Rushworth, Victoria and was the daughter of Katherine and Frances
Boundy. She was brought up in a Methodist family and shared her
childhood with four other siblings. Long went to Geelong High School
and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a bachelor's
degree in History. In 1948, Long made the decision of moving to
Sydney, in order to pursue a career in film.Joan started working at
the Department of Interior (DOI)’s new film division, the Australian
National Film Board. She was working as a secretary. Her main role was
to assist Producer Stanley Hawse. She eventually started her direction
debut in 1952 with a series of short documentaries and, in the
process, became the second woman, after Catherine Duncan, to take on
this role in the Commonwealth Film Unit, previously known as the
Australian National Film Board.
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