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John Sumner is a versatile performer who has appeared in films, TV shows, and stage plays in New Zealand and abroad. He is also a former record and video industry executive and a local pioneer in developing the home video market.
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John Hackman Sumner, CBE, AO (27 May 1924 – 24 May 2013) was an English-born director and producer and theatre impresario, who was the founder and artistic director of Melbourne Theatre Company in Australia, gathering a group of later internationally famous stars including Ray Lawler, Zoe Caldwell, Barry Humphries and Fred Parslow.
May 25, 2013 · English born John Sumner AO CBE, the longest serving artistic Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company, died yesterday (Friday 24 May) after a brief illness, according to a statement from the MTC.
Biography. Having lived in England and South Africa (Cape Town) John arrived in New Zealand with his family at the age of 9. "They totally opposed apartheid, so we left." He started his career in Auckland at 19 performing live on Auckland's nightclub circuit.
John Sumner & Ray Lawler. The story of MTC couldn't be told without the stories of John Hackman Sumner and Raymond Evenor Lawler, the theatre makers whose names now adorn Southbank Theatre's two performance spaces.
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John Sumner was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. He also was featured in the miniseries "Stephen King's The Tommyknockers" (1992-93). Sumner launched his...
