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Mandy Sayer

Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters

Australia's First Female Filmmaking Team

Mandy Sayer

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English
New South Books
01 November 2022
Biography: arts & entertainment; Biography - Australian
The trailblazing McDonagh sisters were the first women in Australia to form their own film production company. Between 1926 and 1933, while they were in their mid-twenties, these sassy sisters produced four feature films and a number of documentaries.

The youngest, Paulette, was one of only five women film directors in the world. Phyllis produced, art directed, and conducted publicity. And the eldest, Isabel, under her stage name Marie Lorraine, acted superbly in all the female leads. Together, the sisters transformed Australian cinema's preoccupations with the outback and the bush - and what they mocked as 'haystack movies' - into a thrilling, urban modernity.

Their private lives were equally adventurous, and their suitors included a famous magician, a wealthy rubber broker, a defrocked Anglican priest, and a number of silent film stars.

In Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters, Mandy Sayer reveals the sisters' remarkable story, from daughters of a respected Sydney surgeon with a love of theatre and the arts, to their first feature film, Those Who Love (1926), an instant hit, and their controversial final film, Two Minutes Silence (1933). Today, their most famous feature, The Cheaters, is frequently screened at international film festivals around the world, most notably in New York and London, to rapturous reviews.

'Engrossing and entertaining. An inspiration for filmmakers and artists today and anyone who dreams.' - Jan Chapman

'LOVE LOVE LOVE Mandy Sayer's marvellous storytelling skills, showcased in this wonderful biography of the legendary filmmakers, the McDonagh sisters. As meticulously and thoroughly researched as an historical document, yet not just for film aficionados; it's gossipy, fascinating and totally entertaining. A FABULOUS read, absolutely adored it!' - Jacki Weaver
 Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters: Australia's First Female Filmmaking Team
By:  
Imprint:   New South Books
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm, 
ISBN:   9781742237435
ISBN 10:   1742237436
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mandy Sayer is an award-winning novelist and narrative non-fiction writer. Her work has been published in the UK, the USA, Brazil, Germany, Japan and China. Sayer's honours include the Vogel Award, the National Biography Award, the South Australian Premier's Award for Non-Fiction, the Age Book of the Year for Non-fiction and the Davitt Award for Young Adult Fiction. She was the recipient of the 2021 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship, which supported her research and writing of Those Dashing McDonagh Sisters. She lives in Sydney with her husband, writer Louis Nowra, and their rescue dog, Basil.

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