Stephan Wellink

A Hungarian child music prodigy survives the Holocaust, finds peace in Australia and for more than 50 years makes an extraordinary contribution to its culture.

One of the most enigmatic and controversial movie producers in Hollywood history, Sam Spiegel fled the spectre of Nazi Germany in 1933 to become the only person to win three Oscars as sole producer for the feature films On The Waterfront (1954), Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). A maverick and an uncompromising taskmaster, the last tycoon of Hollywood’s Golden Age left behind an impressive and colourful legacy including an extensive award-winning filmography and the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television in Jerusalem.

In 1964 Carol Raye became the first female television executive in Australia when she created The Mavis Bramston Show which boldly tackled subjects such as sexuality, politics, religion, women's rights and racism.

A Hungarian child music prodigy survives the Holocaust, finds peace in Australia and for more than 50 years makes an extraordinary contribution to its culture.

A Hungarian child music prodigy survives the Holocaust, finds peace in Australia and for more than 50 years makes an extraordinary contribution to its culture.

A Hungarian child music prodigy survives the Holocaust, finds peace in Australia and for more than 50 years makes an extraordinary contribution to its culture.

One of the most enigmatic and controversial movie producers in Hollywood history, Sam Spiegel fled the spectre of Nazi Germany in 1933 to become the only person to win three Oscars as sole producer for the feature films On The Waterfront (1954), Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). A maverick and an uncompromising taskmaster, the last tycoon of Hollywood’s Golden Age left behind an impressive and colourful legacy including an extensive award-winning filmography and the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television in Jerusalem.

In 1964 Carol Raye became the first female television executive in Australia when she created The Mavis Bramston Show which boldly tackled subjects such as sexuality, politics, religion, women's rights and racism.