Revised 19 May 2009
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SYDNEY - Choreographer and dancer George Carden died yesterday aged 67. He was born in 1913 and grew up at a sheep station near Moree. At an early age he began to dance and was in many J. C. Williamson shows. He left for London in 1938 and became principal dancer for the famous Windmill Theatre. He was choreographer of the Palladium Theatre in London for 13 years. He returned to Australia to choreograph "Elizabeth and Robert" and directed and choreographed the Australian production of "Call Me Madam.
- Adelaide Advertiser, March 14th, 1981.
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The above was posted in 2007. In 2009 it was discovered that on the website of the National Library of Australia he is mentioned as George Carden (George Jones). No wonder his birth registration or connection with any other Cardens could not be found. Carden was a much better stage name than Jones!
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4 comments:
I WAS MUSICAL DIRECTOR IN THE LATE SEVENTIES FOR FRANK STRAIN'S BULL& BUSH COMEDY THEATRE RESTAURANT IN KINGS CROSS, SYDNEY, WHERE GEORGE CARDEN WAS CHOROEGRAPHER., WHOSE WORK I ADMIRED AND RESPECTED. JOY SAVILL
i work with George in the ENSEMBLE'S production of " LUTHER" George was a real fun guy, and when he and COLIN CROFT were on stage with one another you can be assured of watching two troopers from the old school. They both had a wicked sense of humour. we miss them both.
I'm no relation to the Carden family, but I was watching the first episode of Montovani and His Orchestra, The Television Series on Amazon Prime and came across your George Carden as the choreographer for the show. He is featured in a very short dance in the middle of a musical number towards the end of the show. You can always tell who is the choreographer, they dance better than anyone else! The show is listed in the documentary section of "Free to Me" Amazon Prime in the United States. Cheers!
My maternal cousin was Kenn Brodziak, the theatrical entrepreneur who brought The Beatles to Australia. Kenn was a close friend of George Carden. Also, my mother appeared with George in one of Kenn's shows.
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