Jan Sharp

Jan Sharp
Born (1946-05-16)16 May 1946
Cobram, Australia
Died 24 July 2012(2012-07-24) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality Australian
Occupation Film producer, director and cinematographer
Spouse(s) Phillip Noyce (1979-2004)

Jan Sharp (16 May 1946– 24 July 2012) was an Australian film producer, director and cinematographer.

Biography

Early life

Jan Sharp was born on 16 May 1946 in Cobram, Australia.[1][2] She attended Catholic boarding schools in Australia.[1][2] She graduated from the University of Melbourne, where she studied Fine Arts.[1][2]

Career

She started her career at Film Australia and later worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2] She then worked again at Film Australia, this time as an Associate Producer and Director.[1] Later, she had a weekly column in The Australian and a cultural program on Radio Australia.[1] She continued to work as a film producer in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Personal life

She was married to Australian film producer Phillip Noyce from 1979 to 2004.[1] They had one daughter, and Lucia, and Sharp had a daughter, Alice, by a previous relationship with the well-known Sydney-based artist and cartoonist Michael Lodge. [1][2] She resided in the former private residence of actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907–1990).[2] She died on 24 July 2012 in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Legacy

The 39th Telluride Film Festival in 2013 was dedicated to her.[2][3]

Filmography

As a producer

As an executive producer

As a director

As a cinematographer

As an editor

References

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