John Fernside

John Fernside is an Australian actor who worked extensively on stage and screen from the 1910s through to 1950s. He is best remembered for co-starring with Chips Rafferty in two popular Australian films of the 1940s, The Overlanders (1946) and Bush Christmas (1947).^[1]

Fernside was born in Perth, Western Australia and worked his way up through the theatre.^[2]

Select film credits

• Uncivilized (1936)
• Wings of Destiny (1940)
• The Overlanders (1946)
• Bush Christmas (1947)
• No Strangers Here (1950)
• The Glenrowan Affair (1951)

References

1. "HOLLYWOOD LETTER.". The Advocate (Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 18 April 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
2. "John Fernside as Jimmy in De Luxe Annie.". The Sunday Times (Sydney: National Library of Australia). 26 January 1919. p. 14. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

External links

• John Fernside at the Internet Movie Database
• John Fernside's Australian theatre credits at AusStage