David Dalaithngu
We cross these roads every day, but what lies beneath the bitumen?
A new exhibition at ACMI follows long-hidden Indigenous pathways to create the ultimate Australian road movie.
- Andrew Stephens
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Craig Ruddy, artist of controversial Archibald Prize-winning portrait, dies of COVID aged 53
The artist, whose memorable portrait of the late actor David Gulpilil was at the centre of a legal battle, died on Tuesday night.
- Melanie Kembrey
David Gulpilil to receive film’s highest honour as his face lights up Opera House
A week after his death, the great Indigenous actor will receive a fitting honour.
- Garry Maddox
- Opinion
- Vale
No actor brought so many gifts to the Australian screen for so long
He had everything he needed to become a star and not enough of what he needed to cope with stardom.
- Paul Byrnes
- Opinion
- Indigenous culture
Vale Dalaithngu, who charmed Australia and the world
Actor David Dalaithngu inhabited two very different worlds. Over his career spanning 50 years, he left an indelible mark on Australia’s cultural history.
- Marcia Langton
A ‘rock star’ trailblazer who was an inspiration for Indigenous actors and filmmakers
One leading director says that before David Dalaithngu, there were “just kookaburras and didgeridoos” on screen.
- Garry Maddox and Karl Quinn
David Dalaithngu: One of Australia's finest actors
He starred in more than a dozen movies including Crocodile Dundee and Australia and is being remembered as a skilled actor with screen presence. David Dalaithngu died of lung cancer aged 68.
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- Vale
‘Once-in-a-generation’ actor David Dalaithngu dies
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall confirmed the news in a statement late on Monday night.
- Marta Pascual Juanola
David Dalaithngu was a mesmerising movie presence
David Dalaithngu was one of Australia’s finest actors - a charismatic, mesmerising, loose-limbed presence on screen for half a century.
- Garry Maddox
David Gulpilil and me: Margaret Pomeranz, Tony Briggs and more reflect on a pioneer
Gulpilil, the man who changed Australian cinema, offers something of a final testament in a new documentary. Here, his friends and collaborators add to the picture.
- Jake Wilson
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