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In February 1921 J. C. Williamson's Ltd created an additional 75,000 shares in the company, issued to the brothers John Henry Tait, Edward Joseph Tait, James Nevin Tait, and Frank Samuel Tait, trading as "J & N Tait", for £1 each. Tait was appointed a director of JCW around the same time.
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In June 1938 Australian and New Zealand Theatres Ltd. was founded to control the assets of J. C. Williamsons. Initially G. B. Dean, S. S. Crick, and Frank Tait served as joint managing directors, then around 1940 he became the managing director of Australian and New Zealand Theatres Ltd.
49:, the youngest son of John Turnbull Tait, who in 1862 emigrated from Scotland to Victoria, Australia, where he married Sarah Victoria Leeming. They had children in Castlemaine, and one, Frank Samuel, in Melbourne. Tait attended Richmond State School and 63:
He was co-founder in 1935 and co-proprietor of Village Theatre Ltd. with Hirsch Krantz, John Henry Tait, Karl Millbrook and Jascha Spivakosky, co-directors. Connection or otherwise with
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Stage people gave nicknames to the young Tait brothers: "Agitate" (J. H. Tait), "Irritate" (J. N. Tait), "Hesitate" (E. J. Tait), and "Cogitate" (F. S. Tait).
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Tait married twice; firstly, on 29 November 1913 to Iris Olga Field Barnard; and secondly, on 16 August 1941 to the soprano Viola Wilson Hogg aka
494: 50: 499: 489: 369: 457: 37:. He was the youngest of five Tait brothers, well known in Australia as show-business entrepreneurs and managers. 112: 110:. His children include Joan Iris Tait, Peggy Elfrida Tait, Peter Frank Tait, Ruth Emelie Tait, Isla Violet Tait 252: 123: 167: 17: 400: 33:(12 November 1883 – 23 August 1965) was an Australian theatre entrepreneur, managing director of 346: 196: 280: 34: 484: 479: 8: 91: 138: 46: 453: 84: 423: 329: 373: 307: 133: 107: 64: 128: 68: 341: 303: 247: 219: 191: 473: 395: 275: 103: 228:. No. 43. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1921. p. 2031 169:
Australian Dictionary of Biography: Tait, Sir Frank Samuel (1883–1965)
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Tait was knighted in 1956 for services to the theatre and died in
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He became general manager of J. C. Williamson Theatres in 1914.
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F. Van Straten (1990). "Sir Frank Samuel Tait (1883–1965)".
225:Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 471: 94:, instituted in 1992, was named in his honour. 452:. University of Queensland Press. p. 20. 165: 404:. South Australia. 18 August 1941. p. 9 412:– via National Library of Australia. 358:– via National Library of Australia. 319:– via National Library of Australia. 292:– via National Library of Australia. 264:– via National Library of Australia. 236:– via National Library of Australia. 208:– via National Library of Australia. 51:Melbourne Church of England Grammar School 106:. They had a residence in Hopetoun Road, 78: 448:Jill Dimond; Peter Kirkpatrick (2000). 396:"Viola Wilson Married to Mr Frank Tait" 304:"The 'New Firm' Takes Over from J.C.W." 14: 472: 362: 161: 159: 157: 45:Tait was born on 12 November 1883 in 116:, (Viola) Anne Tait and Sally Tait. 495:Show business families of Australia 119:Brothers of Frank S. Tait include: 24: 154: 25: 511: 450:Literary Sydney: A Walking Guide 441: 416: 388: 27:Australian theatre entrepreneur 334: 323: 296: 268: 248:"J. C. Williamson Enterprises" 240: 212: 184: 13: 1: 147: 253:The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 87:on 23 August 1965, aged 81. 7: 500:Australian Knights Bachelor 10: 516: 220:"J. C. Williamson Limited" 40: 490:Australian theatre owners 401:The Advertiser (Adelaide) 97: 424:"Mrs Isla Violet BARING" 347:The Leader (Melbourne) 197:The Herald (Melbourne) 281:The Argus (Melbourne) 79:Later life and legacy 31:Sir Frank Samuel Tait 71:has not been found. 276:"New Registrations" 192:"Link with Fifties" 92:Tait Memorial Trust 330:Australian Honours 139:Edward Joseph Tait 47:Richmond, Victoria 35:J. C. Williamson's 376:. 7 February 2002 85:Portsea, Victoria 16:(Redirected from 507: 464: 463: 445: 439: 438: 436: 434: 420: 414: 413: 411: 409: 392: 386: 385: 383: 381: 374:The Weekly Times 366: 360: 359: 357: 355: 338: 332: 327: 321: 320: 318: 316: 308:The Sun (Sydney) 300: 294: 293: 291: 289: 272: 266: 265: 263: 261: 244: 238: 237: 235: 233: 216: 210: 209: 207: 205: 188: 182: 181: 179: 177: 163: 134:James Nevin Tait 115: 108:Toorak, Victoria 65:Village Roadshow 21: 515: 514: 510: 509: 508: 506: 505: 504: 470: 469: 468: 467: 460: 446: 442: 432: 430: 422: 421: 417: 407: 405: 394: 393: 389: 379: 377: 368: 367: 363: 353: 351: 340: 339: 335: 328: 324: 314: 312: 302: 301: 297: 287: 285: 274: 273: 269: 259: 257: 246: 245: 241: 231: 229: 218: 217: 213: 203: 201: 190: 189: 185: 175: 173: 164: 155: 150: 129:John Henry Tait 111: 100: 81: 69:Village Cinemas 43: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 513: 503: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 466: 465: 458: 440: 428:It's an Honour 415: 387: 361: 342:"Tait-Barnard" 333: 322: 295: 267: 239: 211: 183: 152: 151: 149: 146: 142: 141: 136: 131: 126: 99: 96: 80: 77: 42: 39: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 512: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 477: 475: 461: 459:9780702231506 455: 451: 444: 429: 425: 419: 403: 402: 397: 391: 375: 371: 370:"My Tributes" 365: 349: 348: 343: 337: 331: 326: 310: 309: 305: 299: 283: 282: 277: 271: 255: 254: 249: 243: 227: 226: 221: 215: 199: 198: 193: 187: 171: 170: 162: 160: 158: 153: 145: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 125: 122: 121: 120: 117: 114: 109: 105: 95: 93: 88: 86: 76: 72: 70: 66: 61: 57: 54: 52: 48: 38: 36: 32: 19: 449: 443: 431:. Retrieved 427: 418: 406:. Retrieved 399: 390: 378:. Retrieved 364: 352:. Retrieved 345: 336: 325: 313:. Retrieved 306: 298: 286:. Retrieved 279: 270: 258:. Retrieved 251: 242: 230:. Retrieved 223: 214: 202:. Retrieved 195: 186: 174:. Retrieved 168: 143: 124:Charles Tait 118: 104:Viola Wilson 101: 89: 82: 73: 62: 58: 55: 44: 30: 29: 485:1965 deaths 480:1883 births 474:Categories 148:References 18:Frank Tait 433:18 April 408:10 July 380:10 July 354:10 July 315:10 July 288:10 July 260:10 July 232:10 July 204:10 July 176:10 July 41:History 456:  98:Family 454:ISBN 435:2023 410:2022 382:2022 356:2022 317:2022 290:2022 262:2022 234:2022 206:2022 178:2022 90:The 113:OAM 67:or 476:: 426:. 398:. 372:. 344:. 278:. 250:. 222:. 194:. 156:^ 53:. 462:. 437:. 384:. 180:. 20:)

Index

Frank Tait
J. C. Williamson's
Richmond, Victoria
Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
Village Roadshow
Village Cinemas
Portsea, Victoria
Tait Memorial Trust
Viola Wilson
Toorak, Victoria
OAM
Charles Tait
John Henry Tait
James Nevin Tait
Edward Joseph Tait



Australian Dictionary of Biography: Tait, Sir Frank Samuel (1883–1965)
"Link with Fifties"
The Herald (Melbourne)
"J. C. Williamson Limited"
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
"J. C. Williamson Enterprises"
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
"New Registrations"
The Argus (Melbourne)
"The 'New Firm' Takes Over from J.C.W."
The Sun (Sydney)
Australian Honours

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