Roger Mirams
| Roger Mirams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Roger Eastgate Holden Mirams 16 April 1918 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 26 February 2004 (aged 85) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 1931–2002 |
| Spouse(s) | Irene |
| Awards | Australian Film Institute Award Nomination Best Children's Television Drama Escape of the Artful Dodger 2002 |
Roger Eastgate Holden Mirams (16 April 1918 – 26 February 2004) was a New Zealand-born film producer and director, whose career extended over 60 years. Mirams co-directed Broken Barrier, the only local dramatic feature film made in New Zealand in the 1950s, and later won a reputation for the children's television series he produced in Australia.
Mirams was born in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, New Zealand where he made his first film aged 13, When the Gangsters Came to Christchurch. It screened at a local cinema in 1931.
Mirams joined the New Zealand Army at the outbreak of World War II, working as a war correspondent and cameraman throughout the duration of the war, which saw him travel with the New Zealand Division throughout Italy and the Middle East. Following the end of the war, he travelled to Japan where he filmed a documentary about the war crimes trials that were held there. He then joined the New Zealand National Film Unit as a director and cameraman and later became the Movietone News representative for New Zealand.
In 1948 in New Zealand he formed Pacific Films with former ex-National Film Unit staffer Alun Falconer. With John O'Shea (director), who would later become a partner in the company, he co-directed relationship drama Broken Barrier - the first fictional feature film to be produced in New Zealand since 1940.
In 1956 Mirams founded an Australian branch of Pacific Films. He was involved in film production in Australia with James Stewart and fellow New Zealander Jim Davies. In 1966 he founded a new production company, Roger Mirams Productions. In 1977 he joined the Grundy Organisation.
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