Biography
Stanley Gilbert Hawes was born in London in 1905. He spent his youth in Birmingham and worked for the city's council from 1922 to 1934. Hawes had an enthusiastic interest in cinema, co-founding the Birmingham Film Society in 1931. In the late 1930s, Hawes began producing documentary films – first at Gaumont and then at Strand Film Company. But when World War II broke out, documentary production in Britain essentially halted and Hawes found himself out of work. Fortunately, he was offered a job overseas at the newly-established National Film Board of Canada. Here, Hawes was able to produce several documentaries, focusing mainly on the Canadian war effort. In 1946, Hawes moved to Sydney to work for the Australian National Film Board (later the Commonwealth Film Unit) as the organisation's first Producer-in-Chief. Over a quarter of a decade, Hawes built up a reputation as one of Australia's most respected and acclaimed documentarians. He retired in 1970, but remained active in the Australian film community until his death in 1991.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
The Pictures That Moved: Australian Cinema 1896-1920
Role: Production Supervisor
MOVIE • 1968
Under Stress
Role: Supervising Producer
MOVIE • 1964
Suicide Trail
Role: Supervising Producer
MOVIE • 1960
Paper Run
Role: Production Supervisor
MOVIE • 1956
Switch on Bigga
Role: Production Supervisor
MOVIE • 1953
Cavalcade of Australia 1901-1951
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1951
The Invisible Link
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1951
Flight Plan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1950
The Pearlers
Role: Supervisor of Production Resources
MOVIE • 1949
Crocodile Hunters
Role: Supervisor of Production Resources
MOVIE • 1949
Plan for Living
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1949
The Valley Is Ours
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1948
Christmas Under the Sun
Role: Supervising Producer
MOVIE • 1947
Christmas Under the Sun
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1947
School in the Mailbox
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1947
School in the Mailbox
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1947
Trans-Canada Express
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1944
Women Are Warriors
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1942
The Invasion of North Africa
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1942
Battle of Brains
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1941