Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little

Description taken from English Wikipedia. James Oswald Little, AO (1 March 1937 – 2 April 2012) was an Australian Aboriginal musician, actor and teacher, who was a member of the Yorta Yorta tribe and was raised on the Cummeragunja Reserve, New South Wales. Little started his professional career in 1951, as a singer-songwriter and guitarist, which spanned six decades. For many years he was the main Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene. His music was influenced by Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis and American country music artist Jim Reeves. His gospel song "Royal Telephone" (1963) sold over 75,000 copies, and his most popular album, Messenger, peaked at No. 26 in 1999 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Little was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and won an ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. On Australia Day (26 January) 2004, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia with the citation, "For service to the entertainment industry as a singer, recording artist and songwriter and to the community through reconciliation and as an ambassador for Indigenous culture". As an actor, he appeared in the films Shadow of the Boomerang (1960) and Until the End of the World (1991), in the theatre production Black Cockatoos and in the opera Black River. As a teacher, from 1985, he worked at the Eora Centre in Redfern and from 2000 was a guest lecturer at the University of Sydney's Koori Centre.

  • Title: Jimmy Little
  • Popularity: 1.368
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1937-03-01
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Jimmy Little Movies

  • 1991
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    Until the End of the World

    Until the End of the World

    6.8 1991 HD

    In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in...

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  • 1999
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    Somewhere in the Darkness

    Somewhere in the Darkness

    9 1999 HD

    In this Australian drama, a department store collapses, trapping an old man (Barry Jenkins) and a young boy (Rowan Whitt) underneath. In hopes of...

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  • 1990
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    Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

    Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

    4.7 1990 HD

    A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams...

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  • 1961
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    Shadow of the Boomerang

    Shadow of the Boomerang

    1 1961 HD

    An American brother and sister move to Australia to manage a cattle station, but the brother's racist attitude causes problems. After hearing a...

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  • 1953
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    Taxi

    Taxi

    6.4 1953 HD

    A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.

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  • 1950
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    The Sleeping City

    The Sleeping City

    5.8 1950 HD

    A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can't find a clue even as to a possible motive. Inspector Al Gordon (John...

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  • 1956
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    Fright

    Fright

    4.9 1956 HD

    A woman believes herself to be the reincarnated spirit of an ancient prince's lover. Meanwhile, a murderer turns out to be the reincarnated spirit of...

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  • 1945
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    Eadie Was a Lady

    Eadie Was a Lady

    4 1945 HD

    In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house. But...

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  • 1944
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    Hey, Rookie

    Hey, Rookie

    1 1944 HD

    Musical comedy star Jimmy Leighter wants to get away from show biz and his leading lady Winnie Clark, so he joins the Army. There he gets the order...

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  • 1950
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    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    7 1950 HD

    The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night...

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  • 1955
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    The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

    6.789 1955 HD

    The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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