Philip Davey
 Philip
Davey is a staff writer with Chisholm Institute of Technical and
Further Education in Melbourne, Australia.
Having developed a passion later in life for writing and then
researching 20th Century Australian history, Philip studied at
Melbourne’s Deakin University and graduated with a BA in History in
2002.
During this time, Philip researched the making of Stanley Kramer’s
famous Melbourne produced film “On the Beach”, examining both the
Hollywood connection and the extraordinary way the ‘locals’ reacted
and participated in the making of this significant film.
In 2005, Philip published “When Hollywood Came to Melbourne: The
Story of the Making of Stanley Kramer’s On the Beach.”
Recognized
academically for his research, Philip was invited to apply for PhD
candidature with Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia,
which he commenced in 2007 in the field of Australian television
drama production.
Having gained a rare insight into Fred Astaire’s unique and
outstanding performance in On the Beach, Philip will be discussing
Fred’s participation in terms of the prevailing Cold War culture,
author Nevil Shute’s characterization, why Stanley Kramer cross-cast
Fred for the role, how Fred approached a number of extremely
difficult and emotional scenes, and the way in which he won the
hearts of the Australian people.
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