Thomas James West

Thomas James West (1855 - November 1916) was an English-born theatre entrepreneur. He toured stage companies in the USA, New Zealand and Australia and in 1908 established West's Pictures in Australia.[1]

Over the next few years it became one of the most significant film exhibitors in Australia and New Zealand, eventually branching out into production.[2] In 1912 this company merged with Australasian Films.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "MONEY IN MOVING PICTURES.". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 16 March 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "A CINEMATOGRAPH KING.". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 26
  4. ↑ "Late T. J. West's N.S.W. Estate.". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "PICTURE GOSSIP.". Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "DEATH OF MR. T. J. WEST.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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