Dick Fair

Dick Fair (born as Richard Edward Fair in 1907 in Mosman, New South Wales – 1982) was an Australian actor and radio compere, best known for hosting the enormously-popular radio shows 'Australia's Amateur Hour'[1] and 'Australia's Hour of Song', a community singing hour with guest performers.[2] He occasionally acted under the name Grant Lyndsay.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1932	On Our Selection	Sandy
1933	The Squatter's Daughter	acted under the name "Grant Lyndsay"
1970	Tora! Tora! Tora!	Lt. Col. Carrol A. Powell, Radar Officer	Uncredited

References

"Article on St Mary's, Australia Street". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
Dick Fair at Australian Dictionary of Biography

External links

Dick Fair at IMDb
Grant Lyndsay at IMDb
Dick Fair at Australian Dictionary of Biography
Clips featuring Dick Fair (as "Grant Lyndsay") from The Squatters Daughter
Clip from British Pathé of Dick Fair introducing a boy music prodigy, 1948.

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[1] "Article on St Mary's, Australia Street". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[2] Dick Fair at Australian Dictionary of Biography