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". The Evening News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 16 March 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. "A CINEMATOGRAPH KING". The Register. Adelaide: 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". The Referee. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. "PICTURE GOSSIP". The Evening News. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. "DEATH OF MR. T. J. WEST". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 December 1916. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2015.


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