Al Daff
DOWN UNDER iN
HOLLYWOOD - LAND
BY GREG LYNCH
Al Daff - the son of a North Melbourne fruiterer who became the president of Universal International Films.
Al Daff was one of the founding fathers of the wide screen, three-dimensional and stereophonic sound revolution. He was directly involved with the Hollywood production and distribution of approximately 232 films, and was one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood. Quite simply Al Daff was the son of a North Melbourne fruiterer who rose through the ranks from the position of office boy to become President of Universal International Films and Director of Sales. He was a Hollywood mogul and the most successful Australian film executive of our time, or any time. The Al Daff story is not only an industry story, it is a story of great achievement that deserves to be told.
REVIEWS
“I have just flicked through the Al Daff book and I can tell I’ll really enjoy it. Some great work there in capturing the industry and Al’s success in it during that wonderful era. A story that needed to be told and if not by you, then no-one!” — David Kilderry
About
GREG LYNCH
Author of “They Built an Empire”
and al daff - downunder in
hollywood-land
Greg Lynch entered the industry in 1954 under the management of Howard Keast, repairing film for 20th Century Fox in Perth, WA, later moving to Bob Yelland’s Consolidated Theatre Group and a position at the Regent Theatre Guildford, WA, as Assistant Projectionist. During 1956, the Lynch family moved to Victoria and a position was taken with Hoyts Theatre, once again as an Assistant Projectionist..
