Crowe, Russell, 1964-

Le Roq, Russ, 1964-, Le Roq, Russell, 1964-

New Zealand-born film and television actor, living in Australia in the early 1990s. By the late 1990s, he had moved to the United States, becoming a film actor, winning an Oscar in 2001 for his role in "Gladiator". Cousin of New Zealand representative cricketers Martin and Jeff Crowe.

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Winter, Mark 1958-:[19 cartoons published in Southland Times between 10 January 2002 an...

Date: 2002

By: Winter, Mark, 1958-; Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-703-001/019

Description: Topics include teacher shortages, Prince Harry smoking pot, Tuku Morgan and the Oscars, the internet, the exclusion of Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the death of Middle East peace plans, film star Russell Crowe in New Zealand, Helen Clark as the Mona Lisa, the proposed establishment of a new supreme court to take over Privy Council functions, firearm laws, winter gear for Southland police, knighthood for rock star Mick Jagger, a crate as 'art', the new Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard and inflation, Winston Peters and immigration, Saddam Hussein's response to United Nations arms inspectors, United Future and its closet skeletons, United States President Bush and his policy on Iraq, and genetic engineering in animals. Quantity: 19 print-outs on white card. Physical Description: Black ink on A4 size card

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Sir Robert and Lady Muldoon with cast of Rocky Horror Show - Photographs taken by John ...

Date: [ca 28 May 1986]

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

By: Nicholson, John, active 1997

Reference: EP/1986/2402-F

Description: Sir Robert and Lady Muldoon backstage with the cast of the 'Rocky horror show'. Photographs taken circa 28 May 1986 by Evening Post staff photographer John Nicholson. Front row, left to right: Mark Rimington (Rocky), Daniel Abineri (Frank-n-furter), Sir Robert Muldoon, Lady Muldoon, Russ Le Roq (Eddie). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) negative strip with 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm

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Interview with Tom Sharplin

Date: 13 Dec 2000

From: Auckland Civic Theatre Year 2000 Oral Archive project

By: Sharplin, Tom, active 2000

Reference: OHInt-0546-08

Description: Discusses the night club he operated in 1981, called `King Creoles', in the basement of the Civic Theatre. Mentions it was a partnership with John Tabla, was the first licensed nightclub of the era and the only dedicated rock and roll club in the country. Describes its appearance, atmosphere, sound system and food. Talks about the young disc jockey, Russ Le Roq (later Russell Crowe) who worked with him for two years, wanted to sing but was not a good singer. Mentions that he helped him get into the cast of `The rocky horror picture show' touring Australia. Describes the Queen Street riot, which was a concert in front of the Town Hall where the atmosphere became aggravated and the crowd rioted. Comments that it caused the end of his nightclub. Mentions the nightclub briefly became a jazz club run by Tommy Adderly and Billy Christian. Interviewer(s) - Anna Soutar Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s) (printed). 1 Electronic document(s) (partial transcript). 1 interview(s). Physical Description: Textual files - Microsoft word Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available OHA-3080, OHDL-001751 (partial transcripts).

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[Posters of around A3 size for performances of opera and musicals in New Zealand]

Date: 1986-1989

By: Roman Antix (Musical group)

Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-1986/1989

Description: Includes the following posters: 1986: "The Musical Chicago"; director John Banas, Musical Director Neil Hennessy, Designer Amanda McArthur, Choreographer Liz Davey. (With Ellie Smith, Linda Anning, Jim Moriarty, Ann Pacey, Lloyd Scott; State Opera House, Wellington, 4-12 July [1986] (2 copies) "The Original Rocky Horror Revue". (With Russ le Roq, Mark Rimington, and Roman Antix); the Oaks Brasserie, 26-28 September [1986]. Wellington High School. "Dr Luke the Rock Opera" by Tom Bradley and William Southgate; Director Ivan Heard; (poster by Matt Reid); Victoria University Memorial Theatre, Wellington, 25-28 June [1986] 1988: The Upper Hutt Operatic Society. "Hello Dolly'; Producer Peter Dye, Heretaunga Collge Hall, upper Hutt, 27 August-3 September 1988. Wellington Repertory Theatre Inc. "The Rugby Poet", by Charles Harter, Wellington Repertory Theatre, 8-22 October [1988] Back with a vengeance, "The Rocky Horror Show". Director Terry O'Connell, Producer Wilton Morley. (With Simon Westaway and Billy T James), Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, and Dunedin, 7 September-1 November [1988]. Double-sided poster (2 copies) The New Players Theatre Company. "A Ring of Magic". Words by Eric Charteris, music by Shade Smith; Directors Margaret Potter and Jean Slobbe; Musical director Phil Russell. (With the Flying High Band); Newlands College Hall, Wellington, 31 August-10 September [1988]. 1989: Opera Technique. "Tarantara Tarantara" by Ian Taylor; Director Ingrid Prossor, Musical director John Jerome, Wellington Repertory Theatre, 20-30 September 1989. Canterbury Opera. "The Barber of Seville". Theatre Royal; 26, 28, 31 October and 2 & 4 November [1989]. Palmerston North Operatic Society. "We'll meet again". Director and choreographer Joan Clayton; musical director Audrey Osborne. April 1989. Programme / poster Quantity: 1 folder(s) 11 posters. Physical Description: Offset prints on posters, sizes varing up to 450 x 350 mm.

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Wilton Morley & Peter Davis with Theatre promotions (One) Limited & Company in associat...

Date: 1986

From: [Theatre programmes for opera performances, operas, musicals in New Zealand. 1986].

By: Swanson, Roger, active 1986-2019

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1986-01

Description: Programme with photographs and biographical notes for all main performers and producers, including Daniel Abineri, Perry Benson, Paul Minifie, Andrew Binns, Ann Wilson, Rachel King, Russ Le Roq (Russell Crowe), Andrea Cunningham, Mark Rimington, Richard Zimmermann, David Mackie, Donna Fitzgerald, Carolanne Swaffield, Phillip Scott, Jonathan Wornell, John McKay. There is a double spread showing the costume design drawings by Sue Blane. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 Programme(s) booklet. Physical Description: Booklet of 24 pages each 297 x 210 mm. Provenance: One copy donated by Roger Swanson, Wellington, in 2006; one by Morva Croxson, Palmerston North in 2015.

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Pavement :[Seven billboard posters for Pavement magazine 1995-96. Two copies of each]. ...

Date: 1995 - 1996

By: Pavement (Periodical)

Reference: Eph-D-SERIAL-Pavement-1995/96

Description: Each poster is a reproduction of the magazine cover. Dates of the covers are: Feb/March 1995 (portrait of actor Russell Crowe), April/May 1995 (portrait of model Penny), June/July 1995 (portrait of actor Martin Henderson), Aug/September 1995 (portrait of actress Simone Kessell), June/July 1996 (portrait of Pauly Fuemana), August/September 1996 (portrait of actress Aleksandra Vujcic), Dec 1996/Jan 1997 (portrait of actress Anna Paquin). Quantity: 14 Poster(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, 550 x 420 mm. Provenance: Donated by the publisher in 1997.

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Scott, Tom, 1947- :85 cartoon bromides published in the Evening Post between 2 February...

Date: 2000

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-

Reference: H-648-001/085

Description: 85 cartoons on political and social issues. The topics include cricketers, PM's avoidance of Waitangi Day protests, Treaty of Waitangi signing 1840, Maori sovereignty, Israel's hard line on Palestine, perils of being a child in NZ, Rugby sevens, Fiji's lack of moral fibre, genetic relationship between humans and slugs, corporate savaging of small shareholders, dairy farmers play down record returns, farmer reaction to vet strike, People's Bank documents leaked, Anderton looks for way to get rid of Phillida Bunkle, cricket rules questioned, possible beaurocracy of Kiwi Bank, NZ Post attempts to gag Richard Prebble, Bunkle and Hobbs on political scrap-heap, NZ rich list, possum damage Australian tax payer responsibility, cricket match-fixing, Bunkle unlikely to get back into Cabinet, extended rugby season not cricket, Kiwi Bank customers may bring their debt with them, Super-12 referees, census forms, British border control officials under fire, NZ scenery blocked by pine trees, ACT conservation policy - eat Kiwis, Germans announce NZ sheep have scrapies, Winstone Peters argues against opinion polls, RCD farmers support border control of foot-and-mouth, TVNZ presenters fight amongst themselves, Helen Clark and her husband communicate via e-mail, Clark defends and attacks her husband, CNN broadcasts incorrect information about NZ cases of foot-and-mouth disease, skyhawks put out to pasture, Clark and Shipley fight it out, MIR space station breaks up, Hobbs on the rack, Air Force apologise to Clark, Clark wins 'scariest skirt' award, George W Bush's stance on carbon dioxide emissions, Jonathon Hunt fails to name drunken MP's, Milosovich faces punishment, Clark and Anderton negotiate deal to get rid of Bunkle, Bush's foreign policy stance escalates world tensions, women in leadership roles - men ponder their choices, Bush questions the colour of 'red China', Tiger Woods - king of the golf world, Clark hot and cold on America, Shipley faces political crisis, schizophrenic flatmates, Ansett NZ maintenance, Anderton farmers' favourite, schizophrenic flatmates, cervical screening and justice, Rankin missed by bomb on WINZ building, message from Qantas NZ, airline collapses while owner plays golf, dawn parade 2030, Saturn TV, Bush armwrestles Chinese dragon, King and budget decisions, air ticket competition, US impose tariffs on NZ farmers, white house and star wars, Hurricanes fans pray for victory, Clark axes skyhawks, Hitler and Hirohito and Clark, female, sex and animals, arms race history, TVNZ internal affairs, Clark and Blair campaigns, McVeigh dies in Oklahoma, Clark out of touch, Peters makes a come-back, burning effigies, global warming, Dairy Board merger, Maori Party, taxing home ownership, soya sauce scare, Bob Dylan on Radio NZ, importance of appearance in the public service. 85 H-648-033 misrecorded as a Tom Scott cartoon when it is in fact a Garrick Tremain. Refiled H-645 series. Quantity: 85 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: A4 bromides

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Crowe/Watson brawl in toilets of a London restaurant. "Now for the feature fight of the...

Date: 2006

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0001531

Description: An MC bawls into a microphone introducing to the patrons the feature fight for the night. It is between New Zealand actor, Russell Crowe, and New Zealand businessman, Eric Watson. The two were involved in a brawl in the toilets of a London restaurant. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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4 Academy Award nominations, this years big picture. George W Bush A beautiful mind II,...

Date: 2003

From: Clark, Laurence, 1949- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0002504

Description: The image shows a poster advertising a film called 'A beautiful mind II' starring George W Bush as himself and Russell Crowe as Saddam Hussein. The face looming out of the picture is that of Vice President, Dick Cheney, who wants to know why people question American reasons for invading Iraq. The War in Iraq began 2003. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Webb, Murray, 1947- :Russell Crowe. [ca 12 December 2003]

Date: 2003

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DX-001-702

Description: Caricature of Russell Crowe, New Zealand born actor and Academy Award winner. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

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Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :"After the Schapelle Corby verdict it's just a precaution in c...

Date: 2005

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DX-022-269

Description: Shows a United States Army official explaining to a perplexed-looking man why the US Embassy letter box in Canberra has its posting slot sealed over with the words,'No mail at all' on it. Refers to the suspicious white powder scare at the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra recently caused probably because Schapelle Corby was found guilty in Indonesia of drug smuggling and many Australians believed she was innocent. Implication in the cartoon is that if Russell Crowe is found guilty in the United States of a recent assault charge the United States Embassy in Canberra should be wary of a similar reaction on the part of an outraged public. Quantity: 1 digital image(s) ..

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Russell Crowe weds. "Just a black eye and a slight concussion Mrs Crowe. Who would have...

Date: 2003

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0002381

Description: The new wife of filmstar, Russell Crowe, arrives at the doctor's still dressed in her bridal outfit. She has a black eye and slight concussion from the rice thrown by business tycoon, Eric Watson. Refers to a brawl between Watson and Crowe. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Life Skills for Celebs. 17 June, 2005

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005437

Description: Shows Martin van Beynen, senior writer at The Press, wearing a t-shirt labelled 'Life skills for celebs'. His is guiding handcuffed celebrities, Ameican pop singer, Michael Jackson, and Australian actor, Russell Crowe. Both celebrities were in trouble with the law in 2005. Jackson was accused of child molestation. Crowe was accused of assault with a hotel phone. Refers to how van Beynen believes these celebrities have failed to learn simple life skills. Published in The Press, 18 June 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

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Russell Crowe flouts smoking-ban while on stage in NZ. - News. "You will all recognise ...

Date: 2006

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0001234

Description: The scene is a large stage in a concert hall somewhere in New Zealand. The MC announces his guest Russell Crowe, who has become a Hollywood celebrity. Russell Crowe is enveloped in smoke and thus entirely invisible. There was criticism of Crowe's smoking throughout a concert in New Zealand recently. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Ekers, Paul, 1961-:'Earthquake 4.5 on Richter scale hits Wellington'. 4 April 2006

Date: 2006

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0030647

Description: Depicts a seismograph line which has recorded two tremors; one from an earthquake, and the other the reaction of 'Ministry of Health officials find out Russell Crowe lit a cigarette'. Refers to Crowe smoking during a concert tour of New Zealand. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Winter, Mark, 1958- :Noah Way. 1 March 2014

Date: 2014

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0027544

Description: Three versions of this cartoon depict New Zealand born film actor Russell Crowe holding a cellphone. He is running an online campaign to persuade the Pope to see his new film 'Noah' in the hope it will counter Christian protests over the portrayal of the bible story. Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).

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Scott, Thomas, 1947- :Noah. 10 April 2014

Date: 2014

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0028283

Description: Cartoon shows actor Russell Crowe as the title character in the biblical movie Noah. He stands on an arc with skeletons of animals strewn around him and yells, "What did I tell you? Keep the carnivores and the herbivores SEPARATE!!!" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Winter, Mark 1958- :Russell CROWe ROW ROW his boat. 5 September 2012

Date: 2012

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0022783

Description: Shows actor Russell Crowe rowing a boat. He hopes no cartoonist will use the image as a visual metaphor for the government losing its way over water rights. Context: Refers to the government's decision to sell assets and the Maori Council's taking the subject of Maori water rights to the Waitangi Tribunal. Refers also to Russell Crowe's losing his way kayaking in the waters off New York's Long Island. Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

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Jayrem Records Ltd: Roman Antix. Jayrem Records Ltd, PO Box 3054, Wellington, New Zeala...

Date: 1980 - 1989

From: Jayrem Records Ltd: [Ephemera, advertising and sales catalogues of quarto size. 1980s]

Reference: Eph-B-PHONO-Jayrem-1985-01

Description: Card with a photograph of the two band members, Russ Le Roq (ie Russell Crowe) and Dean Cochran standing amongst trees. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on card 187 x 136 mm.