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Walter Brown was the second husband of [[Margaret Barr]] and sailed with her to Sydney from New Zealand in 1949.  For a time he was a wharf labourer, NT's regular paid cleaner, and was associated with the Maritime Industries Theatre.  Brown played the captain in ''Longitude 49''  1951, the emperor in ''The Emperor’s New Clothes'' 1951, and Sol in ''The'' ''Candy Store'' 1952.  
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Walter Brown sailed with Margaret Barr to Sydney from New Zealand ca 1950.  For a time he was a wharf labourer, NT's regular paid cleaner, and was associated with the Maritime Industries Theatre.  Brown played the captain in ''Longitude 49''  1951, the emperor in ''The Emperor’s New Clothes'' 1951, and Sol in ''The'' ''Candy Store'' 1952.  
  
 
Tall and good looking, Brown avoided having his photo taken at NT events and there was suspicion among members that he was an ASIO mole. It is more likely that he was aware that being linked with NT meant he might not get other acting work, particularly in radio.  Brown said that after being watched by some Americans he, with other actors, was barred from 2GB (its building in Phillip Street was three doors from Brown's house) perhaps because US advertising money underpinned many Australian radio soaps and drama.   
 
Tall and good looking, Brown avoided having his photo taken at NT events and there was suspicion among members that he was an ASIO mole. It is more likely that he was aware that being linked with NT meant he might not get other acting work, particularly in radio.  Brown said that after being watched by some Americans he, with other actors, was barred from 2GB (its building in Phillip Street was three doors from Brown's house) perhaps because US advertising money underpinned many Australian radio soaps and drama.   

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IAN WALTER BROWN (1927 - 2013)

Walter Brown sailed with Margaret Barr to Sydney from New Zealand ca 1950. For a time he was a wharf labourer, NT's regular paid cleaner, and was associated with the Maritime Industries Theatre. Brown played the captain in Longitude 49 1951, the emperor in The Emperor’s New Clothes 1951, and Sol in The Candy Store 1952.

Tall and good looking, Brown avoided having his photo taken at NT events and there was suspicion among members that he was an ASIO mole. It is more likely that he was aware that being linked with NT meant he might not get other acting work, particularly in radio. Brown said that after being watched by some Americans he, with other actors, was barred from 2GB (its building in Phillip Street was three doors from Brown's house) perhaps because US advertising money underpinned many Australian radio soaps and drama.

After moving to Melbourne looking for employment, he went to the UK in 1958 and had some work with the RSC. In England, he played a widowed boat captain in Adventures of the Seaspray made for colour television 1965-6, and roles in films including Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966 and True Crime 1999.

Born in Auckland NZ on 9 February 1927, Walter Brown died in Deloraine Tasmania on 31 October 2013.