Phil Goatcher b. 23 November 1851

Also known as Philip W. Goatcher
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Philip W. Goatcher (known as Phil), theatrical scene painter, was born in England in 1851, trained in 1867 as an apprentice scene painter in Melbourne, where he returned as a star scenic artist in 1890, after a long career in New York.
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Name
Phil Goatcher
Also known as Philip W. Goatcher
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Birth date
23 November 1851
Birth place
England
Death date
9 October 1931
Death place
Perth, WA
Active Period
  • 1867 - 1931
Arrival
  • 1867 (Also 1890)
Residence
  • 1867 Ballarat, Vic
  • 1868 Melbourne, Vic
  • 1869 New Zealand
  • 1870 San Francisco, California
  • 1871 New York
  • 1872 - 1875 London
  • 1875 - 1876 Philadelphia
  • 1878 - 1890 New York
  • 1890 - 1903 Melbourne, Vic
  • 1890 London
  • 1904 - 1931 Perth, WA
Languages
  • English

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