Phil Goatcher b. 23 November 1851

Also known as Phillip William Goatcher
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Phillip William Goatcher, a 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. In 1903 he left the eastern states with his son James Goatcher for Perth, WA, where they went into business as "Phil W. Goatcher & Son", shop and house decorators.
Tags: set design, decorator
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Name
Phil Goatcher
Also known as Phillip William Goatcher
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
Other Occupation
  • shop and house decorator 1903 -
Tags:
set design
decorator
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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