Life Summary

Cultural Advice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.

In addition, some articles contain terms or views that were acceptable within mainstream Australian culture in the period in which they were written, but may no longer be considered appropriate.

These articles do not necessarily reflect the views of The Australian National University.

Older articles are being reviewed with a view to bringing them into line with contemporary values but the original text will remain available for historical context.

Name	Gordon Gow
Born	20 December, 1919 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 August, 2000 (aged 80) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (bladder)
Education *	Parramatta High School (Sydney) (student, 1933-1936) University of Sydney (student, 1937-1937)
Occupation or Descriptor *	actor (radio) (1938-1941) New South Wales, Australia actor (stage) (1938-1941) New South Wales, Australia radio announcer (1938-1941) New South Wales, Australia actor (radio) (1941-1946) Queensland, Australia radio announcer (1941-1946) Queensland, Australia censor (1942-1945) Queensland, Australia actor (stage) (1946-1949) Victoria, Australia radio announcer (1946-1949) Victoria, Australia arts journalist (1949-1992) Overseas radio announcer (1949-1992) Overseas
Workplaces *	2UE radio station (Sydney) (radio announcer, 1938-1941) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (radio announcer, 1938-1949) 4BC radio station (Brisbane) (radio announcer, 1941) Dept of Information (Federal) (censor, 1942-1945) British Broadcasting Corporation (radio announcer, 1950-1992) Dept of Postmaster-General (Federal) (talking clock, 1952-1986)

* Dates are approximate