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Name	George Charles Ivan Smith
Born	11 July, 1915 Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 November, 1995 (aged 80) Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Education *	Bathurst High School (NSW) (student) Goulburn High School (NSW) (student, 1928)
Occupation or Descriptor *	jackaroo/jillaroo (1932-1932) New South Wales, Australia newspaper employee (1933-1935) New South Wales, Australia radio journalist (1937-1941) New South Wales, Australia radio director (1941-1946) Overseas film producer (1946-1948) Overseas public servant (1948-1980) Overseas
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1995)
Workplaces *	Australian Broadcasting Corporation (broadcaster, 1937-1941) British Broadcasting Corporation (broadcaster, 1941-1946) J. Arthur Rank Organisation (adviser, 1946-1948) United Nations (New York) (1948-1980)

* Dates are approximate