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Gita Rivera and Garry Pankurst filming Skippy

1968

Gita Rivera and Garry Pankurst filming Skippy

1968

  • NFSA ID5BYD2Z4M
  • TypeDocumentation
  • MediumDocumentation
  • FormStill Image, Series
  • GenresChildren, Drama
  • Year1968

The camera crew film Garry Pankhurst (as Sonny) and guest star Gita Rivera (as the aspiring ballerina Lisa) climbing up a cliff for the Skippy episode The Lyre Bird.

Rivera was born in Croatia and arrived in Australia as a teenager in 1961. As well as appearing on TV in Skippy and the Go!! show, she had a small part in the film They're a Weird Mob (1966) and released an album, Enter Laughing (1967), and several singles through RCA Records.

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The camera crew film Garry Pankhurst (as Sonny) and guest star Gita Rivera (as the aspiring ballerina Lisa) climbing up a cliff for the Skippy episode The Lyre Bird.

Rivera was born in Croatia and arrived in Australia as a teenager in 1961. As well as appearing on TV in Skippy and the Go!! show, she had a small part in the film They're a Weird Mob (1966) and released an album, Enter Laughing (1967), and several singles through RCA Records.

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