Editing Tim Burstall (section)

==Life==
Burstall was born in [[Stockton-on-Tees]], [[County Durham]], [[England]] in April 1927. His family came to Australia in 1937 after his father took up a chair as professor of engineering at the [[University of Melbourne]]. Attending [[Geelong Grammar]], Burstall was taught by historian [[Manning Clark]]. When his parents returned to England after World War II he remained in Australia. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree with Honours in History from the [[University of Melbourne]] in 1946, where he resided at [[Queen's College (University of Melbourne)|Queen's College]]. He met [[Betty Burstall|Betty]], whom he married, at the university. They built a mud brick house at [[Eltham, Victoria]].<ref name = "Perry"/> The family home from 1967-2013 was 148 Nicholson Street, [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]] (sold, 2013).<ref>[http://news.domain.com.au/domain/real-estate-news/fitzroy-cradle-of-creativity-20131017-2vni1.html Real estate news] domain.com.au {{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref> He later attended the [[University of Sydney]] and the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].

Burstall originally wanted to be a novelist and thought that if he worked in film it might be a way to move into writing.<ref name="Murray491">Murray p491</ref> He went to work for the National Film Library with a view to getting a job at the Commonwealth Film Unit as a scriptwriter. He worked on a series of documentaries, editing and writing for the Antarctic Division. He became interested in film making after seeing 1953 French film ''[[White Mane]]'' at the [[Melbourne International Film Festival]].<ref name="Murray491"/>

He and Patrick Ryan established Eltham Films in 1959.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Ryan. The silent partner |url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/magazines/48/the-silent-partner/ |website=[[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|NPGA]] magazine}}</ref><ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p21</ref>

In February 2012 sections of Burstall's personal journals from 1953–1955 were published by [[Melbourne University Press]], under the title ''Memoirs of a Young Bastard''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mup.com.au/books/memoirs-of-a-young-bastard-hardback|title=Memoirs Of A Young Bastard, Hilary McPhee|date=1 February 2012|website=Melbourne University Publishing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hilarymcphee.com/memoirs-of-a-young-bastard/|title=Maintenance mode|website=hilarymcphee.com}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|Py0NGdsz2Jc|MUP promotion video}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc.net.au/news/programs/730|title=7.30|website=abc.net.au|date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/life-of-tim-burstall/3816210|title=The Life of Tim Burstall|date=7 February 2012|website=ABC Radio National}}</ref>