Walter Cresswell O'Reilly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Cresswell O'Reilly

Australian film censor

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1877

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1954

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

[Walter] Cresswell O'Reilly (6 June 1877 – 20 December 1954) was an Australian public servant who became Chief Commonwealth Film Censor.
He "dominated and shaped Australian film censorship" and was able to "define appropriate mass entertainment" for nearly twenty years.
He was the founding president of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and an early urban conservationist.