Discover the life of entertainment industry trailblazer Lee Gordon, in the latest book by bestselling music biographer, Jeff Apter.

Jeff Apter is the author of more than 30 biographies about the world of music and musicians, his subjects including Keith Urban, the Bee Gees and AC/DC.

Lee Gordon is remembered as the man responsible for the billion-dollar entertainment industry in Australia today, after confounding Post-War Australia with his crass, loud and outspoken focus on making money.

You can find out more about his life and legacy with music biographer Jeff Apter live in conversation at our Broadbeach Library, as he shares the history behind the man in his new book Lee Gordon Presents.

Arriving in Sydney in September 1953, the only place Australians could see international stars like Frank Sinatra was on the big screen. Over the next 10 years, Lee Gordon promoted tours for almost 500 international acts from Sinatra, Buddy Holly to shock comic Lenny Bruce. Thanks to Gordon, Australians got used to seeing showbiz legends up close in person, helping establish Australian’s entertainment industry and changing Australia’s culture forever.

Don’t miss this opportunity to discover more about the life of the man ‘way before his time’ and his lasting legacy in helping define Australia’s entertainment industry.

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