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Life Summary

Name	Sir Nathaniel Bernard Freeman
Alternative Names	Nathan Bernard Friemann
Born	1 September, 1896 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	26 November, 1982 (aged 86) Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Russian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Jewish Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
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Education *	Xavier College (Melbourne) (student, 1908-1912)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1916-1919) Federal, Australia cinema owner (1920-1966) New South Wales, Australia film distributor (1920-1966) New South Wales, Australia charity worker (1947-1982) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (airforce officer) Australian Flying Corps (airforce officer, 1916-1918)
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1956) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1967)
Key Organisations *	International House (University of New South Wales) (board member) International House (University of Sydney) (board member) Miss Australia Quest (NSW) (chair) Rotary Club of Sydney (president) United Nations Appeal for Children (chair) World Refugee Year (NSW) (chair) Anzac House Trust (Sydney) (chair, 1947) Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (NSW) (life governor, 1961-1982) Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (life governor, 1961-1982) Sydney Opera House Trust (member, 1962-1969)
Workplaces *	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Pty) Ltd (managing director, 1925-1966)

* Dates are approximate