Herbert De Pinna (1883–1936) was a composer and medical doctor. He was a medicine graduate from Cambridge University who trained at Middlesex Hospital.[1] He opened a hospital in Queensland, but claimed he made more money from music.[2][3][4]
Herbert De Pinna is best remembered for Broadway-style numbers written for successful pantomimes The Bunyip[5][6][7] and Robinson Crusoe,[8] which toured major Australian cities.[9] A song from the 'Bunyip was adopted by schools and enjoyed phenomenal sales [10]
De Pinna won a successful Supreme Court case for defamatory remarks made to his medical clients.[11]
^"Australian Panto Success". Leader. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 18 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Pantomime Music". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 24, 644. New South Wales, Australia. 30 December 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 18 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Bunyip". The Northern Star. Vol. 41. New South Wales, Australia. 12 January 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 18 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Robinson Crusoe Panto". Daily Herald. Vol. 9, no. 2519. South Australia. 17 April 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 18 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"ENGAGEMENT". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 4 July 1939. p. 17 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Shot Down Near Koepang". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 19 February 1942. p. 3 (Second Edition). Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^De Pinna, Herbert; (Firm), Benjamin J. Fuller (28 January 2018). "Bunyip". Sydney : W.H. Paling & Co – via Trove.
^De Pinna, Herbert; (Firm), Benjamin J. Fuller (28 January 2018). "Moonlight surfing". Sydney : W.H. Paling & Co – via Trove.
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