

Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
In early 1972, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. CLEO Magazine - begun in a "fit of pique" - went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.
Cast

Asher Keddie
Ita Buttrose

Rob Carlton
Kerry Packer

Jessica Tovey
Leslie Carpenter

Matt Day
Daniel Ritchie

Ian Meadows
Andrew Cowell

Maeve Dermody
Rachel Carr

Annie Maynard
Annie Woodham

Tony Barry
Sir Frank Packer

Cheree Cassidy
Ivana Holbrook

Octavia Barron-Martin
Pat Nigra

Olivia Pigeot
Rosina O'Casey

Keith Agius
Joel

Kate Box
Germaine Greer

Simon Lyndon
Jack Thompson

Benedict Samuel
Michael
Seasons

E1Paper Giants: Part 1
Apr 17, 2011
It’s 1972. Skirts are up, pants are down. Girls can have anything. And riding the wave of sexual liberation and feminist freedom is Cleo magazine – fresh, bold and naughty. Two ambitious, young upstarts – Ita Buttrose and Sir Frank Packer’s unregarded second son, Kerry – create their own legends as they fling the modern girl headlong into the passion and politics of this turbulent era.

E2Paper Giants: Part 2
Apr 18, 2011
As the backlash hits and optimism crumbles, Ita and Kerry refuse to take a backward step as they both reach for their own glittering crowns.
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In early 1972, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. CLEO Magazine - begun in a "fit of pique" - went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.
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