Paul Desmond Fitzgerald AM[2] (1 August 1922 – 24 June 2017) was an Australian portrait painter of prominent and celebrated individuals.

He lived and painted overseas on commissioned portraits twice each year since 1958 including America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hawaii and Bermuda.

He founded the Australian Guild of Realist Artists, where he was a life member of the council,[9] and was president for seven years.

[22] Mary Parker attended Genezzano Convent then returned to England and established a successful career as a film actress and television announcer.

[23] She returned to Australia with HSV-7 in 1956 to cover the television coverage of the Melbourne Olympic Games[24] and is considered to be the first woman on Australian television, having appeared in their test broadcasts and as a newsreader on their opening night, alongside Eric Pearce (later Sir Eric).