David Gulpilil Cause of Death: a former Aboriginal Australian actor and dancer, dies on Monday, November 29, 2021, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was popularly known for the films Walkabout, Storm Boy, and Ten Canoes. In a documentary in 2021 he stated that he won’t know how old he is. According to Wikipedia he is 67 t0 68 year-old.
Born David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu probably in 1953, in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia there are still contradictions about his real age. He is a man of the Mandjalpingu (Djilba) a clan of Yolngu people, who are an Aboriginal people of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. He was an accomplished hunter, tracker, and ceremonial dancer when he was a boy. He spent his childhood in the bush, outside the range of non-Aboriginal influences. He attended the school at Maningrida in Australia’s North East Arnhem Land. He was initiated into the Mandhalpuyngu tribal group. after which he appeared in his first film, he added English to several Aboriginal languages in which he was already fluent.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1987. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001. He has twice received the AACTA/AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for The Tracker in 2002 and Charlie’s Country in 2014. A portrait of Gulpilil by Craig Ruddy won the 2004 Archibald Prize, Australia’s best-known art prize. In May 2014, He won a Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Rolf de Heer’s film Charlie’s Country. In 2019, He was honored with the lifetime achievement award at the 2019 NAIDOC Awards, and Premier’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the South Australian Ruby Awards. During The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival at Winton, Queensland in 2021, He was honored with a star on Winton’s Walk of Fame.
The Australia Council for the Arts arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. Since 1993, it has been awarded a Red Ochre Award. It is presented to an outstanding Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander) artist for lifetime achievement. He retired from acting in 2019 and was diagnosed with lung cancer, which prevented him from attending the 2019 NAIDOC Awards, where he was recognized with the lifetime achievement award. He got married to two women in his lifetime Robyn Djunginy and Miriam Ashley. He has two daughters by name of Phoebe Marson and MaKia McLaughlin.
David Gulpilil’s obituary will be organized by the family.