▁B ene vol ent ▁Fund ▁of ▁NS W , ▁a ▁char ity ▁assist ing ▁perform ers ▁and ▁entertain ers ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁dire ▁circumst ance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁C ros by ▁facil itated ▁a ▁don ation ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁B ene vol ent ▁Fund ▁of ▁NS W , ▁to ▁seed ▁a ▁new ▁char ity ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁kind ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁This ▁group ▁became ▁The ▁Act ors ▁& ▁Entertain ers ▁B ene vol ent ▁Fund ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁and ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Alan ▁Edwards ▁AM . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁trade ▁union ist ▁and ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁Act ors ▁Equ ity ▁of ▁Australia ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁from ▁a ▁my oc ard ial ▁inf ar ction ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Sydney ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Pot ts ▁Point . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁three ▁sons , ▁who ▁are ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁as ▁actors ▁and ▁film ▁direct ors ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁He ▁was ▁ 6 1 . ▁ ▁D ons ▁son ▁Matthew ▁C ros by ▁acted ▁in ▁A ▁Drop ▁In ▁The ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁death s ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁from ▁Sydney ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁radio ▁actors ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁stage ▁actors ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : 2 0