Popular Culture
- Kingsford Smith made a cameo as himself in the feature film Splendid Fellows (1934).
- A popular documentary was made about his life. The Old Bus (1944).
- The 1946 Australian film Smithy was based on his life, with Ron Randell as Charles Kingsford Smith and John Tate as Charles Ulm.
- The 1985 Australian television mini-series A Thousand Skies, with John Walton as Kingsford Smith and Andrew Clarke as Ulm.
- Bill Bryson details Kingsford Smith's life in his book "Down Under"
- Australian author Peter FitzSimons's book, CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH and Those Magnificent Men, details an extensive exploration of Smithy's life and of aviation history – Published by Harper Collins, Australia. 2009. (ISBN 978 0 7322 8819 8).
- The songs "Kingsford Smith, Aussie is Proud of You" and "Smithy" by Len Maurice (1928).
- The songs "Smithy" and "Heroes of the Air" by Fred Moore (1928)
- The songs "Smithy The King of the Air" and "The Southern Cross Monologue" by Clement Williams.
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