John Chisholm Marten (1908–1966), who used Jon Marten as his stage and
pen name, was born in the county of
Kent, England, migrating to Australia at a young age and living in
Sydney for most of his adult life. He trained in Spanish dancing in Spain, before returning to Britain to serve in the
merchant navy during World War II. He took up dancing again with Californian dancer Doris Nile, and appeared in a royal gala performance at the
Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, in 1954. when
Queen Elizabeth II visited Australia. His career was as a
performing artist. which was published in Australia,
London and also translated into Dutch and published in the Netherlands. He was also known for his
philanthropy and support of the arts. Marten established the trust in order to help young creative artists in several disciplines to pay for their training and study programs. ==History==