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Name
  
John Dingwall

Role
  
Journalist

Books
  
Sunday Too Far Away


Died
  
May 3, 2004, Gold Coast, Australia

Awards
  
Logie Award for Best TV Script, AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Movies
  
The Custodian, Sunday Too Far Away, Buddies, Phobia

Similar People
  
Kelly Dingwall, Gosia Dobrowolska, Barry Otto, Anthony LaPaglia, Sean Scully

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John Dingwall (13 July 1940 – 3 May 2004) was an Australian journalist, writer and director of film and television, best known for his screenplay Sunday Too Far Away (1975).

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Career

Dingwall worked as journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald before going to Crawford Productions as a television writer. He moved into features with Sunday Too Far Away based on his brother in law's experiences as a sheep shearer. He later became a producer and director.

Select Credits

  • Matlock Police (TV series) - writer
  • Sunday Too Far Away (1975) - writer
  • Pig in a Poke (1977) (TV series) - writer, creator
  • Buddies (1983) - writer, producer
  • Phobia (1987) - director, writer
  • The Custodian (1991) - director, writer
  • References

    John Dingwall Wikipedia