John Croyston

John Croyston
John Croyston
Born	7 March 1933
Died	23 May 2007 (age 73)
Education	University of Sydney
Occupation	Writer, producer, director

John Croyston (7 March 1933 - 23 May 2007) was an Australian writer, radio producer and director.

He studied at the University of Sydney and worked as a teacher before going on to work at the ABC. He was a radio producer at the ABC from 1958 to 1964. He then moved into television.^[1]

Select Credits[]

The Quiet Season (1965) - producer^[2]
The Runaway (1966) - writer
The Man Who Saw It (1966)
The Schoolmistress (1967) - writer
A Touch of Gold (1967) - writer^[3]
Love and War (1967) - producer - also wrote the play "Construction"^[4]
The Cell (1968)
Volpone (1968) - director
The Queen's Bishop (1968) - director
Contrabandits (1968) - director
Australian Plays (1969) - producer, also wrote the episode "A Voyage Out"^[5]
A Voyage Out (1969) - writer
Tilley Landed on Our Shores (1969) - director
Chimes at Midnight (1970) - writer^[6]
Lane End(1972) -director
Over There (1972) - director
Certain Women (1973) - director
Spoiled (1974) - director
I'm Here, Darlings! (1975) - writer
Behind the Legend (1975) - director
The Seven Ages of Man (1975) - director
(1976) - producer
Ride on Stranger (1979) - script editor
Menotti (1980–81) - producer
(1981) - producer
Studio 86 (1986) - producer

References[]

^ "At his best in a fiery debate". Sydney Morning Herald. June 20, 2007.
^ "WHAT TO STAY HOME FOR..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 June 1965. p. 1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE). Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "LEISURE THE ARTS". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1967. p. 24. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Australian plays on ABC-TV". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "TELEVISION BETTER NOTE". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 July 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

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[1] "At his best in a fiery debate". Sydney Morning Herald. June 20, 2007.

[2] "WHAT TO STAY HOME FOR..." The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 June 1965. p. 1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE). Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[3] "AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[4] "LEISURE THE ARTS". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1967. p. 24. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[5] "Australian plays on ABC-TV". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

[6] "TELEVISION BETTER NOTE". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 July 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

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