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Popular Australian playwright, noted for witty and incisive social commentary in his works. See full bio »

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Filmography

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2011 Face to Face (play)
 
2009 Balibo (written by)
 
2000 On the Beach (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1999 Dog's Head Bay (TV series)
The Birthday Boy (1999) (written by)
The Travel Bug (1999) (written by)
Fairweather Friends (1999) (written by)
Bob's Your Uncle (1999) (written by)
The Grim Reaper (1999) (written by)
 
1998 Excerpt of Emerald City (video short) (play "Emerald City")
 
1996 Brilliant Lies (play)
 
1995 Sanctuary (written by)
 
1988 Emerald City (play / screenplay)
 
1988 A Dangerous Life (TV mini-series) (teleplay)
 
1988 Princess Kate (TV movie)
 
1988 The Four Minute Mile (TV movie) (written by)
 
1987 Travelling North (play / screenplay)
 
1987 The Perfectionist (play / screenplay)
 
1984 The Last Bastion (TV mini-series)
 
1983 Phar Lap (written by)
 
1982 The Year of Living Dangerously (screenplay)
 
1982 Duet for Four (written by)
 
1981 Gallipoli (screenplay)
 
1980 The Club (play / screenplay)
 
1980 The Department (TV movie) (written by)
 
1976 Eliza Fraser (written by)
 
1976 Don's Party (play / written by)
 
1975 The Removalists (play / screenplay)
 
1974 'Jock' Petersen (written by)
 
1973 Libido (segment "The Family Man")
 
1971 Stork (play "The Coming of Stork" / screenplay)
 
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1999 Dog's Head Bay (TV series) (co-producer - 13 episodes)
The Birthday Boy (1999) (co-producer)
The Travel Bug (1999) (co-producer)
Fairweather Friends (1999) (co-producer)
Bob's Your Uncle (1999) (co-producer)
The Grim Reaper (1999) (co-producer)
 
1984 The Last Bastion (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
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1971 Spyforce (TV series) (production assistant - 5 episodes)
The Countess (1971) (production assistant)
27 Hours (1971) (production assistant)
The Bridge (1971) (production assistant)
The Prisoner (1971) (production assistant)
Death Railway (1971) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1976 20th Century Oz (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2012 Raising the Curtain (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2007 The Demons Within: The Making of Emerald City (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Graham Kennedy: Farewell to the King (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Crashing the Party: The Making of 'Don's Party' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 From Stage to Screen: Travelling North (video short)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Australian Biography (TV series)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1974) His play, "What if You Died Tomorrow?", was performed at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Ron Haddrick and Ruth Cracknell in the cast. Lovejoy was the director. See more »

Height:

6' 7" (2.01 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He was awarded the A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1983 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services as a playwright and screenwriter. See more »

Star Sign:

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