John Croyston
Australian writer, producer and director

John Croyston

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

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  • The Quiet Season (1965) - producer
  • The Runaway (1966) - writer
  • The Man Who Saw It (1966)
  • The Schoolmistress (1967) - writer
  • A Touch of Gold (1967) - writer
  • Love and War (1967) - producer - also wrote the play "Construction"
  • The Cell (1968)
  • Volpone (1968) - director
  • Contrabandits (1968) - director
  • Australian Plays (1969) - producer, also wrote the episode"A Voyage Out"
  • A Voyage Out (1969) - writer
  • Tilley Landed on Our Shores (1969) - director
  • Chimes at Midnight (1970) - writer
  • 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
  • Moynihan (1976) - producer
  • Ride on Stranger (1979) - script editor
  • Menotti (1980–81) - producer
  • A Step in the Right Direction (1981) - producer
  • Studio 86 (1986) - producer