John Misto
Australian screenwriter

John Misto

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Australian screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
Australia
Is:
ScreenwriterLawyer
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & RadioLaw
Birth:
13 October 1952
Star sign:
Libra
Education:
University of New South Wales
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John Misto (born 13 October 1952) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with an Arts/Law degree from the University of New South Wales, and then practised as a lawyer before changing his career to concentrate on working as a recognized theatre and television writer.

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  • A Country Practice (1981)
  • Waterloo Station (1983)
  • The Young Doctors (1983)
  • Palace of Dreams (1985) -2 episodes
  • Natural Causes (1985)
  • Dancing Daze (1986)
  • The Last Frontier (1986)
  • Dusty (1988) (TV series)
  • Touch the Sun: Peter and Pompey (1988) (TV movie)
  • The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988)
  • The Fremantle Conspiracy (1988)
  • G.P. (1989–91) – 3 episodes
  • Butterfly Island (1993) (TV movie)
  • The Damnation of Harvey McHugh (1994) – creator, 13 episodes
  • The Day of the Roses (1998)
  • Finding Hope (2001) (TV movie)
  • Heroes' Mountain (2002) (TV movie)
  • MDA (2002) – 1 episode
  • White Collar Blue (2003) – 3 episodes
  • Second Chance (2005) (TV movie)
  • The Cut (2009) – 6 episodes
  • Sisters of War (2010) (TV movie)
  • Tricky Business (2012) – 1 episode

Theatre Credits

  • The Last Time I Saw Paris (1980)
  • Room for Dreamers (1980)
  • The Dying of Angel Dunleavy (1980)
  • Sky (1992)
  • The Shoe-Horn Sonata (1995)
  • Gossamer (1997)
  • Harp on the Willow (2007)
  • Dark Voyager (2014)
  • Madame Rubinstein (2017) [produced in Sydney as Lip Service]