John Croyston Explained

John Croyston
Birth Date:	7 March 1933
Death Place:	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
• 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

External links

• • • Record of his papers at UNSW

Notes and References

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