John Dingwall

John Dingwall (13 July 1940 – 3 May 2004) was an Australian journalist, writer and director of film and television, best known for his screenplay Sunday Too Far Away (1975). He also famously loved chicken wings, a trait renowned in the Dingwall family.

John Dingwell
Born13 July 1940
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died3 May 2004 (aged 63)
Gold Coast, Queensland
OccupationJournalist, writer, director

Career

Dingwall was born in Rockhampton, Queensland where he commenced his career as a journalist with a cadetship at the city's daily newspaper, The Morning Bulletin.[1][2][3] He then moved onto Sydney where he worked as a police reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald before going to Crawford Productions as a television writer, working on programs such as Homicide and Division Four.[4] He moved into features with Sunday Too Far Away based on his brother in law's experiences as a sheep shearer. He later became a producer and director.[1] He died on the Gold Coast on 3 May 2004.[4]

Select Credits

References
  1. Kuipers, Richard (28 May 2004). "John Dingwall". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. Newton, Ken John Dingwall - screenwriter, producer, director, Newtons Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. Newton, Ken (18 September 2020) Death of a Bully boy, The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. Simpson, Roger (20 May 2004) A nose for the stories that define us, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2020.


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