John Dingwall (13 July 1940 – 3 May 2004) was an Australian writer of film and television, best known for his screenplay Sunday Too Far Away (1975). Dingwall should not be confused with the Scottish journalist of the same name.[1]
John Dingwall | |
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| Born | 13 July 1940 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 3 May 2004 (aged 63) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, journalist |
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.[2][3][4] He then moved to 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.[5]
He moved into features with Sunday Too Far Away, which was based on his brother-in-law's experiences as a sheep shearer. He later became a producer and director.[2]
Personal life and death
He died on the Gold Coast on 3 May 2004.[5] His son Kelly Dingwall (born 23 December 1970) is an actor,[6] known for his role as Brian "Dodge" Forbes on Home and Away[7] and rookie reporter Tony Reynolds in crime drama The Custodian.
Filmography
His film and TV series credits include:
- Homicide (TV series) – writer
- Dynasty (1970) (TV series) – writer
- Division 4 (TV series ) – writer
- Matlock Police (TV series) – writer
- Catch What I Mean? (1973) (TV play) – writer
- Seven Ages of Man (1975) (TV series) – writer of episode "The Lover"
- Sunday Too Far Away (1975) – writer
- Pig in a Poke (1977) (TV series) – writer, creator
- Spring and Fall (1980) (TV series) – writer of episode "Winner"
- Buddies (1983) – writer, producer
- Phobia (1987) – director, writer
- The Custodian (1993) – director, writer