John Croyston

{{Short description|Australian writer, radio producer and director (1933–2007)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox person | name = John Croyston | birth_place = [[Enfield, New South Wales|Enfield]], New South Wales, Australia | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1933|03|07}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2007|05|23|1933|03|07}} | death_place = [[Greenwich, New South Wales|Greenwich]], New South Wales, Australia | education = [[University of Sydney]] | occupation = Writer, producer, director }}

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

Born in the Sydney suburb of [[Enfield, New South Wales|Enfield]] on 7 March 1933, Croyston moved with his family to the Georges River following the outbreak of WWII.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=John Croyston |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A5197 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}</ref> He completed his secondary education at [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]], then studied at the [[University of Sydney]]. He 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.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/at-his-best-in-a-fiery-debate-20070620-gdqfd0.html|title=At his best in a fiery debate|date=June 20, 2007}}</ref>

Croyston died in [[Greenwich, New South Wales|Greenwich]], New South Wales on 23 May 2007.<ref name=":0" />

==Select credits== *''[[The Quiet Season]]'' (1965) - producer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131830463 |title=WHAT TO STAY HOME FOR... |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=28 June 1965 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE) |via=Trove }}</ref> *''[[The Runaway (1966 television play)|The Runaway]]'' (1966) - writer *''[[The Man Who Saw It]]'' (1966) *''[[The Schoolmistress (TV play)|The Schoolmistress]]'' (1967) - writer *''[[A Touch of Gold]]'' (1967) - writer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106968325 |title=AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=24 July 1967 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=13 |via=Trove }}</ref> *''[[Love and War (Australian TV series)|Love and War]]'' (1967) - producer - also wrote the play "Construction"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106991803 |title=LEISURE THE ARTS |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=11 October 1967 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=24 |via=Trove }}</ref> *''[[The Cell (play)|The Cell]]'' (1968) *''[[Volpone (1968 film)|Volpone]]'' (1968) - director *''[[The Queen's Bishop]]'' (1968) - director *''[[Contrabandits]]'' (1968) - director *''[[Australian Plays]]'' (1969) - producer, also wrote the episode "A Voyage Out"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107900206 |title=Australian plays on ABC-TV |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=27 October 1969 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=15 |via=Trove }}</ref> *''[[A Voyage Out]]'' (1969) - writer *''[[Tilley Landed on Our Shores]]'' (1969) - director *''[[Chimes at Midnight (1970 play)|Chimes at Midnight]]'' (1970) - writer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110334249 |title=TELEVISION BETTER NOTE |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=28 July 1970 |access-date=12 February 2020 |page=14 |via=Trove }}</ref> *''[[Lane End (TV series)|Lane End]]'' (1972) -director *''[[Over There (Australian TV series)|Over There]]'' (1972) - director *''[[Certain Women (TV series)|Certain Women]]'' (1973) - director *''[[Spoiled (play)#Australian TV version|Spoiled]]'' (1974) - director *''[[I'm Here, Darlings!]]'' (1975) - writer *''[[Behind the Legend]]'' (1975) - director *''[[The Seven Ages of Man]]'' (1975) - director *''[[Moynihan (TV series)|Moynihan]]'' (1976) - producer *''[[Ride on Stranger]]'' (1979) - script editor *''[[Menotti (TV series)|Menotti]]'' (1980–81) - producer *''[[A Step in the Right Direction (TV movie)|A Step in the Right Direction]]'' (1981) - producer *''[[Studio 86]]'' (1986) - producer

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0189884}} *{{AustLit|A5197}} *[https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/library/finding-aids/guide-papers-john-croyston Record of his papers] at UNSW *{{AusStage|contributor/225435|Australian theatre credits}}

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