# John Croyston

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Australian writer, radio producer and director (1933–2007)

John Croyston Born (1933-03-07)7 March 1933 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia Died 23 May 2007(2007-05-23) (aged 74) Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia Education University of Sydney Occupations 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](/source/Enfield%2C_New_South_Wales) on 7 March 1933, Croyston moved with his family to the Georges River following the outbreak of WWII.[1] He completed his secondary education at [Hurlstone Agricultural High School](/source/Hurlstone_Agricultural_High_School), then studied at the [University of Sydney](/source/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.[2]

Croyston died in [Greenwich](/source/Greenwich%2C_New_South_Wales), New South Wales on 23 May 2007.[1]

## Select credits

- *[The Quiet Season](/source/The_Quiet_Season)* (1965) - producer[3]

- *[The Runaway](/source/The_Runaway_(1966_television_play))* (1966) - writer

- *[The Man Who Saw It](/source/The_Man_Who_Saw_It)* (1966)

- *[The Schoolmistress](/source/The_Schoolmistress_(TV_play))* (1967) - writer

- *[A Touch of Gold](/source/A_Touch_of_Gold)* (1967) - writer[4]

- *[Love and War](/source/Love_and_War_(Australian_TV_series))* (1967) - producer - also wrote the play "Construction"[5]

- *[The Cell](/source/The_Cell_(play))* (1968)

- *[Volpone](/source/Volpone_(1968_film))* (1968) - director

- *[The Queen's Bishop](/source/The_Queen's_Bishop)* (1968) - director

- *[Contrabandits](/source/Contrabandits)* (1968) - director

- *[Australian Plays](/source/Australian_Plays)* (1969) - producer, also wrote the episode "A Voyage Out"[6]

- *[A Voyage Out](/source/A_Voyage_Out)* (1969) - writer

- *[Tilley Landed on Our Shores](/source/Tilley_Landed_on_Our_Shores)* (1969) - director

- *[Chimes at Midnight](/source/Chimes_at_Midnight_(1970_play))* (1970) - writer[7]

- *[Lane End](/source/Lane_End_(TV_series))* (1972) -director

- *[Over There](/source/Over_There_(Australian_TV_series))* (1972) - director

- *[Certain Women](/source/Certain_Women_(TV_series))* (1973) - director

- *[Spoiled](/source/Spoiled_(play)#Australian_TV_version)* (1974) - director

- *[I'm Here, Darlings!](/source/I'm_Here%2C_Darlings!)* (1975) - writer

- *[Behind the Legend](/source/Behind_the_Legend)* (1975) - director

- *[The Seven Ages of Man](/source/The_Seven_Ages_of_Man)* (1975) - director

- *[Moynihan](/source/Moynihan_(TV_series))* (1976) - producer

- *[Ride on Stranger](/source/Ride_on_Stranger)* (1979) - script editor

- *[Menotti](/source/Menotti_(TV_series))* (1980–81) - producer

- *[A Step in the Right Direction](/source/A_Step_in_the_Right_Direction_(TV_movie))* (1981) - producer

- *[Studio 86](/source/Studio_86)* (1986) - producer

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["John Croyston"](https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A5197). *AustLit: Discover Australian Stories*. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["At his best in a fiery debate"](https://www.smh.com.au/national/at-his-best-in-a-fiery-debate-20070620-gdqfd0.html). *Sydney Morning Herald*. 20 June 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WHAT TO STAY HOME FOR..."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131830463) *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 June 1965. p. 1 (TELEVISION and radio GUIDE). Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["AUSTRALIAN PLAYHOUSE SERIES Drama in a small town"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106968325). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["LEISURE THE ARTS"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106991803). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 October 1967. p. 24. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Australian plays on ABC-TV"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107900206). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["TELEVISION BETTER NOTE"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110334249). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 July 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.

## External links

- [John Croyston](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189884/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [John Croyston](https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A5197) at [AustLit](/source/AustLit)

- [Record of his papers](https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/library/finding-aids/guide-papers-john-croyston) at UNSW

- [Australian theatre credits](https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/225435) at [AusStage](/source/AusStage)

v t e TV productions of John Croyston As director The Quiet Season (1965) Arabesque for Atoms (1965) The Brass Butterfly (1967) The Cell (1968) Volpone (1968) The Queen's Bishop (1968) Contrabandits (1968) Voyage Out (1969) Tilley Landed on Our Shores (1969) Lane End (1972) Over There (1972) Certain Women (1973) Spoiled (1974) Behind the Legend (1975) The Seven Ages of Man (1975) Moynihan (1976) Menotti (1980–81) A Step in the Right Direction (1981) Studio 86 (1986) As writer The Runaway (1966) The Man Who Saw It (1966) The Schoolmistress (1967) A Touch of Gold (1967) Construction (1967) A Voyage Out (1969) Chimes at Midnight (1970) I'm Here, Darlings! (1975)

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