{{Short description|Australian screenwriter (1949–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Mac Gudgeon | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|03|02|df=yes}} | birth_place = Woollongong, New South Wales, Australia<ref name="IF" /> | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|05|25|1949|03|02|df=yes}} | death_place = | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | other_names = | occupation = Screenwriter, producer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''Last Ride'' (2009 film) }}
'''Mac Gudgeon''' (2 March 1949 – 25 May 2023) was an Australian film and television screenwriter and producer.<ref name=vale>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=David|date=30 May 2023|title=Vale: Mac Gudgeon|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/vale-mac-gudgeon.html|work=TV Tonight|location= |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref><ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/480569/mac-gudgeon/|title=Death notice: Gudgeon, Mac|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=31 May 2023|website=The Age|publisher=|access-date=4 June 2023|quote=|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604105953/https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/480569/mac-gudgeon/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Biography== ===Career=== Gudgeon was perhaps best known for writing the television mini-series'' Waterfront'', ''The Petrov Affair'', ''Killing Time'' and for co-writing ''The Secret River''.<ref name=vale/><ref name=IF>{{cite news |last=Slatter|first=Sean|date=29 May 2023|title=Vale Mac Gudgeon, writer for film, television and the stage|url=https://if.com.au/vale-mac-gudgeon-film-television-and-stage-writer|work=IF Magazine|location= |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Weiniger|first=Peter|date=20 November 1982|title=Lessons from the past|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-lessons-from-the-past/125553320|work=The Age|page=153|location= |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hooks|first=Barbara|date=15 March 1984|title=Behind the Waterfront|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age-behind-the-waterfront/125553247|work=The Age|page=35|location= |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>
Gudgeon's film screenwriting include ''Last Ride'' and he co-wrote the screenplays for ''Ground Zero'', ''The Delinquents'' and ''Wind''.<ref name=vale/><ref name=IF/>
Gudgeon served as president of the Australian Writers' Guild from 1998 to 2000, and received a lifetime membership in 2002.<ref name=vale/><ref name=IF/>
Gudgeon died on 25 May 2023, at the age of 74. Among those to pay tribute to Gudgeon after his death were Australian Writers' Guild president Shane Brennan, former president Jan Sardi and film producer Roger Simpson.<ref name=vale/><ref name=death/>
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable" | Title | Year | Role |- | ''Waterfront'' (mini-series) | 1984 | as Writer (3 episodes) |- | ''The Petrov Affair'' (miniseries) | 1987 | as Writer (3 episodes) |- | ''Ground Zero'' (film) | 1987 | Written by |- | ''Georgia'' (film) | 1988 | based on an original story by |- | ''The Delinquents'' (film) | 1989 | Screenplay |- | ''Skirts'' (TV series) | 1990 | as Writer (2 episodes) |- | ''Wind'' (film) | 1992 | Screenplay |- | ''Snowy'' (mini-series) | 1993 | as Writer (1 episode) |- | ''Sky Trackers'' (TV series) | 1994 | Written by (3 episodes) |- | ''Stingers (TV series)'' (TV series) | 1998 | as Writer (1 episode) |- | ''Good Guys, Bad Guys'' (TV series) | 1997-1998 | Written by |- | ''Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend'' (TV movie) | 2000 | Written by |- | ''Halifax f.p.'' (TV series) | 1995-2001 | Written by (3 episodes) |- | ''Wolf Creek'' (film) | 2005 | Script editor |- | ''Monash: The Forgotton Anzac'' (TV movie) | 2008 | Written by |- | ''The Last Ride'' | 2009 | Screenplay |- | ''Killing Time'' (TV miniseries) | 2011 | Written by (4 episodes) |- | ''Fatal Honeymoon'' (TV movie) | 2012 | Written by |- | ''Devil Dust'' | 2012 | Script editor |- | ''THe Secret River'' (miniseries) | 2015 | Screenplay by (2 episodes) |}
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== External links == *{{imdbname|0345637}}
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