John Croyston
John Croyston 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. 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.
Croyston died in Greenwich, New South Wales on 23 May 2007.
Select credits
- The Quiet Season - producer
- The Runaway - writer
- The Man Who Saw It
- The Schoolmistress - writer
- A Touch of Gold - writer
- Love and War - producer - also wrote the play "Construction"
- The Cell
- Volpone - director
- The Queen's Bishop - director
- Contrabandits - director
- Australian Plays - producer, also wrote the episode "A Voyage Out"
- A Voyage Out - writer
- Tilley Landed on Our Shores - director
- Chimes at Midnight - writer
- Lane End -director
- Over There - director
- Certain Women - director
- Spoiled - director
- I'm Here, Darlings! - writer
- Behind the Legend - director
- The Seven Ages of Man - director
- Moynihan - producer
- Ride on Stranger - script editor
- Menotti - producer
- A Step in the Right Direction - producer
- Studio 86 - producer