Robert Caswell

Australian screenwriter

Robert Caswell (13 July 1946 – 29 October 2006) was an Australian screenwriter of films and television. In the 1970s and early 1980s he was one of the leading writers in Australian television. After the success of Evil Angels, for which he received an Oscar nomination, he moved to Hollywood and became a leading "script doctor".[1]

Select Credits

  • Number 96 (1972) (TV series) as "Bob Caswell"
  • The Unisexers (1975) (TV series)
  • McManus MPB (1976) (TV pilot)
  • ABBA: The Movie (1977)
  • Glenview High (1977–78) (TV series)
  • Chopper Squad (1978–79) (TV series)
  • The Body Corporate (1981) (TV movie)
  • Jimmy Dancer (1981) (TV)[2]
  • Scales of Justice (1983) (mini-series)[3]
  • Who Killed Hannah Jane? (1984) (TV movie)
  • Singles (1984) (mini-series)
  • Bodyline (1984) (mini-series)
  • Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (1985) (mini-series)
  • Evil Angels (1988)
  • Children of the Dragon (1992) (TV series)
  • The Doctor (1991)
  • Over the Hill (1992) – also producer
  • A Far Off Place (1993)
  • Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)

References

  1. ^ Mark Juddery, "Written into TV history", The Australian, 22 November 2006 accessed 4 November 2012
  2. ^ "Garry gets a close shave!". The Australian Women's Weekly. 4 November 1981. p. 143. Retrieved 20 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald - Google News Archive Search".

External links

  • Robert Caswell at IMDb
  • Obituary at Crikey
  • Interview in Late Night Live
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