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John Warwick John Warwick i(A45521 works by)
Born: Established: 1922 ;
Gender: Male
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Television screenwriter.

John Warwick has written scripts and screenplay adaptations for television series and dramas such as Rusty Bugles (1965), Vega 4 (1968), and Skippy (1968). He also worked as a film editor on the television series You Can't See Round Corners (1967).

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form y separately published work icon Skippy ( dir. Eric Fullilove et. al. )agent 1966 Australia : Nine Network Fauna Productions , 1968-1970 Z1624851 1966 series - publisher film/TV

Set in the fictional Waratah National Park (NSW), the Skippy series focuses largely on the adventures of a young boy, Sonny Hammond, and his intelligent pet kangaroo, Skippy. Sonny is the youngest child of Head Ranger Matt Hammond. Matt was left a widower in his early forties when his wife Mary died not long after Sonny was born. Other principal characters are Sonny's older brother Mark, Flight Ranger Jerry King (the park's helicopter pilot), and Ranger Clancy Merrick, the teenage daughter of another park ranger.

1969 winner Logie Awards Best Export Production
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