Donald Crombie

Donald Charles Crombie AM (born 5 July 1942) is an Australian film and television director and screenwriter.[1]

Donald Crombie

Born (1942-07-05) 5 July 1942
Brisbane, Australia
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
Anglican Church Grammar School
Occupation(s)Film and television director
ChildrenFiona Crombie

Born in Brisbane, Crombie was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School[2] and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Crombie started work at the Commonwealth Film Unit in 1963. He has directed feature films, telemovies, mini-series, drama series, documentaries and commercials, and has also written film and television scripts. Crombie has been a board member of the AWG, ASDACS and ASDA and the president of ASDA for over 5 years.[3]

He is the father of costume and production designer Fiona Crombie.[4]

Filmography

Feature films directed

Television

Other

  • Aircraft at Work (1966) (documentary) (also writer)
  • Is Anybody Doing Anything About It? (1967) (short) (also writer)
  • Sailor (1968) (documentary)
  • Top End (1968) (documentary)
  • Our Land Australia (1972) (documentary) (also producer, co-writer)
  • Who Killed Jenny Langby? (1974) (documentary) (also co-writer)
  • Robbery Under Arms (1985) (cinema and a television miniseries release)

References

  1. Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 321. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
  2. Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  3. Adg.org.au – Crombie
  4. Alison Stephenson (25 February 2019). "From Turramurra Public School to Oscar nominee, Fiona Crombie's North Shore beginnings". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2021.(subscription required)
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