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'''Joy Cavill''' (1923 - 1990) was an Australian writer and producer who worked in radio for a number of years before breaking into films as continuity person on ''[[King of the Coral Sea]]'' (1954).<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18419031 "Film Continuity Girl Took Notes Underwater." ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' 8 Apr 1954: 9 Section: Women's Section] accessed 16 Dec 2011</ref> This film started an association with [[Lee Robinson (director)|Lee Robinson]] which went on for many years, and involved her working with him as a secretary, writer, associate producer and producer on a number of projects, notably ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'', on which she was sole producer on the third season.<ref>[http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/Skippy.htm Don Storey, 'Skippy', Classic Australian TV, 2008]</ref> She was also close to Chips Rafferty, who nicknamed her "Mother".<ref name="pat"/>
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'''Joy Cavill''' (1923 – 1 March 1990) was an Australian screenwriter and producer.

==Biography ==
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She worked in radio for a number of years<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98292607 |title=Identify voice, win £370. |newspaper=[[The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)|Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Qld. : 1926 - 1954)]] |location=Brisbane) (Qld. |date=1 May 1949 |accessdate=20 December 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> before breaking into films as continuity person on ''[[King of the Coral Sea]]'' (1954).<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18419031 "Film Continuity Girl Took Notes Underwater." ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' 8 Apr 1954: 9 Section: Women's Section] accessed 16 December 2011</ref> This film started an association with [[Lee Robinson (director)|Lee Robinson]] which went on for many years, and involved her working with him as a secretary, writer, associate producer and producer on a number of projects, notably ''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'', on which she was sole producer on the third season.<ref>[http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/Skippy.htm Don Storey, 'Skippy', Classic Australian TV, 2008]</ref> She was also close to Chips Rafferty, who nicknamed her "Mother".<ref name="pat"/>


In 1964 she travelled to the Tokyo Olympics to film a special on Dawn Fraser. While there she suffered a heart attack. She spent several months recovering then moved to Canada, directing documentaries and TV commercials.<ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p111</ref> In the late 60s she returned to Australia and resumed her association with Robinson.
In 1964 she travelled to the Tokyo Olympics to film a special on Dawn Fraser. While there she suffered a heart attack. She spent several months recovering then moved to Canada, directing documentaries and TV commercials.<ref name="stratton">David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p111</ref> In the late 60s she returned to Australia and resumed her association with Robinson.


Without Robinson, she wrote and produced the feature film, ''[[Dawn!]]'' (1979), a biopic of the Australian swimmer [[Dawn Fraser]], with whom Cavill had a romantic relationship.<ref>{{Citation | title=Dawn sets the record straight.(Local) | journal=The Australian (National, Australia) | publication-date=2001-06-01 | publisher=News Limited | pages=003 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/72779980 | accessdate=9 January 2012 }}</ref> She is considered one of the pioneer female producers of the Australian film industry.<ref>[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/103201/20090728-0108/archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/02/22/chapman.html Jan Chapman, ''Some Significant Women In Australian Film - A Celebration And A Cautionary Tale', ''Senses of Cinema'', 28 August 2002]</ref>
Without Robinson, she wrote and produced the feature film, ''[[Dawn!]]'' (1979), a biopic of the Australian swimmer [[Dawn Fraser]], with whom Cavill had a romantic relationship.<ref>{{Citation | title=Dawn sets the record straight.(Local) | journal=The Australian (National, Australia) | publication-date=2001-06-01 | publisher=News Limited | pages=003 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/72779980 | accessdate=9 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|title=Ten Stories About Australian Screenwriters You Might Not Know|date=September 29, 2019|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/ten-stories-australian-screenwriters-might-not-know/}}</ref> She is considered one of the pioneer female producers of the Australian film industry.<ref>[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090727150800/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/103201/20090728-0108/archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/02/22/chapman.html Jan Chapman, "Some Significant Women In Australian Film – A Celebration And A Cautionary Tale", ''Senses of Cinema'', 28 August 2002]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


Among the filmmakers Cavill trained were Lyn McEncroe, Adrian Read, Sue Milliken and Jill Robb. As her obituary stated:
Among the filmmakers Cavill trained were Lyn McEncroe, Adrian Read, [[Sue Milliken]] and [[Jill Robb]]. As her obituary stated:
<blockquote>Secretary, continuity girl, associate producer, writer, producer, filmmaker and "Mother:" Joy Cavill was many things to many people. Her outstanding contribution to the Australian film industry and her fine leadership qualities will be missed.<ref name="pat">Pat Gillespie, "Joy Cavill", ''Cinema Papers'', May 1990 p79</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>Secretary, continuity girl, associate producer, writer, producer, filmmaker and "Mother:" Joy Cavill was many things to many people. Her outstanding contribution to the Australian film industry and her fine leadership qualities will be missed.<ref name="pat">Pat Gillespie, "Joy Cavill", ''Cinema Papers'', May 1990 p79</ref></blockquote>

==Selected Credits==
==Selected Credits==
*''[[King of the Coral Sea]]'' (1954) - continuity
*''[[King of the Coral Sea]]'' (1954) – continuity
*''[[Walk into Paradise]]'' (1956) - continuity
*''[[Walk into Paradise]]'' (1956) – continuity
*''[[Dust in the Sun]]'' (1958) - writer
*''[[Dust in the Sun]]'' (1958) – writer
*''[[The Stowaway (1958 film)|The Stowaway]]'' (1958) - associate producer
*''[[The Stowaway (1958 film)|The Stowaway]]'' (1958) – associate producer
*''[[The Restless and the Damned]]'' (1959) - associate producer
*''[[The Restless and the Damned]]'' (1959) – associate producer
*''[[No Man Is an Island (film)|No Man Is an Island]]'' (1962) - continuity
*''[[No Man Is an Island (film)|No Man Is an Island]]'' (1962) – continuity
*''[[The Dawn Fraser Story]]'' (1964, documentary) - producer, director
*''[[The Dawn Fraser Story]]'' (1964, documentary) – producer, director
*''In Song and Dance'' (1964) - producer
*''In Song and Dance'' (1964) – producer
*''[[The Intruders (1969 film)|The Intruders]]'' (1969) - producer
*''[[Adventure Unlimited]]'' (1965) - writer, assoc producer
*''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'' (1968–70) - associate producer, writer
*''[[The Intruders (1969 film)|The Intruders]]'' (1969) – producer
*''[[Nickel Queen]]'' (1971) - producer
*''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'' (1968–70) – associate producer, writer
*''[[Barrier Reef (TV series)|Barrier Reef]]'' (1971–72) - producer, writer
*''[[Nickel Queen]]'' (1971) – producer
*''[[Barrier Reef (TV series)|Barrier Reef]]'' (1971–72) – producer, writer
*''[[Boney (TV series)|Boney]]'' (1972–73) - associate producer, writer
*''[[Boney (TV series)|Boney]]'' (1972–73) – associate producer, writer
*''[[Shannon's Mob]]'' (1975–76) - associate producer
*''[[Shannon's Mob]]'' (1975–76) – associate producer
*''[[Dawn!]]'' (1979) - producer, writer - winner of 1978 Awgie for Best Original Feature Film script<ref>[http://dev.blacklight.com.au/awg/site/images/awgie%20winners%201968-2006.pdf Awgie winners 1968-2006]</ref>
*''[[Dawn!]]'' (1979) – producer, writer – winner of 1978 Awgie for Best Original Feature Film script<ref>[http://dev.blacklight.com.au/awg/site/images/awgie%20winners%201968-2006.pdf Awgie winners 1968–2006]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0147150}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147150/ Joy Cavill] at [[IMDB]]
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F2105-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Joy Cavill] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]]
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F2105-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Joy Cavill] at [[National Film and Sound Archive]]


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Latest revision as of 01:01, 6 December 2023

Joy Cavill (1923 – 1 March 1990) was an Australian screenwriter and producer.

Biography[edit]

She worked in radio for a number of years[1] before breaking into films as continuity person on King of the Coral Sea (1954).[2] This film started an association with Lee Robinson which went on for many years, and involved her working with him as a secretary, writer, associate producer and producer on a number of projects, notably Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, on which she was sole producer on the third season.[3] She was also close to Chips Rafferty, who nicknamed her "Mother".[4]

In 1964 she travelled to the Tokyo Olympics to film a special on Dawn Fraser. While there she suffered a heart attack. She spent several months recovering then moved to Canada, directing documentaries and TV commercials.[5] In the late 60s she returned to Australia and resumed her association with Robinson.

Without Robinson, she wrote and produced the feature film, Dawn! (1979), a biopic of the Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser, with whom Cavill had a romantic relationship.[6][7] She is considered one of the pioneer female producers of the Australian film industry.[8]

Among the filmmakers Cavill trained were Lyn McEncroe, Adrian Read, Sue Milliken and Jill Robb. As her obituary stated:

Secretary, continuity girl, associate producer, writer, producer, filmmaker and "Mother:" Joy Cavill was many things to many people. Her outstanding contribution to the Australian film industry and her fine leadership qualities will be missed.[4]

Selected Credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Identify voice, win £370". Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Qld. : 1926 - 1954). Brisbane) (Qld.: National Library of Australia. 1 May 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Film Continuity Girl Took Notes Underwater." The Sydney Morning Herald 8 Apr 1954: 9 Section: Women's Section accessed 16 December 2011
  3. ^ Don Storey, 'Skippy', Classic Australian TV, 2008
  4. ^ a b Pat Gillespie, "Joy Cavill", Cinema Papers, May 1990 p79
  5. ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p111
  6. ^ "Dawn sets the record straight.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 003, 1 June 2001, retrieved 9 January 2012
  7. ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 September 2019). "Ten Stories About Australian Screenwriters You Might Not Know". Filmink.
  8. ^ Jan Chapman, "Some Significant Women In Australian Film – A Celebration And A Cautionary Tale", Senses of Cinema, 28 August 2002
  9. ^ Awgie winners 1968–2006

External links[edit]

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