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'''Joy Cavill''' ( |
'''Joy Cavill''' (1923 – 1 March 1990) was an Australian screenwriter and producer. |
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==Biography == |
==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=[[ |
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"/> |
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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. |
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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> |
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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: |
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<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> |
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==Selected Credits== |
==Selected Credits== |
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*''[[King of the Coral Sea]]'' (1954) – continuity |
*''[[King of the Coral Sea]]'' (1954) – continuity |
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*''[[The Dawn Fraser Story]]'' (1964, documentary) – producer, director |
*''[[The Dawn Fraser Story]]'' (1964, documentary) – producer, director |
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*''In Song and Dance'' (1964) – producer |
*''In Song and Dance'' (1964) – producer |
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*''[[Adventure Unlimited]]'' (1965) - writer, assoc producer |
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*''[[The Intruders (1969 film)|The Intruders]]'' (1969) – producer |
*''[[The Intruders (1969 film)|The Intruders]]'' (1969) – producer |
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*''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'' (1968–70) – associate producer, writer |
*''[[Skippy the Bush Kangaroo]]'' (1968–70) – associate producer, writer |
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*[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]
- King of the Coral Sea (1954) – continuity
- Walk into Paradise (1956) – continuity
- Dust in the Sun (1958) – writer
- The Stowaway (1958) – associate producer
- The Restless and the Damned (1959) – associate producer
- No Man Is an Island (1962) – continuity
- The Dawn Fraser Story (1964, documentary) – producer, director
- In Song and Dance (1964) – producer
- Adventure Unlimited (1965) - writer, assoc producer
- The Intruders (1969) – producer
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (1968–70) – associate producer, writer
- Nickel Queen (1971) – producer
- Barrier Reef (1971–72) – producer, writer
- Boney (1972–73) – associate producer, writer
- Shannon's Mob (1975–76) – associate producer
- Dawn! (1979) – producer, writer – winner of 1978 Awgie for Best Original Feature Film script[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Film Continuity Girl Took Notes Underwater." The Sydney Morning Herald 8 Apr 1954: 9 Section: Women's Section accessed 16 December 2011
- ^ Don Storey, 'Skippy', Classic Australian TV, 2008
- ^ a b Pat Gillespie, "Joy Cavill", Cinema Papers, May 1990 p79
- ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p111
- ^ "Dawn sets the record straight.(Local)", The Australian (National, Australia), News Limited: 003, 1 June 2001, retrieved 9 January 2012
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (29 September 2019). "Ten Stories About Australian Screenwriters You Might Not Know". Filmink.
- ^ Jan Chapman, "Some Significant Women In Australian Film – A Celebration And A Cautionary Tale", Senses of Cinema, 28 August 2002
- ^ Awgie winners 1968–2006