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

Biography

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

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
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

^ "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

External links

Joy Cavill at IMDb
Joy Cavill at National Film and Sound Archive

[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

[pat-4] Pat Gillespie, "Joy Cavill", Cinema Papers, May 1990 p79

[stratton-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

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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.
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