Ian Jones (producer)

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Ian Edward Swainson Jones (born September 22, 1931 in Newcastle , New South Wales , † August 31, 2018 in Melbourne ) was an Australian film producer , screenwriter, director and biographer.

Career

Jones had a long career on Australian television. He was known for his work as a screenwriter and director for Crawford Productions. He has helped create shows such as Homicide , Matlock Police , The Bluestone Boys and The Sullivans, as well as Against the Wind , a very successful miniseries created in collaboration with his wife, Bronwyn Binns. It deals with Australia's past.

Jones and Bronwyn Binns created a portrayal of Ned Kelly and his allies when they produced the miniseries The Last Outlaw , which was shown in 1980. He has also written books about the Kelly gang, including bestsellers Ned Kelly: A Short Life and The Fatal Friendship: Ned Kelly, Aaron Sherritt and Joe Byrne . In his work, Jones relied on decades of archival research, mainly on oral history interviews with descendants of the members of the Kelly gang. Jones also co-wrote the script for the 1970s biopic film Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1964: Homicide
  • 1967: Hunter
  • 1970: Ned Kelly
  • 1971: Matlock Police
  • 1980: The Last Outlaw (miniseries)

Honors

  • 2006: Longford Lyell Award

Publications

  • Ian Jones: The Australian Light Horse . Time Life Books Australia in association with John Ferguson, 1987, ISBN 978-0-949118-06-6 .
  • Ian Jones, Aaron Sherritt: The friendship that destroyed Ned Kelly: Joe Byrne & Aaron Sherritt . Lothian Pub, 1992, ISBN 978-0-85091-518-1 .
  • Ian Jones: Ned Kelly: a short life . Lothian Pub, 1995, ISBN 978-0-85091-631-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kelly expert anti 'poisonous' book. August 5, 2005 .;
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Swainson Jones, Ian Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian film producer, screenwriter, director and biographer
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 2018
Place of death Melbourne