Ian Edward Swainson Jones (22 September 1931 – 31 August 2018) was an Australian television writer and director and an author specialising in the history of notorious outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang.

Career

Jones had a long career in Australian television, and is best remembered for his writing and directing work at

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on shows such as '' Homicide'', '' Matlock Police'', '' The Bluestone Boys'' and '' The Sullivans'', and for '' Against the Wind'', a highly successful mini-series, created in collaboration with Bronwyn Binns, which explored Australia's convict past.Bronwyn Jones (1944-2003)
'' Quadrant''. Jones and his wife Bronwyn Binns created a portrayal of Ned Kelly and his associates when they produced the mini-series, '' The Last Outlaw'', which was shown in 1980. He also wrote several reference books about the Kelly gang including the bestseller ''Ned Kelly: A Short Life'' and ''The Fatal Friendship: Ned Kelly, Aaron Sherritt and Joe Byrne''. In his work, Jones draws extensively on oral history interviews with descendants of the members of the Kelly Gang, in addition to decades of archival research. Jones also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1970 biopic film '' Ned Kelly'' which starred

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. Jones died in Melbourne on 31 August 2018.

Honours

In December 2006, Ian Jones was awarded the

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by the

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in recognition of his enduring contribution to Australian screen culture.

Works

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Booklets

Published scripts

Contributed chapters

*"The Kellys and Beechworth", "Kelly the folk hero" and "A new view of Ned Kelly" In: ''Ned Kelly: Man and Myth'' edited by Colin F. Cave, Melbourne : Cassell (1968, ) *"Guns of the Kelly Story" and "The Kelly Armour: Fact and Fantasy" in: ''The Last Outlaw'' by Les Carlyon, Melbourne, VIC : HSV7 (1980)

Introductions

* In: ''The Ned Kelly Encyclopaedia'' by Justin Corfield, South Melbourne, VIC : Lothian, (2003, )

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Ian 1931 births 2018 deaths Australian screenwriters Australian television directors Australian television writers Australian historians People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School People from Newcastle, New South Wales Australian male television writers