Howard Lindley (died 1972) was an Australian

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, film maker, and music writer for '' POL'' and ''

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'' magazines. In the late 1960s he edited a

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, ''Lumiere'', on the film and TV industry, where he supervised its section on

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and experimental film. Lindley committed suicide in 1972 after starting work on a film about the Australian rock band,

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External links

Howard Lindley on thinktag.com
1972 deaths Australian journalists Australian filmmakers Year of birth missing 1972 suicides {{Australia-journalist-stub