John Misto (born 13 October 1952) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with an Arts/Law degree from the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949.
The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...
, and then practised as a lawyer before changing his career to concentrate on working as a recognized theatre and television writer.
Select credits
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A Country Practice'' (1981)
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Waterloo Station'' (1983)
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The Young Doctors'' (1983)
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Starting Out
''Starting Out'' is an Australian television soap opera made for the Nine Network by the Reg Grundy Organisation in 1983.
Background
The five-night-a-week series was created by Reg Watson as the network's replacement for the long-running s ...
'' (1983)
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Palace of Dreams'' (1985) -2 episodes
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Natural Causes
In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic. Within the United States and the United Kingdom, a distinc ...
'' (1985)
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Dancing Daze'' (1986)
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The Last Frontier'' (1986)
*''Dusty'' (1988) (TV series)
*''Touch the Sun: Peter and Pompey'' (1988) (TV movie)
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The Dirtwater Dynasty'' (1988)
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The Fremantle Conspiracy'' (1988)
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G.P.'' (1989–91) – 3 episodes
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Butterfly Island'' (1993) (TV movie)
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The Damnation of Harvey McHugh'' (1994) – creator, 13 episodes
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The Day of the Roses'' (1998)
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Finding Hope'' (2001) (TV movie)
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Heroes' Mountain'' (2002) (TV movie)
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MDA'' (2002) – 1 episode
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White Collar Blue
''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman-Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.
Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the po ...
'' (2003) – 3 episodes
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Second Chance'' (2005) (TV movie)
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The Cut'' (2009) – 6 episodes
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Sisters of War'' (2010) (TV movie)
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Tricky Business'' (2012) – 1 episode
Theatre credits
*''The Last Time I Saw Paris'' (1980)
*''Room for Dreamers'' (1980)
*''The Dying of Angel Dunleavy'' (1980)
*''Sky'' (1992)
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The Shoe-Horn Sonata'' (1995)
*''Gossamer'' (1997)
*''Harp on the Willow'' (2007)
*''Dark Voyager'' (2014)
*''Madame Rubinstein'' (2017)
Madame Rubinstein by John Misto
thesoandsoartsclub.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021. roduced in Sydney as ''Lip Service''
References
External links
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John Misto
Lateral Learning Speakers' Agency.
1952 births
Living people
Australian television writers
Australian dramatists and playwrights
University of New South Wales alumni
Australian male television writers
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