Biography
John Beresford Power (20 November 1930 – February 2016) was an Australian film and television director, who began his career as a journalist.
Early Life
Power was born in Maitland, New South Wales. His older brother was Dave Power, a long-distance runner who won medals at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. After leaving school, he joined the Maitland Mercury as a cadet journalist, later moving to Sydney to work for The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mirror. He was a political journalist in Canberra at the time of the Australian Labor Party split of 1955, events which he would later cover in the documentary film Like a Summer Storm.
Filmography
All 21
Movies 19
Director 17
Writter 3
TV shows 2
Director
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
Movie
Director
Heart of Fire (1997)
Movie
Director
A Child Is Missing (1995)
Movie
Director
Someone Else's Child (1994)
Movie
Director
Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994)
Movie
Director
Betrayed by Love (1994)
Movie
Director
The Tommyknockers (1993)
TV show
4.75
Director
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
Movie
Director
Father (1990)
Movie
Director
All The Rivers Run II (1990)
TV show
Director
Sky Trackers (1990)
Movie
Director
The Great Gold Swindle (1984)
Movie
Director
The Dismissal (1983)
Movie
Writer
The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)
Movie
Writer
Dimboola (1979)
Movie
Director
The Sound of Love (1978)
Movie
Director
The Picture Show Man (1977)
Movie
Director
They Don't Clap Losers (1975)
Movie
Director
Billy and Percy (1974)
Movie
Writer
Dimboola: The Stage Play (1973)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
The White Angel (1936)
Movie
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Known for Directing
Gender Male
Birthday 1930-11-20
Deathday 2016-02-01 (85 years old)
Birth name John Beresford Power
Place of birth Maitland, Australia
Siblings Dave Power
Citizenships Australia
Awards AACTA Award for Best Direction
John Power
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