Jon Cleary
Schrijver, Producer
22 november 1917 — 19 juli 2010 (92 years)
Famed Australian author who grew up in rough conditions in Sydney and begun writing during the second world war while stationed in North Africa. In his career he has written over 60 books, many of which have gone on to become movies, most notably "The Sundowners" and "High Road to China". In addition to this he worked extensivley in Hollywood during the 1960s and 70s. In 1972 he was awarded the Edgar Allen Poe award for "Peter's Pence". More recently he has focused on the Scobie Malone series of books, which tell the tales of a detective working in Sydney.
Cinematografie
| 1983 | High Road to China · as Novel |
| 1975 | Scobie Malone · as Novel |
| 1975 | |
| 1969 | You Can't See 'round Corners · as Novel |
| 1968 | The High Commissioner · as Novel |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet · as Novel |
| 1960 | The Sundowners · as Novel |
| 1959 | Four Desperate Men · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | Four Desperate Men · as Associate Producer |
| 1979 | Parkinson in Australia · as Self |
| 1960 | On Location with the Sundowners · as Self - Host, Narrator & Writer Of 'the Sundowners' Source Novel |
| 1962 | Damon and Pythias · as SceenplayOp Plex |
| 1958 | Dust in the Sun · as Novel "justin Bayard" |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as Original Novel |