Directing

Peter Maxwell

Peter Maxwell is best known for Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, A Country Practice, Sir Francis Drake and The Adventures of Sir Lancelot. Peter Maxwell was born on January 23, 1921. Peter Maxwell died on April 5, 2013 at the age of 92.

Born: January 23, 1921
Place of birth: Vienna, Austria
Died: April 5, 2013 (92 years old)

Biography

Peter Maxwell (23 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) born as Peter Magitai, was a British, and later Australian director and screenwriter of television and film.

He was born in Vienna, Austria, to newspaper journalist Leo Magatai and wife Johanna. His family fled Vienna in the 1930s, and he changed his surname to enter the British Army. After having been posted to India, he returned to Britain to work as an assistant director to Alexander Korda in 1949. He worked briefly in Australia in the early 1960s before returning to England.

In 1967 he emigrated to Australia permanently, where he directed such films as Country Town and television series including Bellbird, Rip Tide and A Country Practice.