Directing

Peter Maxwell

Peter Maxwell सबसे ज़्यादा Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, A Country Practice, Sir Francis Drake और The Adventures of Sir Lancelot के लिए जाने जाते हैं। Peter Maxwell का जन्म 23 जनवरी 1921 को हुआ। Peter Maxwell का निधन 5 अप्रैल 2013 को 92 वर्ष की आयु में हुआ।

जन्म: 23 जनवरी 1921
जन्मस्थान: Vienna, Austria
निधन: 5 अप्रैल 2013 (92 वर्ष)

जीवनी

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.