John Cornell

John Cornell (2 March 1941 – 23 July 2021) was an Australian movie producer, writer, actor, and businessman. He was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. He was best known for his role as "Strop" on The Paul Hogan Show and for writing the Crocodile Dundee movies. He also helped create the World Series Cricket in 1977.^[1]

Life and career

He started as a journalist. Cornell became an editor of The Daily News at 26 years of age.

In 1971, he was working as a producer of A Current Affair. He produced and co-wrote the screenplay for Hogan's 1986 film Crocodile Dundee, produced and directed theCrocodile Dundee II sequel in 1988.

Cornell died on 23 July 2021 at his home at Byron Bay, New South Wales from Parkinson's disease-related problems, aged 80.^[2][3]

References

1. "John Cornell, key figure behind World Series Cricket, dies aged 80". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
2. "Australian icon John Cornell has died". The Age. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
3. Webster, Andrew (2021-07-22). "'A classic Australian character': John 'Strop' Cornell dies at 80". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-22.