People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Boundy, Joan Dorothy

Birth

20 July, 1925
Rushworth, Victoria, Australia

Death

2 January, 1999 (aged 73)
St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

bowel perforation

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Methodist

Education

• Geelong High School (Vic)
• University of Melbourne

Occupation

• film director
• film producer
• scriptwriter
• secretary

Awards

• Member of the Order of Australia
• Dorothy Crawford Award (Australian Writers' Guild)
• Ken G. Hall Film Preservation Award (National Film & Sound Archive)

Legacies

• Joan Long St (Franklin, ACT)

Key Organisations

• Australian Writers' Guild
• National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Workplaces

• Commonwealth Film Unit
• Limelight Productions