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Name	John Meillon
Born	1 May, 1934 Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 August, 1989 (aged 55) Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cirrhosis of the liver
Religious Influence	Anglican 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.
Education *	Mosman Church of England Preparatory School (Sydney) (student, 1939-1945) Sydney Grammar School (student, 1946-1949)
Occupation *	actor (radio) (1944-1960) New South Wales, Australia actor (stage) (1946-1964) New South Wales, Australia actor (film) (1959-1988) New South Wales, Australia actor (television) (1959-1989) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Logie: Best Individual Performance by an Actor (recipient, 1975) AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (recipient, 1977) Logie: Best Performormance by an Actor in a Major Role (recipient, 1979) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1979) Raymond Longford award (Australian Film Institute) (recipient, 1989)
Key Organisations *	Mosman Children's Theatre Club (Sydney) (member)

* Dates are approximate

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