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John Cornell
Sign in to saveAustralian film producer, writer, actor, and businessman (1941-2021)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The Dumb Wife - Study in the American Theatre and Cinema
- Prime Suspects
- Door Held Open
- Genealogy of the Cornell Family
- The Duyckinck and Allied Families
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Film & TV
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
John Cornell (born 2 February 1941) a film producer, actor and businessman. An Australian icon, he was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Cornell once managed Paul Hogan and often appeared alongside Hogan in his popular television show The Paul Hogan Show as Strop, a dim-witted dinkum Aussie surf lifesaver. He produced and co-wrote the screenplay for Hogan's 1986 film, Crocodile Dundee that…
Known for
- Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee — Self2025
- The Paul Hogan Show — Strop1973
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1945-11-23
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 25
- Total plays
- 100
John Cornell is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who performs in St. Louis, MO and the Metro East area in Illinois. John's original music may be best described as heartfelt acoustic rock. In 2004, John recorded a demo CD of acoustic sessions entitled Beginningless Day, consisting of nine tracks. Spring 2008 finds John working on recording new material, with Tim Albert of the popular Midwest blues band, Uncle Albert. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Cornell">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Kalgoorlie
- Place of death
- Byron Bay
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Australia
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- date of birth
- 1941-02-02
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- date of death
- 2021-07-23
- name in native language
- John Cornell
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
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