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John Stainton is an Australian film and television producer and director. He was close friends with Australian naturalist Steve Irwin until his death in September 2006. Stainton also created Irwin's popular nature documentary television series, The Crocodile Hunter, in which he also directed and executive produced every episode, as well as the spin-offs, Croc Files and The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and the feature-film, The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.
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- ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/animal-planets-steve-irwin-handles-snakes-snares-sharks-catches-crocs-and-saves-ecosystems---all-in-a-single-bound-during-croc-week-2004-monday-june-14---friday-june-18-74102662.html [ bare URL ]
- ↑ Crikey! Steve Irwin takes baby to crocodile feeding, draws Aussie ire retrieved 31 October 2012
- ↑ Confessions Of The Croc Hunter Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 31 October 2012