Peter Butt

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Peter Butt
Born (1954-12-01) 1 December 1954 (age 69)
Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)Producer, director, writer
Awards Logie Award for Most Outstanding Documentary
2006 Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?

Peter Butt (born 1 December 1954) is an Australian film producer, director and writer. He produces investigative documentaries for television about 20th century global and Australian history. Most of his films have been in conjunction with Film Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and SBS.

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