Greg Haddrick

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Greg Haddrick
Born
Gregory Bevan Haddrick

(1960-09-07) 7 September 1960 (age 61)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australian
Education Newington College
University of Sydney
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • film producer
  • television producer
Spouse(s)Margaret
Children3
Parent(s)Lorraine and
Ron Haddrick AM MBE

Gregory Bevan Haddrick (7 September 1960) is an Australian-born Logie Award winning screenwriter and film and television producer. Over the last decade he has won six AWGIE Awards as a writer, two AFI Awards as a producer, and an International Emmy Award nomination as a writer and producer. [1] In 2012, The Australian reported that: "If you've watched an Australian television drama in the past year, there's a one in two chance it was written by Greg Haddrick." [2]

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Early life

Haddrick is the younger child and only son of actor Ron Haddrick AM MBE. He was educated at Homebush Public School, where he was School Captain in 1972, and at Newington College (1973–78), [3] where he was Senior Prefect in 1978. [4] In 1982 he graduated with as a Bachelor of Arts (Honours, English) from the University of Sydney. [5]

Film and television career

Awards

AssociationYearAwardWorkResults
AWGIE Awards 2 winner for scriptwriting Home and Away Won
International Emmy Awards 2003Best Drama Series MDA Nominated
Australian Film Institute Awards 2003Best Drama SeriesMDAWon
Australian Film Institute Awards2005Best Mini-Series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant Won
Logie Awards 2006Most Outstanding Mini-SeriesThe Incredible Journey of Mary BryantWon
AWGIE AWARDS2006Television Series ScriptMDAWon
AWGIE AWARDS2006Television Adaptation The Society Murders Won
AWGIE AWARDS2008Telemovie Original The Informant Won
AWGIE AWARDS2008Television Mini-Series Adaptation Underbelly Won
AWGIE AWARDS2008(MAJOR) Peer recognition PraiseUnderbellyHonoured

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References

  1. 1 2 Currency Press
  2. The Australian - Greg Haddrick
  3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp80
  4. Rev Dr Peter Swain, Newington Across the Years 1863-1998
  5. Haddrick – Back to the Bay Retrieved 13 June 2017.