John Misto Script Writer

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JOHN MISTO
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JOHN MISTO

• Why were Australias bravest war heroes told not
  to march on Anzac Day? Who was the notorious
  triple-murderer who had to beg an Australian
  court to find him guilty? Could a glamorous,
  Oscar-winning movie star really be connected to
  the assassination of JFK?
• If youre a fan of John Mistos, have seen his
  plays, heard his talks or watched his television
  scripts, youll know the answer to these
  questions. And if youre not, youre missing out.
• For the past thirty years, John Misto has been
  shining a light into the dark corners of history.
  The stories he has discovered have been
  fascinating, amusing and sometimes controversial.
  

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John Misto - Peter Pompey

• Misto has written many shows for children. His
  telemovie Peter Pompey, about an ancient Roman
  boat being discovered in a Queensland town, won a
  Penguin Award and was also published as a book.
  It is a perennial favourite with kids. Every year
  it is borrowed hundreds of times from Australian
  libraries.

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The Devils Companions

• His first novel, a thriller, The Devils
  Companions, was published in 2005 by Hachette. It
  is the story of a young detective who is
  convinced a group of nuns are guilty of
  child-abuse.

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The Damnation of Harvey McHugh

• John Misto has even been banned from parliament!
  His television series, The Damnation of Harvey
  McHugh, about a naïve public servant trying to
  survive in the cut-throat, politically correct
  public service, was regarded as too offensive to
  politicians to be filmed in the Victorian
  Parliament.

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The Cut

• Misto wrote about Australian sport in his
  television series, The Cut, for ABC TV. One of
  the episodes, about a group of football players
  who bet on their own games, was written long
  before the actual scandal broke in New South
  Wales. Another episode, about an Australian
  cricketer caught in a terrorist attack, was also
  ahead of its time.

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• THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!