John Beresford Power (20 November 1930 – February 2016) was an Australian film and television director, who began his career as a journalist.

John Power
Born
John Beresford Power

(1930-11-20)20 November 1930
DiedFebruary 2016(2016-02-00) (aged 85)
Occupations
FamilyDave Power (brother)

Early life and journalism career

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Power was born in Maitland, New South Wales. His older brother was Dave Power, a long-distance runner who won medals at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. After leaving school, he joined the Maitland Mercury as a cadet journalist, later moving to Sydney to work for The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mirror. He was a political journalist in Canberra at the time of the Australian Labor Party split of 1955, events which he would later cover in the documentary film Like a Summer Storm.[1]

Awards

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Power won the AFI Award for Best Direction for the 1974 TV docudrama Billy and Percy.

Select filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "John Power: Film director a prolific creator". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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