John Patterson (screenwriter)

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John Patterson
Patterson with plush toys from "Johnson and Friends" - one of his creations.
Born	John Carne Patterson 1949 Tasmania, Australia
Died	February 2016
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, lyricist, playwright and children's author
Years active	1977–2016
Known for	Writing and co-creating Johnson and Friends and Boffins.

John Carne Patterson (1949 – February 2016) was an Australian screenwriter, lyricist, playwright and children's author. He is known for co-creating the Australian children's television series Johnson and Friends, with Ian Munro (director) and Ron Saunders (producer). Munro and Patterson also co-created Boffins and Patterson has written for other children's series including Fatty and George, Escape from Jupiter, the 1990s version of The Toothbrush Family, New MacDonald's Farm and Toybox. He also co-wrote the successful Australian drama film Annie's Coming Out.