Terry Bourke

Terry Bourke
Born
Terry Christopher Burke

(1940-04-19)19 April 1940
Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
Died29 June 2002(2002-06-29) (aged 62)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1966–1988

Grave site of Australian Film Maker Terry Bourke located at the Bairnsdale Cemetery

Terry Christopher Bourke (19 April 1940 – 29 June 2002) was an Australian journalist, screenwriter, producer and director.[1]

He worked as a show business journalist and production assistant in Hong Kong for a number of years before returning to Australia in 1971.[2] He made several movies and also worked in television.[3] Phil Avalon called him "one of Australia's first maverick filmmakers".[4]

  1. ^ Harris, Richard (7 February 2017). "Remembering Aussie Pioneer Terry Bourke". Filmink. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ John Larkin, "Blood and Guts to Ride the (Flinders) Ranges", The Age, 30 July 1971 accessed 23 October 2012
  3. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p269
  4. ^ Avalon, Phil (2015). From Steel City to Hollywood. New Holland. p. 124.