Kit Denton

Kit Denton
BornArnold Christopher Ditkofsky
(1928-05-05)5 May 1928
Stepney, London, England
Died14 April 1997(1997-04-14) (aged 68)
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
  • Writer
  • radio announcer
  • TV director
  • TV producer
  • critic
ChildrenJoanna, Andrew and Phillipa

Arnold Christopher "Kit" Denton (5 May 1928 – 14 April 1997), originally Arnold Ditkofsky,[1][2] was a prominent Australian writer and broadcaster. Denton was born in England and was of Polish Jewish descent.[1] He is the father of comedian and television presenter Andrew Denton.

  1. ^ a b Matthew Ricketson, 2004, The Best Australian Profiles, Melbourne, Black Inc., p. 248.
  2. ^ General Register Office (UK), n.d. Births, Marriages & Deaths 1837–1983, Births registered in April, May and June 1928, p. 285 (viewed 14 February 2013).