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JohnShrapnell

  • Journalist
  • Producer
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English-born John Shrapnell began working in New Zealand television in the 1960s. His career as a journalist, reporter, director, editor, producer and actor spanned nearly half a century. Shrapnell died in Wellington on 2 September 2020, aged 85.

Screenography

2020 Subject Short film
A Question of Justice (David Bain)
2005 As: Bob Clarke Television
2004 As: Priest Series
Revelations - The Initial Journey
2002 As: Mali Television

Biography

John Shrapnell was a descendant of British Lieutenant General Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell. Apart from a spell in the Royal Air Force, the later Shrapnell's career was been in television. His career as a journalist, reporter, director, editor, producer and actor spanned nearly half a century.

“Television today seems to have forgotten what we learnt at the outset: the parish pump works. People like watching and hearing about what's happening in their community.”

John Shrapnell