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Name	John Cornell
Born	2 March, 1941 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Died	23 July, 2021 (aged 80) Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	Parkinson's
Education *	Bunbury High School (WA) (student, 1953-1958)
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1959-1970) Western Australia, Australia actor (television) (1973-1980) New South Wales, Australia scriptwriter (1973-1988) New South Wales, Australia television entertainer (1973-1983) New South Wales, Australia cricket administrator (1976-1978) New South Wales, Australia film producer (1986-1988) New South Wales, Australia hotelier (1987-2007) New South Wales, Australia film director (1988-1988) New South Wales, Australia
Workplaces *	Daily News (Perth) newspaper (journalist, 1960-1970) Channel 9 TV station (television presenter, 1971-1973) Channel 7 TV station (television performer, 1973-1976) Channel 9 TV station (television performer, 1976)

* Dates are approximate

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