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Margaret Mahy(1936-2012)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actress
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Margaret Mahy was born on 21 March 1936 in Whakatane, New Zealand. She was a writer and producer, known for The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992), Kaitangata Twitch (2010) and The Changeover (2017). She died on 23 July 2012 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
BornMarch 21, 1936
DiedJuly 23, 2012(76)
BornMarch 21, 1936
DiedJuly 23, 2012(76)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992)
The Great White Man-Eating Shark
7.0
Short
  • Writer
  • 1992
George Henare, Te Waimarie Kessell, and Eliza Mackay in Kaitangata Twitch (2010)
Kaitangata Twitch
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Spall, Lucy Lawless, Erana James, and Benji Purchase in The Changeover (2017)
The Changeover
5.4
  • Writer
  • 2017
Up Our Street
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Spall, Lucy Lawless, Erana James, and Benji Purchase in The Changeover (2017)
    The Changeover
    5.4
    • based on the novel by
    • 2017
  • George Henare, Te Waimarie Kessell, and Eliza Mackay in Kaitangata Twitch (2010)
    Kaitangata Twitch
    8.3
    TV Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 2010
  • Rose McIver in Maddigan's Quest (2006)
    Maddigan's Quest
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Sophie Lee in Typhon's People (2000)
    Typhon's People
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 2000
  • The Witch in the Cherry Tree
    Short
    • book
    • 1994
  • The Three-Legged Cat (1994)
    The Three-Legged Cat
    6.7
    Short
    • book
    • 1994
  • Keeping House (1994)
    Keeping House
    Short
    • book
    • 1994
  • The Great White Man-Eating Shark (1992)
    The Great White Man-Eating Shark
    7.0
    Short
    • from the book by
    • 1992
  • Strangers (1989)
    Strangers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1989
  • Playbus (1988)
    Playbus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1988–1989
  • Aliens in the Family (1987)
    Aliens in the Family
    7.0
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1987
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1987
  • The Haunting of Barney Palmer (1987)
    The Haunting of Barney Palmer
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • novel "The Haunting"
    • 1987
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • book
    • books
    • 1976–1987
  • Cuckoo Land (1986)
    Cuckoo Land
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1986

Producer

  • George Henare, Te Waimarie Kessell, and Eliza Mackay in Kaitangata Twitch (2010)
    Kaitangata Twitch
    8.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 2010

Actress

  • George Henare, Te Waimarie Kessell, and Eliza Mackay in Kaitangata Twitch (2010)
    Kaitangata Twitch
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Storyteller
    • 2010

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 21, 1936
    • Whakatane, New Zealand
  • Died
    • July 23, 2012
    • Christchurch, New Zealand(cancer)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was awarded the Order of Merit of New Zealand for her services to literature and New Zealand.
  • Quotes
    (On getting a tattoo at 62) My mother used to say, 'Never get a tattoo; you'll only be sorry. I thought I haven't got a lot of time to be sorry and it might be rather fun to have a pirate tattoo.
  • Nickname
    • May

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