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Dean Parker(1947-2020)

  • Writer
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Dean Parker was born on 20 August 1947 in Napier, New Zealand. He was a writer, known for Old Scores (1991), Came a Hot Friday (1985) and Life's a Riot (2009). He died on 14 April 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.
BornAugust 20, 1947
DiedApril 14, 2020(72)
BornAugust 20, 1947
DiedApril 14, 2020(72)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Old Scores (1991)
Old Scores
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1991
Came a Hot Friday (1985)
Came a Hot Friday
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1985
Life's a Riot
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2009
Betty's Bunch
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • A War Story (2018)
    A War Story
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • Life's a Riot
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Greenstone
    8.0
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • 1999
  • Gold (1991)
    Gold
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1991–1992
  • Gold: The Dynamiters
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Gold: The World's Play
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Old Scores (1991)
    Old Scores
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1991
  • Betty's Bunch
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Roche (1985)
    Roche
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Came a Hot Friday (1985)
    Came a Hot Friday
    6.4
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Mortimer's Patch (1980)
    Mortimer's Patch
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer (1982)
    • 1980–1984
  • Opening Night (1977)
    Opening Night
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • dramatisation
    • 1977
  • David McPhail in Something to Look Forward to (1976)
    Something to Look Forward to
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • 1976
  • 30 Minute Theatre
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Buck House (1974)
    Buck House
    TV Series
    • Writer (1975)
    • 1974
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 20, 1947
    • Napier, New Zealand
  • Died
    • April 14, 2020
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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