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John Duigan

born 1949; Australian film director
Person human Q358804

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 19, 1949
Place of birth
Hartley Wintney
Country of citizenship
Australia[8]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor, director
Educated at
University of Melbourne[9]
Award received
Byron Kennedy Award[10]
Sibling
Virginia Duigan[20]
Genre
melodrama, comedy[12][13]
Work location
Australia[17]
Family name
Duigan[15]
Given name
John[16]
Name in native language
John Duigan[18]
P14419
5318[21]
P14750
F2BC-EF0C-DC68-F889-806C[22]
Start of work period
1971[19]
Unmarried partner
Thandiwe Newton[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Duigan ar جون دويجان el Τζον Ντούιγκαν fa جان داگان ja ジョン・ダイガン ko 존 듀이건 ru Джон Дайган
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000083982548
VIAF cluster ID
85128844
Library of Congress authority ID
n92047210
GND ID
131517686
ACMI ID
creators/20892
AdoroCinema person ID
33401
AllMovie person ID
p88386
Allcinema person ID
11113
AlloCiné person ID
33401
Awards & Winners artist ID
077krv
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13999134r
CINE21 person ID
4969
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
842
Danish National Filmography person ID
103651
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
131517686
Elonet person ID
103079
FAST ID
1947772
Fandango person ID
195670
Film.ru person ID
dzhon-duigan
Filmportal ID
88c10de1bb6e460c84b58ebc8b567b9f
Freebase ID
/m/077krv
IMDb ID
nm0241090
IdRef ID
178624365
Ivi person ID
dzhon-dajgan
Kinobaza person ID
john-duigan
Kinobox person ID
68049
Kinopoisk person ID
49675
LdiF person ID
913
MovieMeter person ID
72624
NL CR AUT ID
pna2007418786
NUKAT ID
n2010146456
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007455459305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201103046
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810644208005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1177229
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073438685
Notable Names Database ID
043/000135635
Open Media Database person ID
72624
PORT person ID
8915
Prabook ID
2224696
Related category
Category:Films directed by John Duigan
SNAC ARK ID
w6tr4qnk
Scope.dk person ID
37330
Sinemalar person ID
52392
Swedish Film Database person ID
205400
TMDB person ID
72624
Tabakalera ID
112943
Union List of Artist Names ID
500257625
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvhpJvK9fcH8BdhGcRBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/1f007b70-9eee-4bed-93ec-511172046df5
ČSFD person ID
10568

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 11
Head in the Clouds, Flirting, Lawn Dogs, Paranoid, Sirens, Romero, Molly, The Leading Man +3 more
Films written 7
Head in the Clouds, Flirting, Paranoid, Sirens, Wide Sargasso Sea, The Year My Voice Broke, Sight
Occupation 5
actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Genre 2
comedy, melodrama
Country of citizenship 1
Australia
Educated at 1
University of Melbourne
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Hartley Wintney
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by John Duigan
Sex or gender 1
male
Unmarried partner 1
Thandiwe Newton
Work location 1
Australia
← Cast member 1
Sirens
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by John Duigan
← FactGrid item ID 1
Fridão
← Unmarried partner 1
Thandiwe Newton
← Winner 1
AACTA Award for Best Direction
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Summary

John Duigan was born on June 19, 1949[1], in Hartley Wintney[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], film producer[5], actor[6], and director[7].

FAQs

Where was John Duigan born?

John Duigan was born in Hartley Wintney[2].

What did John Duigan do for work?

John Duigan worked as a film director[3], screenwriter[4], film producer[5], actor[6], and director[7].

Where did John Duigan go to school?

John Duigan was educated at University of Melbourne[9].

What awards did John Duigan receive?

Honors received include Byron Kennedy Award[10].

Related Entities

Australia Thandiwe Newton

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 11113
    Sitelink count → 14
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → john-duigan
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  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 52392
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F2BC-EF0C-DC68-F889-806C
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  5. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 5318
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  6. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 4969
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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Family name → Duigan
    Sibling → Virginia Duigan
    Country of citizenship → Australia
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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