John Antill

John Henry Antill, CMG, OBE (8 April 1904 – 29 December 1986) was an Australian composer best known for his ballet Corroboree.

He left the railways five years later to study full-time at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music under Alfred Hill.

The 1950 ballet premiere, choreographed by Rex Reid, of this work was hailed as a "coming-of-age" milestone in Australian cultural life,[5] although to modern eyes it appears a quaint and disconcerting period piece reflecting dated views of indigenous Australia.

[5] The National Museum of Australia holds a large collection of costumes, props and ephemera from the Dean production.

Dean and Carell also wrote a biography of John Antill titled Gentle Genius, published in 1987.