John Cundill (1936–2016) was a South African born television scriptwriter, playwright, journalist and actor.
[1] After high school, he attended the University of Cape Town where he wanted to study drama, but on his father's insistence, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.
[1] By 1963, he had joined the Johannesburg-based newspaper, The Star, and would also serve as their foreign correspondent in London and New York.
[2] In 1988, he immigrated to Australia and worked in Perth and Sydney where he co-wrote screenplays for television and films.
He would retire later to Maleny, Queensland, where he continued to write plays such as Unforced Errors, The Eulogy and Up The Tiber and acted on stage.