Martyn Sanderson Martyn Sanderson i(A194 works by)
Born: Established: 24 Feb 1938
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
; Died: Ceased: 14 Oct 2009
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,

Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

New Zealand actor, film-maker, and poet.

During the mid to late 1960s, he also wrote scripts for Australian television programs, most notably Skippy and Contrabandits.

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form y separately published work icon Skippy ( dir. Eric Fullilove et. al. )agent 1966 Australia : Nine Network Fauna Productions , 1968-1970 Z1624851 1966 series - publisher film/TV

Set in the fictional Waratah National Park (NSW), the Skippy series focuses largely on the adventures of a young boy, Sonny Hammond, and his intelligent pet kangaroo, Skippy. Sonny is the youngest child of Head Ranger Matt Hammond. Matt was left a widower in his early forties when his wife Mary died not long after Sonny was born. Other principal characters are Sonny's older brother Mark, Flight Ranger Jerry King (the park's helicopter pilot), and Ranger Clancy Merrick, the teenage daughter of another park ranger.

1969 winner Logie Awards Best Export Production
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