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Michael McGennan Michael McGennan i(A26136 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 Townsville, Townsville area, Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Spacemen i "Unimaginative men were always chosen to plummet spacewards;", Michael McGennan , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 October 1998; (p. 9)
1 form y separately published work icon Deepwater Haven Port Cook Linden Wilkinson , Liddy Holloway , David Allen , Michael McGennan , Rick Maier , Ken Catran , David Phillips , Debra Oswald , ( dir. Mark DeFriest et. al. )agent Australia New Zealand France : Beyond Productions South Pacific Pictures F Productions , 1993 Z1890766 1993 series - publisher film/TV humour adventure crime children's

Australia-France-New Zealand co-production, set in New Zealand.

'Cooks Haven is a small community on the shores of the beautiful Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. Life working on the waterfront is filled with excitement and danger – runaways, illegal immigrants, smuggling, even modern day piracy.'

Source: South Pacific Picture. (Sighted: 25/6/2013)
1 form y separately published work icon Future Past Michael McGennan , ( dir. Marcus Cole ) Australia : Somerset Film Productions , 1988 Z1864648 1988 single work film/TV science fiction

'While attempting a hologram experiment on a multi-national computer, a computer whiz inadvertantly creates Billy, a tough-talking highroller from the future. Billy creates havoc and the only solution is to blast him back to the future...'.

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 1/6/2012)
1 form y separately published work icon Watch the Shadows Dance Nightmaster [US title] Michael McGennan , ( dir. Mark Joffe ) Australia : Somerset Film Productions , 1988 7031419 1988 single work film/TV young adult science fiction crime thriller

'Robbie, a young high school teacher becomes a martial arts champion. After Robbie witnesses the murder of the local thug and drug pusher, he finds himself in the ring, competing with the killer.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 13/2/2014)
1 form y separately published work icon Computer Ghosts Michael McGennan , ( dir. Marcus Cole et. al. )agent Australia : Somerset Film Productions , 1987 Z1829090 1987 single work film/TV fantasy

A comedic fantasy made-for-television film in which a security company conjures up computer-generated 'ghosts', to scare people away from buying certain properties, allowing the company to snap them up at auction for a fraction of their worth. The system works until the appearance, apparently from nowhere, of a mysterious couple.
1 How Often i "Winter in Australia is not the icy grip of snow,", Michael McGennan , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: 1987 Anthology of Australian Poetry 1987; (p. 72)
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