Ian Jones (author)

Ian Jones
Born Ian Edward Swainson Jones
(1931-09-22)22 September 1931
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died 31 August 2018(2018-08-31) (aged 86)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Writer
Spouse(s) Bronwyn Binns

Ian Edward Swainson Jones (22 September 1931 – 31 August 2018) was an Australian television writer and director and an author specialising in the history of notorious outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang.

Career

Jones had a long career in Australian television, and is best remembered for his writing and directing work at Crawford Productions on shows such as Homicide, Matlock Police, The Bluestone Boys and The Sullivans, and for Against the Wind, a highly successful mini-series, created in collaboration with Bronwyn Binns, which explored Australia's convict past.[1]

Jones and his wife Bronwyn Binns created a portrayal of Ned Kelly and his associates when they produced the mini-series, The Last Outlaw, which was shown in 1980.[1] He also wrote several reference books about the Kelly gang including the bestseller Ned Kelly: A Short Life[2] and The Fatal Friendship: Ned Kelly, Aaron Sherritt and Joe Byrne. In his work, Jones draws extensively on oral history interviews with descendants of the members of the Kelly Gang, in addition to decades of archival research. Jones also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1970 biopic film Ned Kelly which starred Mick Jagger.

Jones died in Melbourne on 31 August 2018.[3]

Honours

In December 2006, Ian Jones was awarded the Longford Lyell Award by the Australian Film Institute in recognition of his enduring contribution to Australian screen culture.[4]

Works

  • Jones, Ian; Stackpool, Walter (1985), The Light Horse, Hodder and Stoughton, ISBN 0340377216
  • Jones, Ian (1987), The Australian Light Horse, Time Life Books Australia in association with John Ferguson, ISBN 978-0-949118-06-6
  • Mitchell, Elyne; Jones, Ian (1987), The Lighthorsemen, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140103880
  • Jones, Ian (1992), The friendship that destroyed Ned Kelly : Joe Byrne & Aaron Sherritt, Lothian Pub, ISBN 978-0-85091-518-1
  • Jones, Ian (1995), Ned Kelly : a short life, Lothian, ISBN 978-0-85091-631-7
  • Jones, Ian (1999), Joshua : The Man They Called Jesus, Lothian, ISBN 085091812X
  • Jones, Ian (2002), Ned: The Exhibition: Old Melbourne Gaol 2001-2002, Network Creative Services, ISBN 0958016224
  • Jones, Ian (2003), The Fatal Friendship: Ned Kelly, Aaron Sherritt & Joe Byrne, Lothian, ISBN 073440543X
  • Jones, Ian (2003), Ned Kelly: A Short Life (Revised ed.), Lothian Books, ISBN 0734405448
  • Jones, Ian (ed.); Carrington, Thomas (2003), Ned Kelly: The Last Stand, Lothian Books, ISBN 073440588X
  • Jones, Ian (2007), A Thousand Miles of Battles: The Saga of the Australian Light Horse in WWI, ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee, ISBN 9780975712382
  • Jones, Ian (2007), The Legend of the Light Horse, ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee, ISBN 9780980448009
  • Jones, Ian (2014), The Kellys and Beechworth, Burke Museum Beechworth, ISBN 9780646924755

Published scripts

  • Binns, Bronwyn; Jones, Ian (1978), Against the Wind, Heinemann Educational Australia, ISBN 0-85859-196-0

References

  1. 1 2 Bronwyn Jones (1944-2003), Quadrant.
  2. ↑ "Kelly expert anti 'poisonous' book", The Age.
  3. ↑ Bunn, Anthony (31 August 2018). "Author Ian Jones, who wrote about the life of bushranger Ned Kelly, has died at the age of 86". Border Mail. Fairfax Ltd. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Screen Australia - Former AFC - News Archive - The L’Oréal Paris 2006 AFI Awards Winners

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