Creswick Jenkinson

Herbert Creswick Jenkinson (14 April 1924- 22 July 2013) was an Australian writer, producer and director. As a screenwriter, he wrote the film Captain Thunderbolt (1953) as well as episodes of the TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo,^[1] and early soap opera's Autumn Affair and Motel.

Jenkinson adapted a number of works for the stage, including the version of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière which was performed by Peter Finch and the Mercury Mobile Players in 1948. This production was seen by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and led to Olivier inviting Finch to Australia.^[2]

He also worked extensively in radio, including as producer and writer on The Black Museum radio series starring Orson Welles,^[3] creator of the drama series Address Unknown, and as a producer for the radio program AM.^[4]

Jenkinson served in the Australian Navy from 1942 until 1946.^[5]

Select credits

• Imaginary Invalid (1948)
• The Pickwick Papers (1948) – play^[6]
• Willow Bend (1951) – radio serial^[7]
• Captain Thunderbolt (1953) - film script^[8]
• Too Young to Die (1963) – radio serial
• Australian Playhouse - "Haywire" (1966) - TV script
• Skippy (1967) - various episodes
• Motel (1968) - various episodes