Johnny Whyte

Johnny Whyte, (died 1985)[1] was an English-born television screenwriter best known for being a script editor, as well as an executive producer on The Mavis Bramston Show and Australian soap opera Number 96. Of the original writing team, Whyte was the one considered the screenwriter that knew serial drama the best having worked in England on soap opera Coronation Street.[2]

Johnny Whyte
Born	England, United Kingdom
Died	1985
Occupation	Screenwriter, executive television producer
Known for	Coronation Street, The Mavis Bramston Show, Number 96

Selected credits

• Coronation Street (1961–62)
• The Des O'Connor Show (1963)
• The Dickie Henderson Show (1964) – writer
• A Home of Your Own (1964)
• Number 96 – script editor, writer, executive producer
• The Unisexers (1975) – writer, development
• Arcade (1980) – script editor[3]
• The Mavis Bramston Show - Executive Producer

References

1. Giles, Nigel "NUMBER 96: Australia's Most Notorious Address" published by Melbourne Books, paperback 2007 ISBN 978-1-925556-00-1
2. "Aussie Soap Archive: Number 96".
3. ""Arcade"". The Australian Women's Weekly. 23 January 1980. p. 21. Retrieved 18 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Johnny Whyte on IMDb