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- Birth namePeter Alan Yeldham
- Peter Yeldham was born on April 25, 1927 in Gladstone, New South Wales, Australia. He was a writer and producer, known for Weekend of Shadows (1978), The Liquidator (1965) and Code 7, Victim 5 (1964). He died on September 20, 2022.
- He was awarded the O.A.M. (Order of Australia Medal) in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the arts particularly as scriptwriter.
- He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society through writing.
- Peter and cinematographer Jack Cardiff were to produce the Woman and the Whale which was scheduled to start shooting Summer 1969.
- Yarramalong, New South Wales, Australia
- Worked first as a jackaroo in Queensland, then as a messenger boy and subsequently junior scriptwriter for Sydney Radio Station 2GB.
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