Colin Dean (1919-2007) was an Australian producer and director who worked in Australian TV in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked in the UK in the late 1940s, and returned to Australia in the 1950s.

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The Queen in Australia ''The Queen in Australia'' is a 1954 documentary about the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Australia in 1954. It was the first colour film made in Australia. It was released in the US by the Australian government information service.

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Lady in Danger ''Lady in Danger'' is a 1934 British comedy thriller film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Yvonne Arnaud and Anne Grey. The screenplay was by Ben Travers. Plot In the mythical European country of Ardenberg, General Dittling (Leon M. L ...

'' (1959) *'' Stormy Petrel'' (1960) (TV series) *'' The Patriots'' (1962) (TV series) *'' The Case of Private Hamp'' (1962) *''

Flowering Cherry A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally ...

'' (1963) *'' The Long Sunset'' (1963) *'' The Hungry Ones'' (1963) (TV series) *''

The Purple Jacaranda ''The Purple Jacaranda'' was an Australian television mini-series which aired on ABC in 1964 based on a novel by Nancy Graham. Cast included James Condon, Margo Lee, Ronald Morse, Diana Perryman, Walter Sullivan and John Unicomb. It was first ...

'' (1964) (TV series)

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Obituary
at Sydney Morning Herald
Interview with Colin Dean
at ABC TV Gore Hill
Article on Dean's retirement
at ABC TV Gore Hill * Australian directors 1919 births 2007 deaths Australian film producers {{Australia-film-bio-stub