Biography
Ken Shadie (also credited as Kenneth George Shadie) was an Australian screenwriter. He was born on 8 December 1935 in Bondi, Sydney, and died on 29 June 2020 in Sydney.
Shadie began his career in Australian television, serving as chief writer and script editor on The Mavis Bramston Show from 1964 to 1968 and contributing to series including Number 96 and The Paul Hogan Show. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee with Paul Hogan and John Cornell; the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2015 for services to film and television.
