Gavan Disney

Gavan Disney
Born
Gavin Francis Disney

(1949-05-27)May 27, 1949
DiedNovember 2, 2018(2018-11-02) (aged 69)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Television producer, manager[1]
Known forExecutive producer Hey Hey Its Saturday
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise as co-creator
Notable workManager of John Blackman, Molly Meldrum and others[1]

Gavan Francis Disney (27 May 1949 – 6 November 2018[2]) was an Australian television producer.[1][3][4]

Career

Disney was best known for being an executive producer of long-running Nine Network variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday and for being co-creator of Network Ten lifestyle program Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.[1] Television personality Bert Newton credited Disney with resurrecting his career in the 1990s by recruiting him to host Network Ten morning show Good Morning Australia.[5]

He also served as a manager for Hey Hey regular's John Blackman and Molly Meldrum and numerous other media personality's[1]

In 2009, a jury found Disney not guilty of ten counts of indecent assault and two counts of rape, after he was charged in 2008 with assaulting a 17-year-old employee while he was a senior executive at Ballarat television station BTV6 in the 1980s.[6][7] The jury had previously been directed by the judge to find Disney not guilty of an additional three counts of indecent assault due to a lack of evidence.[8]

Disney died at the age of 69 in November 2018, following a long illness.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Knox, David (10 November 2018) Vale: Gavan Disney, TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Deceased Details". mgc.smct.org.au. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Showcast Ambrae Jamae" (PDF). performingartsaustralia.com.au. PAA-Performing Arts Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Flinders beachfront property may top $10m". traveller.com.au. traveller.com.au.
  5. ^ (19 August 2004) 0, those were the days: The resurrection of Bert, The Age. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. ^ Harrison, Dan; Elder, John (16 March 2008) Hey Hey It's Saturday producer Disney on sex charge, The Age. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. ^ Iaria, Melissa (10 July 2009) TV producer Gavan Disney cleared of rape charges, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ^ (9 July 2009) Hey Hey producer cleared of sex assault, ABC News. Retrieved 10 November 2018.