Mac Gudgeon

Mac Gudgeon (2 March 1949 – 25 May 2023) was an Australian film and television screenwriter.

Career
Gudgeon was perhaps best known for writing the television mini-series Waterfront, The Petrov Affair, Killing Time and for co-writing The Secret River.

Gudgeon's film screenwriting include Last Ride and he co-wrote the screenplays for Ground Zero, The Delinquents and Wind.

Gudgeon served as president of the Australian Writers' Guild from 1998 to 2000, and received a lifetime membership in 2002.

Gudgeon died on 25 May 2023, at the age of 74. Among those to pay tribute to Gudgeon after his death were Australian Writers' Guild president Shane Brennan, former president Jan Sardi and film producer Roger Simpson.