- John Cornell
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name = John Cornell
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1941|2|2|mf=y
birthplace =Kalgoorlie, Western Australia ,Australia
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spouse =Delvene Delaney
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children = Melissa, Allira and Liana
website =John Cornell (born
2 February 1941 ) is afilm producer ,actor and businessman.Born in
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Cornell once managed Paul Hogan and often appeared alongside Hogan in his popular television show "The Paul Hogan Show " as Strop, a dim-witteddinkum Aussiesurf lifesaver . He produced and co-wrote the screenplay for Hogan's 1986 film, "Crocodile Dundee " that became the highest grossing Australian film ever. He also produced and directed the successful 1988 sequel, "Crocodile Dundee II ".Cornell was also involved in the initial stages of
World Series Cricket . He was, in fact, one of the prime-movers in the setting up of WSC, working closely withKerry Packer and Austin Robertson.Cornell is married to Australian television personality
Delvene Delaney with two children, Allira and Liana. He also has another daughter, Melissa, from a previous marriage. Until its sale for a record price of $65 million in 2007, Cornell owned the Beach Hotel, the most recognisedpub in Byron Bay. He had built it for $9 million in 1990.External links
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