John Hunt - Revision history

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 Besides his executive role in advertising, he is an award-winning playwright, having received the [[Amstel Playwright of the Year]] award in 1989 for ''[[Vid Alex]]''. His other plays include ''[[Fireking1]]'', ''[[Piano Man]]'' (1989),''[[Stand in the Sun]]'' (1999).
+He also wrote the script of the TV film ''[[Satan's Shutes]]'' (1987).
 == Sources ==

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 Born in Zambia in 1954 and named (his father claimed) for the leader of the first expedition to summit Everest, Hunt was schooled in England and at Parktown Boys High where he received his military callup and served in the army, before registering at the University of the Witwatersrand for a course in psychology. However, he decided that  he would rather sow some wild oats first.
-He began to write freelance articles, and so impressed the sister of a girlfriend that she gave him introductions to people in advertising. He paid for lessons from Dave Said, a doyen of the trade, and eventually got a job at Hands, working with Reg Lascaris. Hunt says that “In those days l would work for a year and then take off to work on my own.” In this period he wrote TV scripts, plays, and so on. Among these was a novel, ''Joker in the Pack'', which was published but made no real money and the script of the TV film .
+He began to write freelance articles, and so impressed the sister of a girlfriend that she gave him introductions to people in advertising. He paid for lessons from Dave Said, a doyen of the trade, and eventually got a job at Hands, working with Reg Lascaris. Hunt says that “In those days l would work for a year and then take off to work on my own.” In this period he wrote TV scripts, plays, and so on. Among these was a novel, ''Joker in the Pack'', which was published but made no real money.
 After each creative spurt he would go backpacking in Europe, North America and the Far East, but finally, took the plunge and in 1983 John and his partners founded TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, an  advertising agency that has since then won countless awards. For example, in 1993 John Hunt was intimately involved in Nelson Mandela's first ANC election campaign. In 2003, John moved to TBWA’s New York headquarters to assume the role of Worldwide Creative Director. John returned to South Africa in 2006 to continue his Worldwide role from Johannesburg.

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 Born in Zambia in 1954 and named (his father claimed) for the leader of the first expedition to summit Everest, Hunt was schooled in England and at Parktown Boys High where he received his military callup and served in the army, before registering at the University of the Witwatersrand for a course in psychology. However, he decided that  he would rather sow some wild oats first.
-He began to write freelance articles, and so impressed the sister of a girlfriend that she gave him introductions to people in advertising. He paid for lessons from Dave Said, a doyen of the trade, and eventually got a job at Hands, working with Reg Lascaris. Hunt says that “In those days l would work for a year and then take off to work on my own.” In this period he wrote TV scripts, plays, and so on. Among these was a novel, ''Joker in the Pack'', which was published but made no real money.
+He began to write freelance articles, and so impressed the sister of a girlfriend that she gave him introductions to people in advertising. He paid for lessons from Dave Said, a doyen of the trade, and eventually got a job at Hands, working with Reg Lascaris. Hunt says that “In those days l would work for a year and then take off to work on my own.” In this period he wrote TV scripts, plays, and so on. Among these was a novel, ''Joker in the Pack'', which was published but made no real money and the script of the TV film .
 After each creative spurt he would go backpacking in Europe, North America and the Far East, but finally, took the plunge and in 1983 John and his partners founded TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, an  advertising agency that has since then won countless awards. For example, in 1993 John Hunt was intimately involved in Nelson Mandela's first ANC election campaign. In 2003, John moved to TBWA’s New York headquarters to assume the role of Worldwide Creative Director. John returned to South Africa in 2006 to continue his Worldwide role from Johannesburg.

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 After each creative spurt he would go backpacking in Europe, North America and the Far East, but finally, took the plunge and in 1983 John and his partners founded TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, an  advertising agency that has since then won countless awards. For example, in 1993 John Hunt was intimately involved in Nelson Mandela's first ANC election campaign. In 2003, John moved to TBWA’s New York headquarters to assume the role of Worldwide Creative Director. John returned to South Africa in 2006 to continue his Worldwide role from Johannesburg.
-He has served as juror across every major industry awards show, including as President of the Cannes Film, Press & Outdoor Advertising Festival in 2005. He has also found time to write a number of television and theatre plays and books, including ''The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life'' (2009) and a novel, ''The Space Between the Space Between'' (2015).
+He has served as juror across every major industry awards show, including as President of the Cannes Film, Press & Outdoor Advertising Festival in 2005. He has also found time to write a number of television and theatre plays and books, including ''The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life'' (2009) and the novels, ''The Space Between the Space Between'' (2015) and ''The Boy Who Could Keep a Swan in His Head''  (2018).
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 == Biography ==
-Born in Zambia, he was educated in South Africa.
+Born in Zambia in 1954 and named (his father claimed) for the leader of the first expedition to summit Everest, Hunt was schooled in England and at Parktown Boys High where he received his military callup and served in the army, before registering at the University of the Witwatersrand for a course in psychology. However, he decided that  he would rather sow some wild oats first.
-In 1983, John and his partners founded TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, an  advertising agency that has won countless awards. In 1993 John Hunt was intimately involved in Nelson Mandela's first ANC election campaign. In 2003, John moved to TBWA’s New York headquarters to assume the role of Worldwide Creative Director. John returned to South Africa in 2006 to continue his Worldwide role from Johannesburg.
+He began to write freelance articles, and so impressed the sister of a girlfriend that she gave him introductions to people in advertising. He paid for lessons from Dave Said, a doyen of the trade, and eventually got a job at Hands, working with Reg Lascaris. Hunt says that “In those days l would work for a year and then take off to work on my own.” In this period he wrote TV scripts, plays, and so on. Among these was a novel, ''Joker in the Pack'', which was published but made no real money.
 He has served as juror across every major industry awards show, including as President of the Cannes Film, Press & Outdoor Advertising Festival in 2005. He has also found time to write a number of television and theatre plays and books, including ''The Art of the Idea: And How It Can Change Your Life'' (2009) and a novel, ''The Space Between the Space Between'' (2015).
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 https://tbwa.com/pirates/john-hunt

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-[[John Hunt]] (19**-) is a South African advertising executive, writer and playwright.
+[[John Hunt]] (1954- ) is a South African advertising executive, writer and playwright.
 == Biography ==
-Born John Marchant Hunt in Zambia, educated in South Africa.
+Born in Zambia, he was educated in South Africa.
 In 1983, John and his partners founded TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, an  advertising agency that has won countless awards. In 1993 John Hunt was intimately involved in Nelson Mandela's first ANC election campaign. In 2003, John moved to TBWA’s New York headquarters to assume the role of Worldwide Creative Director. John returned to South Africa in 2006 to continue his Worldwide role from Johannesburg.

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−	[[John Hunt]] (19**-). South African advertising executive and playwright.	+	[[John Hunt]] (19**-) is a South African advertising executive, writer and playwright.

	Also known as [[John Marchant Hunt]]		Also known as [[John Marchant Hunt]]

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 == Sources ==
 Who's Who Southern Africa [http://whoswho.co.za/john-hunt-397694].
 ''[[Saturday Star]]'', 27 march 1999.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]