Peter Maxwell (23 January 1921 â€" 5 April 2013) born as Peter
Magitai, was a British, and later Australian director of television
and film. He was born in Vienna, Austria, he was born to newspaper
journalist Leo Magatai and wife Joanna, and his family fled Vienna in
the 1930s, and he changed his surname to enter the British Army, and
after having been posted to India, returned to Britain to work as an
assistant director to Alexander Korda in 1949, he worked briefly in
Australia in the early 1960s, before returning to England, but by 1967
he had emigrated to Australia permanently, where he directed such
films as Country Town and television series including Rip Tide and A
Country Practice.
Magitai, was a British, and later Australian director of television
and film. He was born in Vienna, Austria, he was born to newspaper
journalist Leo Magatai and wife Joanna, and his family fled Vienna in
the 1930s, and he changed his surname to enter the British Army, and
after having been posted to India, returned to Britain to work as an
assistant director to Alexander Korda in 1949, he worked briefly in
Australia in the early 1960s, before returning to England, but by 1967
he had emigrated to Australia permanently, where he directed such
films as Country Town and television series including Rip Tide and A
Country Practice.
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