Barry Crump

Barry Crump

  • Birthday: 5/15/1935
  • Deathday: 7/3/1996
  • Fame for: Writing

Biography

John Barrie Crump MBE (May 15, 1935 – July 3, 1996) was a New Zealand author of semi-autobiographical comic novels based on his image as a rugged outdoors man. Taken together his novels have sold more than a million copies domestically. Crump's 1986 work Wild Pork and Watercress was adapted into the 2016 Taika Waititi film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

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Aunty and the Star People
Release date: 9/11/2014

Aunty and the Star People

Role(s): Himself

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Runaway
Release date: 6/1/1964

Runaway

Role(s): Clarrie

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Release date: 3/31/2016

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Role(s): Novel

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