Overview

• Stratton died at 85 in a hospital near his Blue Mountains home, his family announced.
• The family asked for privacy and invited the public to honour his legacy by watching films such as his favourite, Singin’ in the Rain.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Arts Minister Tony Burke and leaders at ABC and SBS paid tribute to his deep knowledge, humour and commitment to Australian cinema.
• He directed the Sydney Film Festival from 1966 to 1983 and formed an iconic 28-year television partnership with Margaret Pomeranz on SBS’s The Movie Show and ABC’s At the Movies.
• He authored books including I Peed on Fellini and My Favourite Movies and received honours such as France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Order of Australia.