Cameron Allan: dead in Memphis

Cameron Allan, who died in Memphis on June 25th, crammed an enormous amount into his 58 years, as a musician, film composer, record producer, and documentary fllm producer. This obituary from his fr
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Cameron Allan, who died in Memphis on June 25th, crammed an enormous amount into his 58 years, as a musician, film composer, record producer, and documentary fllm producer. This obituary from his friend and colleague Martin Fabinyi is both a memorial and a story of two ratbags who knew much more than they thought.

My friend for 36 years Cameron Allan died a few weeks ago after a long illness, in the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Already I miss his old- world manners, his endless curiosity and wonderfully, witty idiosyncratic way of focusing on and rhapsodizing about the most obscure details of everyday life.

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Martin Fabinyi
About the Author
Martin Fabinyi is an Australian film and television producer and director, songwriter and screenwriter and has written books on the local rock music scene. Currently a producer at Beyond Film Productions, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Mushroom Pictures from its formation in 1995 to 2009.