John Cornell

John Cornell born 2 February 1941 a film producer actor and businessman An Australian icon he was born in Kalgoorlie Western Australia Cornell once managed Paul Hogan and often appeared alongside Hogan in his popular television show The Paul Hogan Show as Strop a dimwitted dinkum Aussie surf lifesaver He produced and cowrote the screenplay for Hogans 1986 film Crocodile Dundee that became the highest grossing Australian film ever He also produced and directed the successful 1988 sequel Crocodile Dundee II Cornell was also involved in the initial stages of World Series Cricket He was in fact one of the primemovers in the setting up of WSC working closely with Kerry Packer and Austin Robertson Cornell married Australian television personality Delvene Delaney with two children together Allira and Liana His daughter Melissa was from a previous marriage Until its sale for a record price of 65 million in 2007 Cornell owned the Beach Hotel the most recognised pub in Byron Bay He had built it for 9 million in 1990