McPhail, David, 1945-2021 (Personal Name)

Gillies, John. In my chair, 2008: t.p. (David McPhail) p. 30 (ONZM, QSM; in 2008 appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit; actor, director,and writer)

Wikipedia, Aug. 6, 2009 (David Alexander McPhail; b. Apr. 11, 1945)

NZonscreen WWW site, viewed on June 17, 2021: David McPhail profile, biography (McPhail lived much of his life in his birthplace of Christchurch; David McPhail died in Christchurch, overnight on 14 May 2021; he was 76; McPhail, Gadsby and AK Grant were key figures in a run of successful comedies, including long-running skit shows McPhail and Gadsby and Issues, and 90s sitcom Letter to Blanchy ... they were called satirical shows)