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Name	Helge John Molvig
Alternative Names	Helge John Molvig
Born	27 May, 1923 Merewether, New South Wales, Australia
Died	15 May, 1970 (aged 46) South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	kidney disease
Cultural Heritage	Norwegian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
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Education *	East Sydney Technical College (student, 1947)
Occupation *	soldier (1942-1946) Federal, Australia painter (1949-1952) Overseas painter (1952-1955) New South Wales, Australia art teacher (1955-1967) Queensland, Australia painter (1955-1970) Queensland, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier, 1942-1946)
Awards	Archibald Prize (recipient, 1966)

* Dates are approximate