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Life Summary

Name	Beatrice Deloitte Davis
Alternative Names	Beatrice Deloitte Bridges
Born	28 January, 1909 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 May, 1992 (aged 83) Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	pneumonia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Davis, Charles Herbert (father) Moon, Enid Emily (work colleague) McDonald, Nancy May (work colleague) Kelly, Maxwell Jon (work colleague) McFadyen, Ella May (colleague) Franklin, Miles (associate) Hill, Mary Ernestine (associate) Herbert, Albert Francis Xavier (associate) Langley, Eve (associate) Porter, Harold Edward (associate) Stewart, Douglas Alexander (associate) Mackenzie, Kenneth Ivo (associate) Bolton, Alexander Thorley (mentored)
Education *	Cremorne Girls' High School (Sydney) (student, 1916-1920) North Sydney Girls High School (student, 1921-1925) New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (student) University of Sydney (student, 1926-1928)
Occupation or Descriptor *	book editor (1938-1985) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1967) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1981)
Key Organisations *	English Association (Sydney) (member) Fellowship of Australian Writers (NSW) (member) Sydney PEN (member) Miles Franklin Literary Award (judge, 1957-1992)
Workplaces *	Medical Journal of Australia (secretary, 1930-1937) Angus and Robertson (editor, 1938-1973) Thomas Nelson (Australia) Pty Ltd (editor, 1973-1981)

* Dates are approximate