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Name	Vally Duerrigl-Knez
Alternative Names	Zdravka Duerrigl-Knez Vally Knez Zdravka Knez Zdravka Meyer
Born	1919 Zagreb, Croatia
Died	2000 (aged ~ 81) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Cultural Heritage	Croatian 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] Duerrigl-Knez, Bruno (husband)
Passenger Ship *	Protea (1950) (passenger, 1950)
Occupation or Descriptor *	painter (1950-2000) South Australia, Australia refugee (1950-1950) South Australia, Australia art teacher (1956-1990) South Australia, Australia costume designer (1956-1990) South Australia, Australia set designer (1956-1990) South Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Contour Players (Adelaide) (set designer, 1966) La Mama Intimate Theatre (Adelaide) (owner, 1972-1990) La Mama Intimate Theatre (Adelaide) (set designer, 1972-1990)
Workplaces *	Vermont Girls' Technical High School (Adelaide) (art teacher, 1966)

* Dates are approximate