Australian Dictionary of Biography

17 October, 1917
Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

24 June, 1991 (aged 73)
New York, New York, United States of America

cancer (not specified)

• Christian Scientist

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

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• Locke, Helena Sumner (mother)
• Locke, Lilian Sophia (aunt)
• Edwards, George (colleague)
• Fitton, Doris Alice (colleague)
• Stirling, Helen Dorothy (acquaintance)
• Williamson, James Cassius (employer)

• Cranbrook School (Sydney) (student, 1929-1930)
• Neutral Bay High School (Sydney) (student, 1931-1933)

• playwright (1934-1940) New South Wales, Australia
• scriptwriter (1938-1940) New South Wales, Australia
• soldier (1940-1946) Federal, Australia
• playwright (1948-1980) Overseas
• scriptwriter (1949-1963) Overseas
• novelist (1963-1991) Overseas

• World War II (soldier)

• Miles Franklin Literary Award (recipient, 1963)
• Patrick White Literary Award (recipient, 1977)

• Independent Theatre (Sydney) (member, 1939-1948)