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Name	William Stewart McPhee Howard
Born	13 October, 1903 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 September, 1983 (aged 79) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Related Entries	[View as tree] Franklin, Miles (acquaintance) McKell, William John (employer)
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1928-1942) New South Wales, Australia essayist (1930-1982) New South Wales, Australia literary critic (1930-1982) New South Wales, Australia novelist (1934) New South Wales, Australia publicist (1946-1977) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative party organiser (1949) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate