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Life Summary

Name Doris Egerton Jones
Alternative Names
  • Doris Egerton Callaghan
  • Doris Egerton Callahan
Born

23 December, 1889
Mitcham, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died

30 September, 1973 (aged 83)
Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation or Descriptor *
  • playwright (1903-1918) South Australia, Australia
  • novelist (1916-1918) South Australia, Australia
  • playwright (1922-1930) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate