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Name	Edwin Colin Simpson
Born	4 November, 1908 Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	8 February, 1983 (aged 74) Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1929-1945) New South Wales, Australia poet (1931-1931) New South Wales, Australia radio journalist (1945-1959) New South Wales, Australia scriptwriter (1945-1960) New South Wales, Australia contemporary-affairs commentator (1951-1970) New South Wales, Australia novelist (1952-1952) New South Wales, Australia advertising agent (1956-1959) New South Wales, Australia travel writer (1959-1975) New South Wales, Australia television presenter (1965-1975) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate