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Australian writer (1913–2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth O'Conner (1913 – 6 May 2000), born under the name Barbara Willard Lowe, was an Australian novelist. Elizabeth O'Conner was born in Dunedoo in New South Wales. After a childhood spent in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, she studied art in Adelaide and Sydney, before teaching at a Brisbane girls' boarding school.[1]
Elizabeth O'Conner | |
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Born | Barbara Willard Lowe 1913 Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 6 May 2000 86–87) Cairns, Queensland, Australia | (aged
Pen name | Anne Willard |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 1958–1989 |
Notable works | The Irishman Steak for Breakfast |
Notable awards | Miles Franklin Award, 1960 |
She married Philip Birmingham McNamara, manager of a cattle station in March 1942[2] and moved to Queensland's Gulf Country, where she had four children.[3] She died in Atherton, Queensland in 2000.
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