People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Brek

Birth

6 October, 1920
North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

12 August, 1999 (aged 78)
Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (lung)

Religious Influence

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.

• Agnostic
• Presbyterian

Education

• Greenwich Public School (Sydney)
• Gordon Public School (NSW)
• Knox Grammar School (Sydney)
• University of Sydney

Occupation

• foreign correspondent
• journalist
• newspaper editor
• soldier
• theatre critic

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Officer of the Order of Australia

Key Organisations

• Nation Review newspaper
• Commonwealth Literary Fund

Workplaces

• Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper)