People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

10 May, 1922
Greenmount, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Death

20 April, 1999 (aged 76)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Cause of Death

suicide

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.

• Atheist

Education

• Wesley College (Perth)
• Claremont Teachers College (Perth)

Occupation or Descriptor

• autobiographer/memoirist
• biographer
• diplomat
• novelist
• playwright
• public servant
• soldier

Awards

• Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship

Key Events

• World War II
• Petrov Affair, 1954
• Royal Commission on Espionage, 1954

Key Organisations

• Colombo Plan
• Canberra Repertory Society

Workplaces

• Dept of Foreign Affairs (federal)