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Name	Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd
Born	12 June, 1923 Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	26 April, 1988 (aged 64) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Anglican 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.
Education *	East Sydney Technical College (student, 1945-1945)
Occupation *	pacifist (1941-1988) Victoria, Australia potter (1946-1952) New South Wales, Australia potter (1952-1964) Victoria, Australia sculptor (1952-1988) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Churchill Fellowship (recipient, 1969)
Key Organisations *	Port Phillip Bay Conservation Council (Vic) (president, 1973-1976)
Political Activism *	damming of Franklin River (1980s) (activist opposing it)
Workplaces *	Martin Boyd Pottery (Sydney) (owner, 1946-1952)

* Dates are approximate

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