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Name	Len Evans
Alternative Names	Leonard Paul Evans
Born	31 August, 1930 Felixstowe, Suffolk, England
Died	17 August, 2006 (aged 75) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Welsh Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation *	journalist (1962-1982) New South Wales, Australia wine industry leader (1965-2006) New South Wales, Australia wine and spirits merchant (1968-2006) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1982) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1999)
Workplaces *	Australian Women's Weekly (writer, ?-1982) Australian newspaper (journalist, 1962) Bulletin (magazine) (journalist, 1962-1969)

* Dates are approximate

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