Porter, Hal

Hal Porter is best known for The watcher on the cast-iron balcony.

Hal Porter, author and artist, was born in Melbourne and worked as a cadet reporter, schoolmaster, librarian, director and actor. In 1961 he became a full time writer and received Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowships, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, subsidies, 1961 and 1972, and a three year grant, 1974-1976. He is best known for the autobiographical 'Watcher on the cast-iron balcony'.

Porter was born in Melbourne, grew up in Bairnsdale, and won almost every major Australian literary award, some of them more than once.

Porter was a well-known Australian author, best known for the autobiographical 'Watcher on the cast-iron balcony'.

Hal Porter, author and artist, was born in Melbourne, worked as a cadet reporter, schoolmaster, librarian, director and actor. In 1961 he became a full time writer and received Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowships in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968.

Hal Porter, author and artist, was born in Melbourne 1911, worked as a cadet reporter, schoolmaster, librarian, director and actor. In 1961 he began to concentrate on writing. He received Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowships in 1956, 1960, 1968 and subsidies in 1961, 1972 and was awarded a three year grant, 1974-1976.

Born in Melbourne, but growing up in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Porter later won almost every major Australian literary award, some of them more than once. In 1942 fourteen of his stories were published in a limited edition, titled Short stories.