Irvin, Eric
Variant namesEric Irvin was born in 1908 in Sydney. He worked as a free-lance journalist after he left school, and served in the AIF between 1940 and 1945. Irvin was sub-editor for the Sydney Morning Herald from 1962-1973. He wrote books, on 19th and 20th century Australian theatre, as well as many articles and poems. Irvin's interest lay in the actors' lives, the production mechanics and architecture of the theatres. Irvin moved to Brisbane in 1989, and received a Hon.DLitt. from the University of Queensland for services to Australian theatre in the same year.
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1934-1985. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225680587
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| creatorOf | Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993. Georgian theatre in Sydney [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993. Some aspects of nineteen-century theatre in Australia. | University of Queensland, UQ Library | |
| referencedIn | [Irvin, Eric : photography related ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993. Published verse [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993. Papers [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993. Published verse, 1941-1977 [manuscript] | University of Queensland, UQ Library | |
| creatorOf | Irvin, Eric, 1908-1993. Georgian theatre in Sydney, 1966 [manuscript] | University of Queensland, UQ Library |
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Birth 1908-11-30
Death 1993-07-01
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