Papers [manuscript]. 1967-1969.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1967-1969.

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Literary typescripts including: 'The End of the morning' - Nd., 47 leaves. 'Greener grows the grass' -ca. 1969. 'The Minor mishap' - 1968/69, 1 leaf. 'Charmian Clift' -1968?, 3 leaves. 'End of the Morning' and 'Greener grows the grass' are two portions of an autobiographical novel that Clift was working on shortly before her death. (See: Gary Kinnane, "George Johnston: a biography", Melbourne, 1986, pp. 77-80.) Also includes three letters to June Crooke from Clift, 1967-1968, and one letter to Crooke from George Johnston, November 1967. (Crooke was the wife of the painter Ray Crooke).

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Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970

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Novelist and journalist. During World War II he was one of Australia's leading war correspondents. In 1947 he married Charmain Clift and together they wrote many successful novels, short stories and television scripts. The couple spent 10 years on the Greek island of Hydra before returning to Australia in 1964. His best known novels are My Brother Jack (1964) and Clean straw for nothing (1969). From the description of Literary drafts [manuscript]. 1951-1970. (Libraries Australia). Wo...

Crooke, June

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Clift, Charmian

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Charmian Clift was a journalist and author who was married to a novelist George Johnston, with whom she collaborated on a number of literary projects. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1967-1969. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225848653 ...