Hal Porter - letters from Dame Mary Gilmore, 1957

MLMSS 5862

fonds

1957

69688

1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript)

Hal Porter was born in Melbourne. He grew up in Bairnsdale in Gippsland where his family moved when he was six. During his life he had numerous occupations including teacher, librarian, actor, cook and hospital orderly. He became a full time writer in 1961. He was both prolific and versatile, producing three novels, four plays, three collections of poetry, seven collections of short stories and three volumes of autobiography of which the first volume, The watcher on the cast-iron balcony, is probably the work by which he is best known. He also wrote a book on modern Japan, The actors, and a history of Bairnsdale. He won many literary awards and in 1982 was made A.M.

Three letters mainly concerning Porter's book of poems, The hexagon (1956). Typed transcripts are included.

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