Frank Moorhouse

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Frank Moorhouse AM
Moorhouse in 2011
Moorhouse in 2011
BornFrank Thomas Moorhouse
(1938-12-21)21 December 1938
Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 June 2022(2022-06-26) (aged 83)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationJournalist, writer, novelist, screenwriter
NationalityAustralian
Period1970s–2022
Literary movementBalmain writer[1]
Notable worksDark Palace (2000)
SpouseWendy Halloway (1959–1963)

Frank Thomas Moorhouse AM (21 December 1938 – 26 June 2022) was an Australian writer. He was best known for having won the 2001 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel, Dark Palace and Cold Light.[2]

Moorhouse died at a hospital in Sydney, Australia on 26 June 2022 at the age of 83.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Contributors: Frank Moorhouse". Griffith Review. Griffith University. 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. Steger, Jason (12 November 2011). "Interview: Frank Moorhouse". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. Barlass, Tim (2022-06-26). "Author Frank Moorhouse dies aged 83". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-06-26.

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