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D'Arcy Niland

Australian novelist and short story writer · Australia · Writers · Lived 1917 to 1967 · aged 49

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D'Arcy Francis Niland was an Australian farm labourer, novelist and short story writer. In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a swagman and his four-year-old daughter.

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D'Arcy Francis Niland was an Australian farm labourer, novelist and short story writer. In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a swagman and his four-year-old daughter. It was made into a 1957 film, starring Peter Finch, and a 1987 TV mini-series, starring Bryan Brown. Niland married fellow writer Ruth Park (1917-2010) on 11 May 1942 and the couple had five children: Anne, Rory, Patrick and twin daughters, Kilmeny (1950-2009) and Deborah (1950-present). Niland died on 29 March 1967 of a myocardial infarction, aged 49.

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Australia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1967 · aged 49

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