About Anne Fairbairn
Lived 1948 – 2018 (aged 69–70). Anne Fairbairn was an Australian journalist, poet and writer.
Anne Mary Ross Fairbairn (also Body, ; 1928 – 22 October 2018) was a widely published Australian poet, journalist and expert in Arab culture. Fairbairn has been known for her work in bringing together Australian and Arab cultures for over 30 years through poetry.
Personal life She is the only granddaughter of Australia's fourth Prime Minister, George Reid.
In 1965, she married Geoffrey Forrester Fairbairn, a Professor in the Department of History at the Australian National University.
She died at the age of 90 on 22 October 2018.
Awards and honours In 1995, she was awarded the Banjo Paterson Writing Award for Open Poetry.
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Who was Anne Fairbairn?
Australian poet and journalist
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Anne Fairbairn was born in 1948.
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Anne Fairbairn died on 22 October 2018.
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Anne Fairbairn was a journalist, poet and writer.
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Anne Fairbairn was Australian.
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