About Bruce Bennett
Lived 1941 – 2012 (aged 70–71). Bruce Bennett was an Australian literary scholar and scholar of English.
Bruce Harry Bennett (23 March 1941, Perth – 14 April 2012) was an Australian specialist in Australian literary studies. A Rhodes Scholar, his professional career was spent largely at the University of Western Australia where he was also director of the Centre for Studies in Australian Literature.
Awards and recognition Bennett's biography of Peter Porter won the Western Australian Premier's Book Award for non-fiction. He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001.
Selected works Bruce, Bennett, ed. (1981). Cross Currents: Magazines and Newspapers in Australian Literature, Melbourne: Longman Cheshire.
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Australian literary scholar (1941–2012)
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Bruce Bennett was born in 1941 in Perth.
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Bruce Bennett was a literary scholar and scholar of English.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bruce Bennett. https://biography.guide/bruce-bennett-literary-scholar/
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