About Capel Boake
Lived 1899 – 1944 (aged 44–45). Capel Boake was an Australian novelist, poet and writer.
Doris Boake Kerr (29 August 1889 at Summer Hill, Sydney – 5 June 1944 at Caulfield, Victoria) was a writer who published using the pseudonyms Capel Boake and Stephen Grey.
Her publishing career began with a story appearing in the Australasian in January 1916. She later published a number of other stories in publications such as The Weekly Times, The Bulletin and The Herald. published by the Australasian Authors' Agency and reprinted by Virago London in 1986, ISBN 086068766X The Romany Mark (1923), New South Wales Bookstall Co The Dark Thread (1936), Hutchinson London The Twig is Bent (1946), Angus & Robertson, written with the aid of a Commonwealth literary grant but published posthumously, Sydney
Poetry Kangaroo Rhymes (1922), Melbourne, as by "Stephen Grey" The Selected Poems of Capel Boake (1949), Melbourne
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Capel Boake?
Australian novelist
When was Capel Boake born?
Capel Boake was born in 1899 in Sydney.
When did Capel Boake die?
Capel Boake died in 1944.
What was Capel Boake's occupation?
Capel Boake was a novelist, poet and writer.
What nationality was Capel Boake?
Capel Boake was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Capel Boake. https://biography.guide/capel-boake/
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