About Clive Turnbull
Lived 1906 – 1975 (aged 68). Clive Turnbull was an Australian journalist, biographer and writer.
Stanley Clive Perry Turnbull (22 December 1906 – 25 May 1975) was an Australian writer and journalist.
He was born in Glenorchy in Tasmania. He joined The Mercury newspaper as a reporter in 1922 and then moved to Melbourne where he worked as a staff writer on The Herald, where in 1942, Murdoch appointed him as art critic, in which role he championed Modernism. He is best known for his book Black War that examined the extermination of Indigenous Australians in Tasmania. He also wrote a series of biographies.
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Who was Clive Turnbull?
Australian author and journalist
When was Clive Turnbull born?
Clive Turnbull was born on 22 December 1906.
When did Clive Turnbull die?
Clive Turnbull died on 25 May 1975.
What was Clive Turnbull's occupation?
Clive Turnbull was a journalist, biographer and writer.
What nationality was Clive Turnbull?
Clive Turnbull was Australian.
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