About Mary Maydwell Martin
Lived 1915 – 1973 (aged 57–58). Mary Maydwell Martin was a bookseller.
Mary Maydwell Martin (20 July 1915 - 25 January 1973) was an Australian bookseller, founder of the Mary Martin Bookshop. As of 1998 there were four Mary Martin bookshops in Australia, and the Kesavamurthy family ran Mary Martin Booksellers from Coimbatore, India. Mary Martin Booksellers continues now with their Head Office in Singapore.
Mary was also a foundation member of the South Australian branch of the Contemporary Art Society of Australia, and in 1939 won the Tormore prize for English Literature.
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Who was Mary Maydwell Martin?
(1915-1973) bookseller
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Mary Maydwell Martin was born on 20 July 1915 in Adelaide.
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Mary Maydwell Martin died in 1973.
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Mary Maydwell Martin was a bookseller.
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