Dorothy Richards (writer)

Dorothy Richards (1916–2016) was an Australian writer.[1]

Biography

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Richards spent most of her life in Williamstown. She completed her primary education from Strathmore Grammar School, which later became Westbourne Grammar School.[2][3] Later, she attended Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne.[2] She was married to Harold Richards.[2]

Her interest in writing developed when she joined Friday Writers.[2] During her writing career, she wrote for the Australian Women's Weekly and the Weekly Times.[2] Based on her writing, a movie named My Father Is a Wonderful Man was released.[2]

Books

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  • An Anthology of Aunts: Growing Up in Williamstown (1998)
  • Free Range (2007)

References

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  1. ^ "Dorothy Richards".
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Dorothy Richards obituary: Williamstown writer stuck to her home patch – for near a century". 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Amazing aunts, amazing author". 22 August 2012.