Jon Stephen Cleary (born 22 November 1917) is an Australian author. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Born in Erskineville Sydney, Australia, Cleary has written many books, among them Sundowners (1951) and The High Commissioner (1966), the first of a long series of popular detective fiction works featuring Sydney Police Inspector Scobie Malone. Erskineville is an inner-city Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A number of Cleary's works have been the subject of film or television adaptations.
Cleary worked as a journalist for the Australia News and Information Bureau in London from 1948-49 and in New York from 1949-51.
Cleary's honours include the Australian Broadcasting Commission prize for radio drama in 1944, the Australian Literary Society’s Crouch Medal for Best Australian Novel in 1950, an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel (Peter's Pence) in 1975, and the Australian Crime Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers based in New York.
Awards
- 2004 - Ned Kelly Awards Best Novel for Degrees of Connection[1]
- 1996 - Ned Kelly Awards Lifelong Contribution to the Crime, Mystery and Detective Genres [1]
- 1975 - Edgar Award for Peter's Pence
Notes
- ^ a b Ned Kelly Awards. The Ned Kelly Awards (named for the famous Australian Bushranger Ned Kelly) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the Crime fiction The Ned Kelly Awards (named for the famous Australian Bushranger Ned Kelly) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the Crime fiction The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. Australian Crime Fiction Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy.
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