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A graduate of the [[University of Sydney]] with a degree in [[political science]], Pascall worked for ''[[The Australian]]'' ([[News Ltd]]) broadsheet newspaper for thirteen years. Pascall was well known for her theatre and film reviews and her food and wine columns. At the time of her death, her best known column was the ''Indulgence Page'', where she wrote on food, wine, fashion and society; though she had also begun writing about Australian Federal politics.<ref>{{cite news | title = Sudden Death of Journalist | date = 1983-02-19 | work =The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref> |
A graduate of the [[University of Sydney]] with a degree in [[political science]], Pascall worked for ''[[The Australian]]'' ([[News Ltd]]) broadsheet newspaper for thirteen years. Pascall was well known for her theatre and film reviews and her food and wine columns. At the time of her death, her best known column was the ''Indulgence Page'', where she wrote on food, wine, fashion and society; though she had also begun writing about Australian Federal politics.<ref>{{cite news | title = Sudden Death of Journalist | date = 1983-02-19 | work =The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Geraldine Pascall | date = 1983-02-19 | work = Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = For Geraldine | date = 1983-02-27 | work = The Australian}}</ref> |
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Upon her death, the proceeds from her estate, at the request of her father Fred Pascall, went to establish the [[Pascall Prize|Geraldine Pascall Foundation]] and the [[Pascall Prize]]. The Pascall Prize for Australian 'Critic of the Year' is Australia's only major national prize for critical writing and review. |
Upon her death, the proceeds from her estate, at the request of her father Fred Pascall, went to establish the [[Pascall Prize|Geraldine Pascall Foundation]] and the [[Pascall Prize]]. The Pascall Prize for Australian 'Critic of the Year' is Australia's only major national prize for critical writing and review. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://pascallprize.org Pascall Prize and Geraldine Pascall Foundation website] |
*[http://pascallprize.org Pascall Prize and Geraldine Pascall Foundation website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142857/http://pascallprize.org/ |date=27 April 2015 }} |
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*[http://www.mostlyopera.org Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited website] |
*[http://www.mostlyopera.org Music & Opera Singers Trust Limited website] |
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| NAME = Pascall, Geraldine |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1944 |
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 4 June 2022
Geraldine Pascall (1944 – 17 February 1983) was a flamboyant Sydney-based Australian journalist who died suddenly of a stroke, aged 38.
A graduate of the University of Sydney with a degree in political science, Pascall worked for The Australian (News Ltd) broadsheet newspaper for thirteen years. Pascall was well known for her theatre and film reviews and her food and wine columns. At the time of her death, her best known column was the Indulgence Page, where she wrote on food, wine, fashion and society; though she had also begun writing about Australian Federal politics.[1][2][3]
Upon her death, the proceeds from her estate, at the request of her father Fred Pascall, went to establish the Geraldine Pascall Foundation and the Pascall Prize. The Pascall Prize for Australian 'Critic of the Year' is Australia's only major national prize for critical writing and review.