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{{short description|Australian journalist and author (born 1940)}} |
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==Life== |
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| ⚫ | With husband [[David Williamson]], she co-wrote the film ''[[Touch the Sun (Australian TV series)#Princess Kate|Touch the Sun: Princess Kate]]'', she also researched his films ''[[The Last Bastion]]'' and ''[[Gallipoli (1981 film)|Gallipoli]]''. She co-produced and wrote for the television series ''[[Dog's Head Bay]]''. |
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| ⚫ | Williamson was born in [[Melbourne]], went to school in [[Geelong]] and trained as a teacher. On graduating she took up a scholarship at the [[University of Florence]] in [[Italy]] to study Italian. She taught drama in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and moved to [[Sydney]] in 1979 where she worked for ''[[The National Times]]''. |
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| ⚫ | With her second husband [[David Williamson]], she co-wrote the film ''[[Touch the Sun (Australian TV series)#Princess Kate|Touch the Sun: Princess Kate]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristen Williamson on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online |url=https://aso.gov.au/people/Kristen_Williamson/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=aso.gov.au}}</ref> she also researched his films ''[[The Last Bastion]]'' and ''[[Gallipoli (1981 film)|Gallipoli]]''. She co-produced and wrote for the television series ''[[Dog's Head Bay]]''. |
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She and her husband David have four children |
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==Bibliography== |
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*''The Last Bastion''. (Sydney: Landsdowne, 1984) ISBN |
*''The Last Bastion''. (Sydney: Landsdowne, 1984) {{ISBN|0-7018-1847-6}} |
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*''Brothers to Us'', 1998 |
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 16 May 2023
Kristin Löfvén Williamson (born 1940) is an Australian journalist and author.
Life
[edit]Williamson was born in Melbourne, went to school in Geelong and trained as a teacher. On graduating she took up a scholarship at the University of Florence in Italy to study Italian. She taught drama in Victoria and moved to Sydney in 1979 where she worked for The National Times.
With her second husband David Williamson, she co-wrote the film Touch the Sun: Princess Kate,[1] she also researched his films The Last Bastion and Gallipoli. She co-produced and wrote for the television series Dog's Head Bay.
She is the sister of Australian filmmaker Chris Löfvén. She and her husband David have five adult children.
Bibliography
[edit]- The Last Bastion. (Sydney: Landsdowne, 1984) ISBN 0-7018-1847-6
- Brothers to Us, 1998
References
[edit]- ^ "Kristen Williamson on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online". aso.gov.au. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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