Jon Cleary
Australian writer (1917–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Australian author. For the British-born musician, see Jon Cleary (musician). For other uses, see John Cleary (disambiguation).
Jon Stephen Cleary (22 November 1917 – 19 July 2010[1][2]) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including The Sundowners (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and The High Commissioner (1966), the first of a long series of popular detective fiction works featuring Sydney Police Inspector Scobie Malone. A number of Cleary's works have been the subject of film and television adaptations.
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Born | Jon Stephen Cleary (1917-11-22)22 November 1917 Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 19 July 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 92) New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | Drama, crime fiction |
Years active | 1942–2007 |
Notable works | The Sundowners, Scobie Malone series |
Spouse | Joy Cleary (m. 1946–2003; her death) |
Children | 2 |
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