Colin Simpson (Australian journalist)
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Edwin Colin Simpson OBE (4 November 1908 ā 8 February 1983), known professionally by his pen name Colin Simpson, was an Australian journalist, author and traveller.[1][2][3][4] After a successful career as a journalist with Sydney newspapers and a writer of radio documentaries for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, he became a freelance writer of "popular travel books"[2] which sold more than half a million copies.[4] He was "instrumental in securing the Public Lending Right legislation"[2] for Australian authors.
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Edwin Colin Simpson | |
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Born | Edwin Colin Simpson (1908-11-04)4 November 1908 Petersham, Australia |
Died | 8 February 1983(1983-02-08) (aged 74) Kirribilli, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Colin Simpson |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author and traveller |
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