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L. C. Rodd
L. C. (Lewis Charles) Rodd (1905 - 1979) was the husband of novelist Kylie Tennant. Biographer of Fr. John Hope (clergyman), John Hope, long-serving rector of Christ Church St. Laurence in George Street, Sydney. Some of Rodd's papers are held by the National Library of Australia. LC Rodd was head of Woolwich Primary School around 1945. Works * ''John Hope of Christ Church: a Sydney Church era (biography), John Hope of Christ Church: a Sydney Church era'' (biography) * ''A Gentle Shipwreck (autobiography), A Gentle Shipwreck'' (autobiography) (Sydney, Thomas Nelson, 1975) (illustrated by Cedric Emanuel) 1905 births 1979 deaths {{Australia-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Tennant
Kathleen Kylie Tennant AO (; 12 March 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian. Early life and career Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educated at Brighton College in Manly and Sydney University, though she left without graduating. She was a publicity officer for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, as well as working as a journalist, union organiser, reviewer (for ''The Sydney Morning Herald''), a publisher's literary adviser and editor, and a member of the Commonwealth Literary Fund advisory board. She married L. C. Rodd in 1933; they had two children (a daughter, Benison, in 1946 and a son, John Laurence, in 1951). Her work was known for its well-researched, realistic, yet positive portrayals of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia. In a video interview filmed in 1986, three years before her death, for the Australia Council's Archival Film Series, Tennant told ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
