Alan Edward Mulgan (18 May 1881 – 29 August 1962) was a New Zealand journalist, writer and broadcaster. He was born in

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, New Zealand, of Protestant Irish parents, on 18 May 1881, and died in Lower Hutt. In 1935, Mulgan was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1947 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to literature, journalism and broadcasting. His father was Edward Ker Mulgan. Alan's elder son

John Mulgan John Alan Edward Mulgan (31 December 1911 – 26 April 1945) was a New Zealand writer, journalist and editor, and the elder son of journalist and writer Alan Mulgan. His influence on New Zealand literature and identity grew in the years afte ...

was also a writer and journalist.

Published works

* ''The New Zealand Citizen: An Elementary Account of the Citizen's Rights and Duties and the Work of Government'' (with E.K. Mulgan) (1914, and later editions) * ''Three Plays of New Zealand'' (1922) * ''Maori & Pakeha: A History of New Zealand'' (with A.W. Shrimpton) (1922, and later editions) * ''The English of the Line and Other Verses'' (1925) * ''New Zealand, Country and People: An Account of the Country and Its People'' (with Constance Clyde) (1925, and later editions) * ''Home: A New Zealander's Adventure'' (1927, and later editions) * ''Golden Wedding'' (1932) * ''Spur of Morning'' (1934) * ''Building in New Zealand: The Architect and His Service'' (1934) * ''A Pilgrim's Way in New Zealand'' (1935) * ''Aldebaran and Other Verses'' (1937) * ''The City of the Strait: Wellington and Its Province: A Centennial History'' (1939) * ''First with the Sun'' (1939) * ''Literature and Authorship in New Zealand'' (1943) * ''From Track to Highway: A Short History of New Zealand'' (1944) * ''Literature and Landscape in New Zealand'' (1946) * ''Pastoral New Zealand: Its Riches and Its People: A Descriptive Survey of the Dominion's Farming'' (1946) * ''The Māori in Picture: A Brief Survey of Māori Life Past and Present'' (1948) * ''A Book of Australian and New Zealand Verse'' (edited, with

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) (1950) * ''New Zealand Railways: Romance and Story'' (1954) * ''The Making of a New Zealander'' (1958) * ''Great Days in New Zealand Writing'' (1962) * ''Golden Wedding, and Other Poems'' (1964)

References

External links

Alan E. Mulgan's Australian theatre credits
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