D'Arcy Niland

D'Arcy Niland
Born	Darcy Francis Niland (1917-10-20)20 October 1917 Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 March 1967(1967-03-29) (aged 49) Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Northern Suburbs cemetery, Sydney
Occupation	Farm labourer novelist short story writer
Alma mater	Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Glen Innes
Notable works	The Shiralee
Spouse	Rosina Ruth Park (1942–1967)
Children	Anne Rory Patrick Kilmeny (1950–2009) Deborah (1950-present)
Relatives	Francis Augustus Niland (father) Barbara Lucy, née Egan (mother)

D'Arcy Francis Niland (20 October 1917 – 29 March 1967) was an Australian farm labourer, novelist and short story writer. In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a swagman and his four-year-old daughter. It was made into a 1957 film, starring Peter Finch, and a 1987 TV mini-series, starring Bryan Brown. Niland married fellow writer Ruth Park (1917–2010) on 11 May 1942 and the couple had five children: Anne (born ca. June 1943), Rory, Patrick and twin daughters, Kilmeny (1950–2009) and Deborah (1950–present). Niland died on 29 March 1967 of a myocardial infarction, aged 49.