Kylie Tennant

Kylie Tennant
Tennant in c.1945
Tennant in c.1945
BornKathleen Kylie Tennant
(1912-03-12)12 March 1912
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Died28 February 1988(1988-02-28) (aged 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years active1931–1988
Notable worksThe Battlers, All the Proud Tribesmen
Notable awardsALS Gold Medal 1942, Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1960
SpouseL. C. Rodd (m. 1933)
Children2

Kathleen Kylie Tennant AO (/ˈkli/;[1] 12 March 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian.

  1. ^ See Pronunciation of Kylie. PronounceNames.com