Elizabeth Kata

Elizabeth Katayama
A white woman with dark set hair, wearing a notch collared blouse.
Elizabeth Katayama, from a 1947 Australian newspaper.
BornElizabeth Colina McDonald
(1912-10-09)9 October 1912
Sydney, Australia
Died4 September 1998(1998-09-04) (aged 85)
Sydney, Australia
Pen nameElizabeth Kata
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAustralian
Years active1959–1989
SpouseShinshiro Katayama

Elizabeth Colina Katayama (nee McDonald; 9 October 1912 – 4 September 1998) was an Australian writer known by the pseudonym Elizabeth Kata, best known for Be Ready with Bells and Drums (1961), made into the award-winning film A Patch of Blue (1965).[1]

  1. ^ Kringas, Damian. "Kata, Elizabeth". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2015.