June Wright

June Wright
June Wright at work, 1952
Born
Dorothy June Healy

(1919-06-29)29 June 1919
Malvern, Victoria
Died4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 92)
NationalityAustralian
Occupationwriter
Years active1948-1997
SpouseStewart Wright
Children
  • Patrick Wright
  • Rosemary Wright
  • Nicholas Wright
  • Anthony Wright
  • Brenda Wright
  • Stephen Wright

Dorothy June Wright (née Healy; 29 June 1919 – 4 February 2012) was an Australian writer. She wrote six popular crime novels between 1948 and 1966, all with recognisable settings in and around Melbourne. She also wrote many articles for Catholic lay journals such as The Majellan, Caritas and Scapular and the Catholic newspaper The Advocate. She recorded her personal memoirs and family history in two volumes in 1994 and 1997.[1]

  1. ^ Wright, Patrick. The Collected Works of June Wright: Volume 2, Crime Fiction. p. 551.