Mudrooroo

Mudrooroo
BornColin Thomas Johnson
(1938-08-21)21 August 1938
Narrogin, Western Australia
Died20 January 2019(2019-01-20) (aged 80)
Brisbane, Queensland
Pen nameMudrooroo
OccupationAuthor, poet, essayist, playwright
SpouseSangya Magar
ChildrenThree

Colin Thomas Johnson (21 August 1938 – 20 January 2019), better known by his nom de plume Mudrooroo, was an Australian novelist, poet, essayist and playwright. His many works are centred on Aboriginal Australian characters and topics; however, there was some doubt cast upon his claims to have Aboriginal ancestry.