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Colleen Margaretta McCullough AO (/ m ə ˈ k ʌ l ə /; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 1937 – 29 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and The Ladies of Missalonghi.
Biography. Colleen McCullough (muh-KUHL-uhk) was born in Wellington, New South Wales, on June 1, 1937. Her father, James McCullough, was an Irish emigrant who arrived in Australia in the 1920’s ...
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Jan 30, 2015 · McCullough’s 1977 runaway bestseller, The Thorn Birds, which sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, was described by Germaine Greer as her favourite “bad book”, and became a mini-series ...
- Steve Dow
Therese Walsh knows Colleen McCullough's famous novel — which contains not just sex, but sex with a priest -- might not be "appropriate" for teens. ... I wondered if religion was a "villain" in ...
May 3, 2024 · Colleen McCullough (born June 1, 1937, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia—died January 29, 2015, Norfolk Island, Australia) was an Australian novelist who worked in a range of genres but was best known for her second novel, the sweeping romance The Thorn Birds (1977; television miniseries 1983), and for her Masters of Rome series (1990–2007), a painstakingly researched fictionalized ...
- Richard Pallardy
Jan 31, 2015 · Australian writer Colleen McCullough has died at 77; she was best known for her doomed Outback romance saga The Thorn Birds, famously adapted for TV with Richard Chamberlain as a passionate priest.
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda—a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland —the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans 1915 to 1969. The novel is the best-selling book in Australian history, and has sold over 33 million copies ...
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