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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.
- Fiction, fantasy, drama
- 29 January 2015 (aged 77), Burnt Pine, Norfolk Island
- Colleen Margaretta McCullough, 1 June 1937, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
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 ...
- April 1977
- Harper & Row
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Jan 29, 2015 · Colleen McCullough, a former neurophysiological researcher at Yale who, deciding to write novels in her spare time, produced “The Thorn Birds,” a multigenerational Australian romance that...
Apr 1, 1977 · The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by the 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 the years 1915 to 1969.
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Anthony Cheetham. Fri 30 Jan 2015 11.31 EST. Colleen McCullough, who has died aged 77, found international fame as the author of The Thorn Birds, a 600-page romance that became the...
Jan 29, 2015 · Born. in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia. June 01, 1937. Died. January 29, 2015. Genre. Historical Fiction, Romance, Memoir. edit data. Colleen Margaretta McCullough was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and Tim.
Jan 30, 2015 · Colleen McCullough, the Australian author of the best-selling novel "The Thorn Birds," an epic story of illicit love in the outback that became one of the most successful television...
