Dulcie Deamer interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]

Bib ID:
1979556
Format:
Audio
Author:
Deamer, Dulcie, 1890-1972, interviewee
Online Version:
National Library of Australia digitised item
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Description:
  • 1965
  • 1 sound tape reel (ca. 20 min.) 7 in.
Series:
Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 159
Summary:

Deamer speaks about her childhood; doing stage work; the beginnings of her writing career; method of writing her poems.

Biography/History:

Born Dec. 13, 1890 in Christchurch, New Zealand, Mary Elizabeth Kathleen "Dulcie" Deamer was well-known as a Sydney journalist and writer who contributed to various journals and newspapers. She published two volumes of poetry, four novels and during the 30s, numerous plays. Witchcraft and murder were her favourite themes and her colourful imagination was complemented by her bohemian lifestyle in Sydney's Kings Cross where she became known as the Queen of Bohemia. A founder of the Fellowship of Australian Writers in 1929, she lived for many years on a Commonwealth literary pension until her death on Aug. 16, 1972.

Notes:
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Timed summary and transcript available.
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984, interviewer
Related Records:
two-level-child

This belongs to the Hazel de Berg collection.
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