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Hal Porter (Harold Edward Porter) was born on 16 February, 1911 in Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian novelist, playwright, poet and, short story writer.. Discover Hal Porter's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Harold Edward Porter |
| Occupation |
Novelist · playwright · · poet · short story writer |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
16 February, 1911 |
| Birthday |
16 February |
| Birthplace |
Albert Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Date of death |
29 September, 1984 |
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| Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous novelist with the age 73 years old group.
Hal Porter Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Hal Porter Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hal Porter worth at the age of 73 years old? Hal Porter’s income source is mostly from being a successful novelist. He is from Australia. We have estimated Hal Porter's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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The exception, Clancy thought, was The Tilted Cross, a historical novel set in Hobart in the 1840s.
Harold Edward "Hal" Porter (16 February 1911 – 29 September 1984) was an Australian novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer.
Porter was born in Albert Park, Victoria, grew up in Bairnsdale, and worked as a journalist, teacher and librarian.
A car accident just before the outbreak of World War II prevented him from serving in the armed forces.
His first stories were published in 1942 and by the 1960s he was writing full-time.
His 1963 memoir, The Watcher on the Cast Iron Balcony, is regarded as an Australian masterpiece.
His other works were less successful.
The literary critic Laurie Clancy said: "Porter's novels are, with one exception, less successful than his stories, not least because his scorn for most of his characters becomes wearying over the length of a novel."
In the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours Porter was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to literature.
On 24 July 1983 he was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver in Ballarat and suffered severe brain damage.
After laying in a coma for 14 months he died on 29 September 1984.The driver of the vehicle was fined $500, $150 for failing to stop after the accident and $100 for failing to give his name and address.
Mary Lord: Hal Porter: Man of Many Parts (Random House, Sydney, 1993)
"Porter: friend and betrayer," The Australian, 15–16 January 1994, Review 3.
The life and work of Porter has also been honoured since 2006 through the annual Hal Porter Short Story Competition, under the auspices of the East Gippsland Art Gallery, in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia.
After Porter's death, his friend and biographer Mary Lord revealed in her book Hal Porter: Man of Many Parts that Porter had had sexual relations with Lord's then ten-year-old son; despite this, she chose to remain friends with him.
Other critics, notably Noel Rowe, have argued that a close reading of his various works reveals a strong interest in paedophilia.
Noel Rowe: '"No one but I will know": Hal Porter's Honesty', in Australian Humanities Review, Issue 41, February 2007
