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John Thompson (Australian poet) (John Joseph Meagher Thompson) was born on 20 December, 1907 in Kew, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian poet, writer and radio broadcaster (1907–1968). Discover John Thompson (Australian poet)'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 60 years old?

Popular As John Joseph Meagher Thompson
Occupation poet and broadcaster
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 20 December, 1907
Birthday 20 December
Birthplace Kew, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 19 July, 1968
Died Place Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1907

John Joseph Meagher Thompson (20 December 1907 – 19 July 1968) was an Australian poet, writer and radio broadcaster.

Thompson was born in Kew, Victoria, Australia.

1929

He was educated at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a BA in 1929.

1931

In 1931 he travelled to London, where he attempted to make a living as a writer.

1938

He met and married Patricia Drakeford Cole in 1938 and worked at a number of jobs before returning to Australia in early 1939.

The couple landed in Perth, Western Australia, where Thompson got a job as an announcer with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

1945

In December 1942 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, serving in Australia in an educational capacity, before being discharged from the army on 2 August 1945 to work as a war correspondent for the ABC.

1954

He was awarded the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry for his collection Thirty Poems in 1954 and wrote poetry throughout his adult life.

1968

After the war he settled in Sydney where he became a senior feature writer and producer at the ABC and where he remained until retirement in 1968.

Thompson and his wife had one son, the film critic Peter Thompson, and adopted another, the actor Jack Thompson.

He died in 1968.

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