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1 2 y separately published work icon The Countess from Kirribilli : The Mysterious and Free-spirited Literary Sensation Who Beguiled the World Joyce Morgan , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 21516557 2021 single work biography

'She was Australian born, an international bestselling author and a member of the glamorous literary, intellectual and society salons of late nineteenth and early twentieth century London and Europe

'She was 'amused, cynical, ironic, loving, gay, ferocious, cold, ardent but never gentle'. She was a whirlwind. She created around her the atmosphere of a Court at which her friends were either in disgrace or favour, a butt or a blessing.

'Elizabeth von Armin may have been born on the shores of Sydney Harbour, but it was in Victorian London that she discovered society and society discovered her. She made her Court debut before Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace, was pursued by a Prussian count and married into the formal world of the European aristocracy. It was the novels she wrote about that life that turned her into a literary sensation on both sides of the Atlantic and had her likened to Jane Austen.

'Her marriage to the count produced five children but little happiness. Her second marriage to Bertrand Russell's brother was a disaster. But by then she had captivated the great literary and intellectual circles of London and Europe. She brought into her orbit the likes of Nancy Astor, Lady Maud Cunard, her cousin Katherine Mansfield and other writers such as E.M. Forster, Somerset Maugham and H.G. Wells, with whom it was said she had a tempestuous affair.

'Elizabeth von Armin was an extraordinary woman who lived during glamorous, exciting and changing times that spanned the innocence of Victorian Sydney and finished with the march of Hitler through Europe. Joyce Morgan brings her to vivid and spellbinding life.' (Publication summary)

1 3 y separately published work icon Martin Sharp : His Life and Times Joyce Morgan , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 10406794 2017 single work biography

'Martin Sharp was not merely an artist of renown but a celebrity. His fame began in the early 60s with the launch of OZ magazine, followed by his time in the epicentre of Swinging London where he created internationally popular posters and record covers (mainly for Cream, for whom he also wrote a song). On his return to Sydney, he helped create the Yellow House, an artists' colony inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, and threw himself into renovating Luna Park. Based on extensive interviews with Martin and his peers during the last decade of his life, Martin Sharp captures Martin's charismatic character and unconventional lifestyle. It also celebrates some of his most striking images to provide a lively visual account of an unusual life.' (Publication summary)

1 Final Cut for Drama Joyce Morgan , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 10-16 May 2014; (p. 9)
'A plan to slash Screen Australia funding with the Australia Council, has the thriving industry in turmoil.'
1 'Coward Has Given [Elyot] the Most Charming and Naughtiest Lines. We All Love the Naughty Guy' : Toby Schmitz : Actor, Playwright, Director, Military Historian Joyce Morgan , 2012 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 September 2012; (p. 4-5)
1 Dead Men Do tell Tales - and Myths Joyce Morgan , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 2012; (p. 15)

— Review of Doku Rai 2012 single work drama
1 Mythic Tale Brings Nations Together Joyce Morgan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August 2012; (p. 11)
1 Music and Light Capture a Dark Past Joyce Morgan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 January 2012; (p. 15)
William Yang hangs his latest image-based performance on a ‘historic peg’ that came from a bus trip to Young, writes Joyce Morgan.
1 Echoes of the Ancestors Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 December - 1 January 2011; (p. 8)
1 Turning a Literary Leaf after Art Chapter Ends Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 December 2011; (p. 11)
Joyce Morgan reports that as Edmund Capon retires from the directorship of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, he is considering a future as a fiction writer.
1 Theatre Gets a Round of Applause Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 December 2011; (p. 10)
1 Long Journey to Canvas Via the Movie Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 November 2011; (p. 14)
Gary Shead's early films are unique social documents writes Joyce Morgan.
1 Top Shelf Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 September 2011; (p. 12-13)
1 Indelible Mark on Australian Culture Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 September 2011; (p. 15) The Age , 6 September 2011; (p. 17)
1 Haunted by Burma's Past, a New Voice Explores Its Struggle for Reconciliation Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 August 2011; (p. 9)
1 An Art Born of Both Worlds Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6 August 2011; (p. 16-17)
1 Tributes Flow for a Legendary Artist and Patron Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 July 2011; (p. 4)
1 In Short : Nonfiction Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 June 2011; (p. 33)

— Review of Notorious Australian Women Kay Saunders , 2011 anthology biography
1 Recorded Music Hits Sour Note Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 May 2011; (p. 14)
1 How a Career and a Life Were Resurrected Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 March 2011; (p. 13)
1 A Hard Road from Page to Stage Joyce Morgan , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 January 2011; (p. 4)
Joyce Morgan discusses the debate concerning the low representation of works by women playwrights among the programs offered by Australian theatre companies. Morgan quotes several people involved with the production of Australian drama including Suzie Miller, Chris Mead, Sam Strong, Lally Katz and Catherine Zimdahl. She also notes the position of the Australia Council in relation to the funding of Australian theatre companies.
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