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Nick Gray Nick Gray i(A544 works by)
Also writes as: Aamon Lafferty ; Rick Calhoun ; Varne Hunter
Born: Established: 8 Feb 1951 Manchester,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 7 Jan 2004 Goulburn, Goulburn area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1973
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BiographyHistory

Nick Gray came to Australia in 1973 and lived mainly in the Southern Tablelands area. He gained a BA in Writing from the University of Canberra, a Bachelor of Letters from the Australian National University and a Master of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong. He taught writing at different times, including at the Centre of Continuing Education at the Australian National University.

A musician as well as a writer, Gray was an accomplished guitarist. He owned every Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix record ever produced. He was strongly influenced by early British comedy such as The Goons and Monty Python. Much of his work draws on the humorous views of his life experiences in Australia and the people he met.

His poetry books were limited editions which he collated and produced for family and friends over the last five years of his life. They were small works of art which he liked to present around Christmas and other special occasions.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Nick Gray used the following writing names: Amaon Lafferty for R.B.G Folk Review Magazine A.C.T.(1979); Rick Calhoun and Nic Gray for SONICS Magazine (1980); Varne Hunter for "A View From the Bunker" column for Goulburn Post (1987); Nick Gray for Rolling Stone and RAM magazines (1981).

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