D. Lindsay Thompson (31 works by) (birth name: Lawrence Douglas Lindsay Thompson ) (a.k.a. Douglas Lindsay Thompson; Duncan Lindsay Thompson; D. L. Thompson )
Born: Established: 27 Oct 1899 Burwood ; Died: 1975 New South Wales
Gender: Male
Note that Thompson's mother was the author Lilian Turner...see Lilian Turner's AustLit bio, ADB etc - rt 5/4/07. ACB (1) lists two separate publications (1927 and n.d.) ECB and Mitchell list one publication (1927). TB and AC. BAL editing: source for place of birth/death and aka (bn) from TGON editorial annotations - NSW BDM. AGT (19/6/2008)

BiographyHistory

D. Lindsay Thompson, also known as Duncan, was the son of author Lilian Turner and the nephew of Ethel Turner (qq.v). He worked as a journalist with several Australian newspapers, including the Adelaide Advertiser and the Sydney Morning Herald where he was chief of staff and feature writer. Thompson wrote a history of the Smith Family charity titled For Humanity: 50 Years of the Smith Family (1973). Thompson attended Sydney Grammar and his children's fiction works are based around boys' boarding schools.