AustLit

The eldest son of journalist Edmund Finn (1819-98), aka Garryowen, and brother of journalist and songwriter/librettist Pat Finn Edmund Finn Jnr wrote several novels, notably A Priest's Secret (1888) and the pantomimes Cinderella (1884), written for Williamson, Garner and Musgrove, and Dick Whittington and His Cat (1897) for William Anderson and Charles Holloway. Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, Finn later became a barrister (but never practised) deciding instead to become a journalist. In 1875 he began his association with Punch, initially as drama critic and later as editor. He also contributed articles to numerous journals.

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]