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Elisabeth George Elisabeth George i(A18306 works by) (birth name: Elisabeth Mildred Baker) (a.k.a. Elisabeth Mildred George; Bessie George)
Also writes as: Elizabeth Leigh
Born: Established: 1897 Virginia, Salisbury - Elizabeth - Gawler area, Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 9 May 1953 Adelaide, South Australia,
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Elisabeth George was educated at The Wilderness School, Adelaide. Under the pseudonym 'Elizabeth Leigh' she wrote for The Register and later for The Advertiser (1932-34). She was leader writer for The Advertiser in the days of Sir William Sowden, and for a time was editor of the women's page of The Chronicle.

She married the widowed art critic, Esmond Robert George, and his illustrations head her newspaper features. They lived at 'Dinton', 19 Fife Avenue, Torrens Park. In addition to her other published work, Elisabeth wrote a history of The Wilderness Book (1946).

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • A collection of some of her journalistic articles is held at the Mortlock Library of South Australiana (D6367) It includes articles published as 'Town and Country Topics', such as 'The Lady With a Duster'.
  • Elisabeth George's stepdaughter, H. H. George, has the manuscript of an illustrated children's book, 'The Amazing Adventures of Danny O'Possum', which, it seems, went to Georgian Press but was never published.

Affiliation Notes

  • South Australian

Known archival holdings

Mortlock Library of South Australiana (SA)
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