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Alan Collins Alan Collins i(A5010 works by) (a.k.a. Alan Alva Collins)
Born: Established: 24 Sep 1928 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Mar 2008 Malvern, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Jewish
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BiographyHistory

Alan Collins grew up in the Isabella Lazarus Home for Jewish Children in Hunter's Hill, NSW. His mother had died giving birth to him and his father had remarried. He later worked at a variety of jobs, and moved to Melbourne. His writing focused on the experiences of Jewish Australians, and he recorded his own story in the autobiography Alva's Boy (2008), published just after his death.

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