Jill Neville
Jill Adelaide Neville (29 May 193211 June 1997) was an Australian novelist, playwright and poet.
Also recorded as Jill Adelaide Neville
Jill Neville
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 1997
- Occupation
- novelist · poet · writer
- Education
- Osborne Ladies' College
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Languages
- English
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Neville was born in Sydney, Australia, the older sister of Richard Neville. She grew up in the Blue Mountains area, becoming involved in the Sydney bohemian scene at the age 17. She attended Osborne Ladies' College, and left Australia for London in 1951. In 1966, Neville published her first novel, Fall-Girl, which was based on her relationships with the poets Peter Porter and Robert Lowell. The novel received acclaim from contemporary critics. She was married three times: to Peter Duval-Smith in 1960, David Leitch in 1970, and Lewis Wolpert in 1993. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1995.
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Jill Neville, born in 1932, is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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* * * * • Fall-Girl (1966)
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- 1.Portrait of Jill Neville, 1967 (completed 1997). National Portrait Gallery collection.
- 2.David Leitch. Obituary: Jill Neville. The Independent. June 12, 1997.
- 3.When London Calls: The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain by Stephen Alomes (2000)
- 4.Obituary: Jill Neville. The Independent. 12 June 1997.
- 5.Trisha Andres. At home: biologist Lewis Wolpert on why happiness peaks at 74: The developmental biologist and author on death, depression and why happiness peaks at 74. Financial Times. 19 July 2013.
- 6.Eldridge, Marian Favel Clair. The Day We Cut the Lavender AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Australian Book Review. 178. 45–46. January 1996.
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