Rona Murray
Rona Jean Murray (February 10, 1924, London, England – July 9, 2003, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) was a Canadian poet.
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Rona Murray
- Born
- 1924 · London.
- Died
- 2003 · Victoria.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Education
- University of British Columbia · University of Kent · Queen Margaret's School
- Languages
- English
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Queen Margaret's School
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University of British Columbia
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University of Kent
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Life
Life
Murray spent her early childhood in India, where her father commanded a Gurkha regiment. When she was eight years old her family immigrated to Canada in 1932. Rona attended Queen Margaret's School from 1932 to 1941. She studied at Mills College, and later graduated from the University of British Columbia and the University of Kent, where she earned a Ph.D. She taught at Douglas College, Selkirk College, Castlegar, University of Victoria, and University of British Columbia. In 1944 Murray married Gerry Haddon and had three children; they divorced. She later married ceramics artist Walter Dexter. They lived on Vancouver Island. Her papers are held at University of Victoria.
Poetry
Poetry
• The Enchanted Adder (1965) * * * * *
Plays
Plays
• Blue Duck's Feather and Eagledown was performed in the 1958 Centennial celebrations of British Columbia,
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Non fiction
• The Art of Earth, Rona Murray and Walter Dexter.
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Rona Murray has been granted the following awards, • 1984 Ethel Wilson B.C. Fiction Award, Shortlisted, for The Indigo Dress and Other Stories • 1982 Pat Lowther Award for Journey • 1965 Norma Epstein National Award for Creative Writing, for The Enchanted Adder • 1964 Macmillan of Canada Creative Writing Award, for The Enchanted Adder • 1958 B.C. Centennial One-Act Play Award, for Blue Duck's Feather and Eagledown
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- 1.Dennis McIntire. International Who's Who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopaedia. Routledge. 2001. 978-0-948875-59-5.
- 2.Publisher's Biographical Note
- 3.Library.uvic.ca. Rona Murray fonds. 2011-05-05.
- 4.Biographical Note, Awards
- 5.Hopper, Robin. Robin Hopper ceramics: a lifetime of works, ideas, and teachings. Krause Publications. 4 January 2007. 9780873499965.
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- University of British ColumbiaOrganisation
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