Rosina Ruth Lucia Park (1917-08-24)24 August 1917 Auckland, New Zealand
Died
14 December 2010(2010-12-14) (aged 93) Sydney, Australia
Occupation
Author, novelist
Language
English
Notable works
The Harp in the South Playing Beatie Bow The Muddle-Headed Wombat
Notable awards
Miles Franklin Award (1977)
Spouse
D'Arcy Niland
Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM (24 August 1917 – 14 December 2010)[1][2][3][4] was a New Zealand–born Australian author. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South (1948) and Playing Beatie Bow (1980), and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat (1951–1970), which also spawned a book series (1962–1982).
^The Australian, 18 December 2010
^Maunder, Patricia (17 December 2010). "Novelist shone a light on slums". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
^"Ruth Park Biography". Austlit Agent Details. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
^She always refused to confirm the actual date, and the published information varies from 1917 to 1924 (Source: Pegasus Book Orphanage)
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