Alice Woodhouse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alice Woodhouse

New Zealand journalist, librarian, and broadcaster

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1883

Place of Birth: Dunedin, Otago Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1977

Profession: librarian, journalist, broadcaster

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alice Woodhouse (14 December 1883 – 7 October 1977) was a New Zealand librarian, journalist and broadcaster.
She developed an interest in literature in school and found employment with the Otago Witness in 1910 and remained with the newspaper until 1919.
Woodhouse worked at the Alexander Turnbull Library from 1925 until 1946 and was its chief librarian from February 1943 to December 1944.
She first appeared on radio in 1940, and four years later, won six weekly quiz contests on King of Quiz and defended the title for the next 20 years.
Woodhouse was frequently on Stump the Brains Trust as a guest panellist until late 1975, Outside of radio, she was active in several organisations in Wellington.